Was considering for the iMac 2013, will the Super Drive CD work on this port, purchased a USB 3 Hub and found it it didn't work on CD?
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Yes, it will work with newer iMac as well as older type with 2.0 & 3.0 however super drive from apple seem to use more power. I've used panasonic DVD RW driver similar to super drive seem to work with USB hub.
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No, it doesn't. It won't work with any iMac that was originally built with an internal CD/DVD drive. Per Apple. Amazon should change their description so that potential customers don't fall into the same trap that we did. By the time we realized that for our 2010 iMacs, the drive was an anchor, it was too late to return it.
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Yes it works with my newer iMac and a previous model. I did however have to plug it into the USB port in back of the computer. It did not work when I plugged it into a USB dock/hub
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I have it connected via iMac. I use an external hard drive w/esata to USB 3.0 adapter, iPod classic, and anything else that I have needed! Fantastic hub with lightning fast transfer speed!
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Not compatible with iMac 9,1 24". This superdrive is IDE interface. iMac 9,1 24" used SATA interface superdrive.
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im sure it will work, but the thing is if the usb port (not on your mac) does not have external power supply, it will drain power from your mac. it is best to get the one that has external power supply. you might want to get a second opinion from where got your mac. you probably dont need this device just to connect the SuperDrive, you could just connect is straight to it, unless you have other devices you want to connected simultaneously.
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According to both the online documentation and the documents that came with the drive, the answer is yes. I can also offer my own experience as I've been using these drives with both my older iMac w/USB 2.0 interface and my new iMac w/USB 3.0 interface and both work as expected. USB 2.0 speeds are MUCH slower than USB 3.0 speeds, so expect that your throughput will be lower than the max throughput indicated on the docs; plugged into a USB 2.0 slot, the drive will operate at USB 2.0 speeds. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have other questions.
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Hi, It works like Apple USB SuperDrive. Eject the disc by right clicking the new device drive in the OS. Regards Fanny
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Hi Walter. This drive works on 3.5 disks. It worked very well reading my old 3.5 floppies when attached to my iMac and my PC.
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It will work but via USB 2.0 only. The USB 3 will step down to what your iMac has. If it has thunderbolt how ever that is better
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Yes I Think so.... I use it on a Summer 2001 Imac G3 with OSX 10.4.11. The challenge was having enough USB ports available (it needs two ... and as far as I know, there is no AC adaptor made for it)
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I don't have a 3 inch CD to do a test but I would say yes because this drive is not a slot loader like your iMac, it is a tray loader so you can pop any size CD onto the spindle.
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According to both the online documentation and the documents that came with the drive, the answer is yes. I can also offer my own experience as I've been using these drives with both my older iMac w/USB 2.0 interface and my new iMac w/USB 3.0 interface and both work as expected. USB 2.0 speeds are MUCH slower than USB 3.0 speeds, so expect that your throughput will be lower than the max throughput indicated on the docs; plugged into a USB 2.0 slot, the drive will operate at USB 2.0 speeds.I hope that helps! Let me know if you have other questions.
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dont buy this for mac. my imac 2013 everytime i leave it plug in while booting up. if any usb or sd card is plug in this thing it will kill the usb stick or memory card. it happen for me 3x. lost 2 cf card and 2 usb stick with this thing. a problems for mac user.
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The drive has a specific cable connection to the MacBook. It will not fit a PATA/IDE connector. I don't know the connections on the iMac, but I doubt it would connect.
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I don't have direct experience, but this link leads to discussion of a driver to use USB3 on 10.6.8 and Lion: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1427373
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I think it should work, but I can't be a hundred percent sure because there are different usb ports now and I'm not sure which one your new imac may have.