macbook air with one usb: can anyone confirm that this drive will work on the previous macbook air version which has only one usb port
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I don't know about the MacBook Air, as I have a MacBook Pro, but it does work for me using one USB only.
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No, it does not work at all and the instructions aren't even for a Mac, Stick with the apple USB Drive instead.
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Correct. The USB port on some older laptops, such as the ones with a disc player built-in, will ignore the device and give an error that it can not be connected. There isn't enough power to run it from the USB port. There are software work around to over-ride this function, however. Google "USB device is Unsupported". It works fine on Mac Air. The Superdrive is NOT Blu-Ray compatible. Use on PC's may vary.
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Just connect usb from charger to Mac air to charge, will probably only be good for 1 charge though, laptop needs more power than the smaller devices obviously.
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You should have no problem. My mac has USB 2.0 and this drive supports USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 natively. The only difference you will see is the data transfer speed, and honestly, even with USB 2.0 interface, the data transfer is pretty fast.
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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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Yes.I forgot about connecting a USB optical drive. Perfect.I like Android tablets but I think I'd rather spend about $300 more and get this. Its not like I'm going to replace this soon. New Macbook Air is C2D chip. In that sense I think this is a pretty sweet deal. Any case lets wait for some reviews.
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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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As far as I know. I interchange use with it with a brand new air and an older MacBook standard...works flawless, no installs or anything
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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 have a Mac computer & it works on my Mac. I bought this flash drive for my daughter & her school uses PC computers. She is able to use it for both types of computers. We have not seen any problem with it.
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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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I don't think your Ipad air has a USB port. Most Mac books do and will work with those two hard drives.
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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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I can't give a definite answer on the MacBook Air, but I've used it with my MacBook Pro Retina and it works perfectly. The only issue I've had with it was that it wasn't compatible with my external USB 3 card that I put in my Mac Tower. So if it's just for your Air, I'd say you're safe giving it a go. Hope that helps.
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Anastasia, Try some other USB device in the same USB port you are using this adopter. Coz in my Macbook Pro, I found one of my USB port is not working. Or try this in second USB port of your MacBook Air. and click on system preference go to network and see if it detects thunderbolt as device. May be it is not active there. Let me know if still is doesn't work.
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Using on a Mac, you only need to use a single connector. It provides both power and data from the computer. This unit works very efficiently using only 1 USB connector!