Anyone tried a Apple Superdrive? Belkin didn't support it.
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The Thunderbolt Station now supports the Apple SuperDrive on OS X 10.9.2 or later. A driver installation is required to unlock this functionality. This can be downloaded from CalDigit's support page.
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I have Mt Lion, I am not sure if there are any issues with previous OS's.. I can't imagine it being a problem, especially if you're using it as a sole hard drive.. I have the stock 1TB hdd as a secondary internal in my 2012 Mac mini, and if you pay attention to the OWC instructions on setup, it works like a dream. I can only imagine hardware not being compatible if anything. I really don't know 100%, but I assume you will be safe
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Agreed superrabbit, my Passport died after 8 months. Thank god I have backed up everything to my other Seagate drive that I use as a secondary backup to my mac. I am looking to get either Iomega or Seagate 500G drive soon for my primary backup unit.
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Officially, it only works with Macs (iMac, Macbook Pro, and Macbook Air) that did not come with a built-in super drive. However, you can get it to work by following these instructions: http://www.hardturm.ch/luz/2011/10/how-to-make-the-macbook-air-superdrive-work-with-any-mac/.
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I am using two of the cards in a Mac Pro 2010. I powered them off of the SATA power port for drive sled 4 and mounted the drive that was in sled 4 in the optical bay. Trying to use optical bay power is pretty much impossible since Apple left no pathway to get the cable down from optical to where the cards would sit without taking apart the whole machine.
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That was once possible, but no more (for apple products). Kingston stopped supporting this product and when IOS and OSX were updated the widrive ceased to function on the updated operating systems. I also own a kindle fire and we were never able to stream videos on it. It was still a good product until Kingston abandoned it and left their customers hanging without recourse. I still use mine as a portable hard drive for documents and pictures and occasionally to extend wifi range by placing in between myself and the wifi source, but the media streaming capability that we purchased it for is no longer supported and according to Kingston will never again be supported. That was once possible, but no more (for apple products). Kingston stopped supporting this product and when IOS and OSX were updated the widrive ceased to function on the updated operating systems. I also own a kindle fire and we were never able to stream videos on it. It was still a good product until Kingston abandoned it and left their customers hanging without recourse. I still use mine as a portable hard drive for documents and pictures and occasionally to extend wifi range by placing in between myself and the wifi source, but the media streaming capability that we purchased it for is... » Read More That was once possible, but no more (for apple products). Kingston stopped supporting this product and when IOS and OSX were updated the widrive ceased to function on the updated operating systems. I also own a kindle fire and we were never able to stream videos on it. It was still a good product until Kingston abandoned it and left their customers hanging without recourse. I still use mine as a portable hard drive for documents and pictures and occasionally to extend wifi range by placing in between myself and the wifi source, but the media streaming capability that we purchased it for is no longer supported and according to Kingston will never again be supported. « Show Less
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Yes, on my Mac Pro tower, I've successfully used bus powered CF & SD card readers and portable hard drives and thumb drives. Only USB 3.0 PCI card for Macs that I know of that does this with no issues.
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I have had no problems using the Superdrive with my Macbook Air. Also, it is thin which makes it easy to pack in my computer case.
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There is a pre-release download for MAC on the Belkin site. I'm not sure it's much better but worth a try. They never offered a version compatible with Snow Leopard but mine is on OSX 10.6.6. I'm in correspondence with them at present, but don't hold out much hope. It's a pity because if it worked it would be great.
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I had the same problem with both of the ones that I bought. One of them doesn't even work as a thumb drive. I am not sure if this is a POS, or maybe they don't work with Mac?
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I have excellent results with mine but I'm an MSDOS guy. About Mac, I know nothing. Have you talked to Mustek? Maybe there is a driver that will help. I had a problem with a RAID drive that seems to have been cured with a new driver.
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If you are used to TimeMachine, which comes free with the Mac OS, then you cannot expect the automation Apple build into the backup process. You have to configure and operate backups manually on this drive. It is somewhat slow. Even though the connection is USB 3.
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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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Sorry, Mac Mini is about the only one I did not test with. However, it is probably a good indication that the LG drive worked with every other 2007-2013 Mac I tested with.
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I'm sorry: Mark's question is beyond by level of tech-savvy. I'm using my LaCie FDD with my PowerBook G4. It works equally well with our MacBook Pro. I use it too with an G3 and and iMac. Its versatility is marvelous. It accepts my floppy disks, of any vintage, without a blip. But as to its use with esoteric programs, I have no idea.I wish Mark well in his quest.
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I believe they may have added Macintosh support since the time I bought mine, because on the Maxtor Site, under the Software Downloads section for the "Shared Storage Family", it lists some Macintosh software. That being said, I would heavily recommend using the included back-up software (which I find to be extremely unreliable) and provide your own back-up software.
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I now have both the SuperDrive and the dongle (which I have used only twice). Last night, I used the SuperDrive to add my first DVD with a digital copy to my MacBook Air. It worked like a charm, with the digital copy downloading from iTunes much faster than regular iTunes movie downloads. I have tried three cases for my MacBook Air, but I am not sure about any of them. Two are sleeves and I would really prefer the security of a shoulder strap.The iPod battery settlement is over. I will use my remaining coupon this month because it is near its expiration date.