Why does this require a driver for USB 3 on Mac? Can I not just plug it in and get those speeds?
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I use the lightning bolt cable, much better and it did plug and play for me with that cable.
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Greetings Brian, no. USB 3.0 is the most recent version of USB. You will have to have a newer Mac to get the full USB 3.0 speeds with this drive. I have a Mid-2010 iMac and it has USB 2 as well as a Firewire 800 port. I use the Firewire port for this drive and it works fine to watch movies and such. It has the option for USB2 as well and I have another one of these drives using the USB 2.0. In honesty it works fine to watch movies off of as well.
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I personally don't own a mac but doing a search on the forums i found this: http://www.usbuirt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=749&highlight;=macHopefully it helps.
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No drivers required. It isn't a P.C. If your MAC is Bluetooth enabled, it's compatable.
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I don't think so. I initially installed the driver on my Macbook Air using the external optical drive, but then I later installed the more up to date driver from the website. For me, it worked much better with the newer driver (which I think was in beta at the time). So just go straight for that. Check the website for the driver: http://www.kensington.com/us/us/4491/K33974AM/usb-3-0-multi-display-adapter#.U69nKo1dUto
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I am not a Mac user, however I don't know why it would not work with Mac. This item really needs to be attached to USB 3.0 to work as it is marketed.
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It works for me plugged into a Macbook pro with USB 3.0. I have continual problems ejecting discs......
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Sorry, its USB 3.0/2.0 only. The only way to get it on the network would be to connect to a computer and then create a share.
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Make sure it's a mac formatted hard drive, re-format on your computer if you're unsure. It's hardware not software, what won't be compatible ? USB3 connects to Yosemite same way it connected to Maverick or Mountain lion.
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No. To the best of my knowledge, the drivers are only available in OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and later, where they are included natively as part of the OS updates. For Snow Leopard and Lion you will need a solution that includes third party drivers specifically for your operating system. I believe Highpoint, Caldigit, and LaCie make USB 3.0 solutions for Mac Pro on older OS X versions, but check before buying.
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It is USB 2.0 (i.e., 480 Mb/sec). On a Mac, you can verify by clicking "About this Mac" under the Apple menu, then doing a system report or profile, then looking at the USB connections. The attached cable is also stamped as "High Speed".
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I haven't tried it but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be it's just a USB interface. I hope to talk to my Macintosh and it worked within seconds
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My Mid-2012 MacBook Pro has USB 3.0 ports, and it seems to work fine (the little USB transmitter is always plugged directly into my machine, so if a device supports it, the port will run in 3.0 mode).
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It's USb only. It says to use double connectors, but I use it with only a single connector with my iMac; and it works fine. Using the double connector might make it a little faster, but this is fine for me.
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Michelle, I would assume so. They have drivers for it and it's in the quick setup documentation. But I don't have a mac.
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I have not been able to make it work at all. Usb is not recognized. Tried on windows 7 and mac
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I can tell you I use the cable that came with it and have used it connected to USB 2 & USB 3 ports. It shows up as USB3 when connected there. I have never done any speed tests, but it has worked fine in all situations so far.
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i dont know about mac i dont have a mac computer. and no it doesnt need drivers