Will this work for a MacBook from 2008 that only has a USB port?
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Depends on what version of OS X you're running and if there's a driver for it. I'm running a 2013 MacBook Air with OS X 10.10.3 and it works great, even for streaming video to a television. It works far better than similar products I tried. YMMV of course with such old hardware though. I would wager you won't want to stream video or anything like that, and i'd expect it to be stuttery and laggy due to that being USB2.0 and not USB3.0. But the upside is that Amazon has a great return policy if it doesn't work as well as you think it should.
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It works on a late 2010 Macbook Pro running 10.8.3. It works on an early 2008 Macbook running 10.7.8.
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Will this work on early 2008 Macbook? Since I want it to connect to my HDTV which has a digital optical audio out.
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yes, I have a 2009 MacBook Pro with only USB 2.0 and it works just fine. I cannot wait to upgrade my laptop and see how much faster the thunderbolt is.
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According to the manual. It only supports imacs upto 2009. If your mac is new it wont work
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I've connected to my 1 year old macbook pro for the past year and it works great. I believe it has usb 3.0. This should work with all macs with USB.
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Sorry, I am not a mac user so I can't answer your question. But if mac has USB port, it might work and this is only "my guess"
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It works with my 2008 aluminum macbook, although the instruction pamphlet that came with the mouse wasn't the least bit useful.
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Probably not. The USB port has to have an operating system behind it and I think this was meant more for Windows or newer macs.
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I'm far from being an expert on Apple devices (I bought this for a friend) but for what I can see on the Apple web site, 2008 MacBook requires DDR2 and these are DDR3 which makes it non-compatible with your device. Sorry to give you bad news. These is what I think might work for you: Komputerbay MACMEMORY Apple 4GB (single 4GB stick) PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 SODIMM iMac and Macbook MemoryI think 4GB is the maximum for a 2008 MacBook but as stated I'm not MacBook owner so I'm not 100% sure. Good luck!
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I have an '09 white unibody Macbook and it worked. I can't say for sure, but I bet our machines have similar memory requirements.
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I just use it on PCs...I doubt that it will work with a 2008 computer UNLESS you have a USB connector on the computer...I had to add USB3 to my desktop to it would work. It probably would work as a USB2 with the right connector, but you would be paying more for a capability you aren't using.
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I believe that it is only USB through the adapter, I don't have a mac but I would think you could check the company's website to see if they support it.
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Not this unit. I use it on a laptop built in 2006 (Compaq nc6120) and it uses only one USB port and it works wonderfully.
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I actually own both types of USB's shown in the picture and both of them work without any issues. I run a Mac OSX Version 10.8.5.
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It would work but you may try performing a SMC reset on your MBP - works for me each time my USB ports go stupid.
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of course! i'm using with my late 2008 unibody macbook running mavericks as i type this.