help! I have info on this hard drive that I need to get onto a MacBook air. What cords do I need to buy? I currently have NO cords!
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The drive came with the USB cord needed to connect with my MacBook Air - also came with FireWire cord, but that isn't ported on the Air.
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Just got one and it works great, but no, it doesn't show up in Mac OS X as a drive. I'm using 10.4.6 and can't see it in the finder, disk utility, or in /Volumes/. Bummer.
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Yes. I bought this exact hard drive from Amazon a couple years ago and it's been working great in my first-year MacBook Air ever since. My only suggestion, be very carful with the ribbon cable that connects it to the motherboard. It can get damaged very easily.
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i Bought OWC 240GB Aura Pro Solid State Drive & Envoy Storage Solution for MacBook Air 2012 and its working really good. You should go to http://www.macsales.com/ and they have support Bye
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The drive came with a USB cable and a power adapter. I already had a WD 3TB HD for my mac. It has worked so well that I decided to get another one. Haven't had any problems with either.
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It has been awhile since I ordered this hard drive, but as I recall it was specific to Apple/Mac products. I would read the description again to make sure the one you order is for the Mac. If so, yes it will work with the Macbook Air. The major difference between the Macbook Pro and the Macbook Air is the Air does not come with a CD/DVD player which makes it much lighter than the Pro. It is a very good external hard drive. I wish I had bought the 2TB.
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Hello Mr Reginato,This item work with any problem in a MacBook Air.Best regardsWT-IMPORT
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I just ordered a sister model (AWUS036NHV) on for my Macbook Air with Yosemite 10.10.2. Downloaded drivers from Alpha site...Works fine... but not until I tried 5 different USB Cables (including the one included with the unit), and it finally kicked in with a short super heavy-duty USB cable from my Garmin. Maybe the USBports on my macbook Air don't provide enough power? But it is working now and doing a nice job.Would like to use a long cable to place the unit closer to the window... gonna check into usinga powered usb hub with a longer cable. Anyone have any experience with using a powered hubwith this unit? I just ordered a sister model (AWUS036NHV) on for my Macbook Air with Yosemite 10.10.2. Downloaded drivers from Alpha site...Works fine... but not until I tried 5 different USB Cables (including the one included with the unit), and it finally kicked in with a short super heavy-duty USB cable from my Garmin. Maybe the USBports on my macbook Air don't provide enough power? But it is working now and doing a nice job.Would like to use a long cable to place the unit closer to the window... gonna check into usinga powered usb hub with a longer cable. Anyone have any... » Read More I just ordered a sister model (AWUS036NHV) on for my Macbook Air with Yosemite 10.10.2. Downloaded drivers from Alpha site...Works fine... but not until I tried 5 different USB Cables (including the one included with the unit), and it finally kicked in with a short super heavy-duty USB cable from my Garmin. Maybe the USBports on my macbook Air don't provide enough power? But it is working now and doing a nice job.Would like to use a long cable to place the unit closer to the window... gonna check into usinga powered usb hub with a longer cable. Anyone have any experience with using a powered hubwith this unit? « Show Less
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you have to go in to the utility of the drive an you'll see a box for formatting the drive to use for mac. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq6-KQ3o2uk this is a good place to start and you can find more it you look up on the internet how to set up "WD My Book Hard Drive for Mac 2..."
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This is just the case, you will need to provide the HDD (2.5in SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) laptop hard drive or SSD) separately... check your MacBook's specifications.... that being said it's standard USB 2.0 connection, it will work just as any regular USB drive would.... I'm very happy with mine and it enabled me to get access to my old laptop's files and now use the case for "on-the-go"...
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This device is for firewire ports only. If you have other cables or other connectors you maybe able to connect to the Macbook Air. The Air only has USB or Thunderbolt ports. You would need an adapter that goes from Firewire to USB or Firewire to Thunderbolt. Put in those search terms to Amazon and you get a variety of connectors. Apple makes one specifically for this application. I hope this helps.
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What he's asking for is to hook up the drive and look at the device list where it will list out the model of the drive inside the enclosure. On a Mac, check Apple menu -> About this Mac -> More Info... -> System report -> Storage -> look under "Physical Drive". On Windows, probably in the Device Manager somewhere.
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Hi, I am not sure but when I came to buy mine, I went to a website called: newegg.com.. there, u can search for ur harddrive by putting in the features of ur laptop and seeing what would b compatible. Another way is to call the apple helpline and they r usually very helpful even tho they wont have ur harddrive in stock anymore. after u purchase ur device, make sure to research 2009 step by step installation or chat with an apple representative as the majority of the guidelines online are for later versions now. Unfortunately I cant remember what the steps r but I remember the process of obtaining the information and I hope I was of help. :) good luck.
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I bought one of these drives to put in an older MacBook. I would suggest you remove the old old hard drive (it's very easy, takes 5 mins) Read the spec written on the hard drive and if this matches the new drive, should help ensure it will work. If your unsure how to remove, you tube it. Hope this helps
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I can't imagine why this external hard drive would not work with a new macbook. What difference would the screen make? I presume that the new macbook comes with OS X 10.8. I have two of these drives on my iMac and they work fine. It's a good idea to read the directions (quite simple) when installing the drive. It is formatted for Mac. The only thing I can think of is that someone mistakenly configured the drive for a PC. Then it wouldn't work on a Mac.
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If USB is still available in the Windows platform, this will work. I've used it. You may need to find a driver for it, but it absolutely worked for me on my macbook air in the windows platform.
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As I said on your review (of a machine you never actually used), I am doubtful that your MacBook Air was really DOA. You seem really uninformed. (For example, the original MacBook Air has a 80 GB hard drive.) The penny-pinching is also indicative of someone who should probably not be in the market for an MBA. It is not a budget computer.