Is this system MAC-Compatible, durable, and dependable over time? Thanks!
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You bet---A basic headphone jack is all it is.Enjoy these speakers with anything that has a headphone jack.
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Ken- I bought my Altec System about 6 months ago, and have absolutely no problem with it whatsoever! It Sounds Great! I run This system through a tube DAC (Digital to Analog) Hybrid Head Amp, and these speakers can handle everything that I throw at them. I would go ahead and recommend these speakers for ANY PC or Mac Application..they are the GREATEST!!
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I believe it is compatible if your Mac has mini audio out jack. As for as dependable I have 2 Altec Lansing speaker systems,the Octane and an older one that works excellent. I hope this helps.
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The systems works by plugging a mini jack into the headphone port on any device, so yes. It will work with a MAC. As to durable and dependable, who knows. They are plastic satellites but the sub seems pretty sturdy.
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This system is phenomenal. The wood casing on the sub is very durable and the towers are sturdy. I've played this system loud and hard and have not had any audio issues. It is Mac/Apple compatible as all it uses is a headphone jack.
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I'm listening to music on them now, and yes they are all of the above. As long as your Mac has a headphone jack on it, you can listen to it with these speakers. You should get these speakers, I recommend them.
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I'm still happy with my purchase. As others have stated it's just a headphone jack that connects to your device so anything with a headphone jack is compatible. This is my second Altec Lansing 2.1 computer speaker product I've purchased. I had the old one for 4 years, and had no problems with it. In the process of a move I lost the subwoofer so I had to replace the system, otherwise I would be still using it today.
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I have a new HP desktop and the speaker set-up works fine. I would think you'd like it with your MAC. The bass is excellent and my system has the "beat" system.
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As with most speakers, it uses an eighth-inch jack just like a headphone jack, so yes, it is compatible. They are as durable as any speakers should be, which shouldn't necessarily be very much so, since they do nothing but sit on a table or shelf. They have worked for me functionally for three months.
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Yes. That is what is written on the box under Operation System Specifications. Also got MAC version works well on my MAc
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I accidentally answered yes to this question, however, I can't seem to find any mention of Mac compatibility on their website. So, I'm going to have to go with no. Sorry.
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Hi, I actually when I bought it I did not check its Mac supported, whereas I wanted to use it on Windows and Linux.So I repartitioned it with NTFS to use on these OSes. But it had HSpace partition, so it is compatible with all Macs
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Hi Dr. K,Yes, this is definitely Mac compatible, for versions 10.1.5 on up, according to their product specs. Hope this helps - I plan to buy one of these myself, and I'm strictly a Mac person.-sasha
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Yes; that's why I bought the first one...but I think I'll be needing to get another one soon, for my Mac; as this one is in continual use backing up my data. In doing so, I have recently learned, that this tends to cause excessive wear on the internals thus shortening the life of this unit. I don't remember the exact date I bought this one but it's been about two years, give or take. Hope this helps you.
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I have not had to use it with a Mac. But from what I've read it should be compatible
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I've been running it for months on my Mac Mini with no problems at all. (16 gig)
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If you're getting this unit, find a seller that will upgrade it to 4gb or 8gb of RAM **AND** an SSHD hard drive. It'll perform like a new Mac... WegenerMedia offers in this config, and others may as well - check with each merchant before you order... Also, we recommend OSX 10.8 or 10.9 - those will give absolutely best performance....
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I love this drive, but do not own or have used it with a Mac, but I think you made a good decision to use Time Machine, from what I read it looks like a nice system. I am using my Seagate with Linux and do my full backups using REDO backup, and my incremental with either a cp -u command manually or drag & drop from the GUI. Hope this helps.
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I was a first time mac user last year, and although i haven't regreted it I must say it hasn't always been easy. I use Windows xp and Linux on my system and it runs for the most part very smoothly. The major drawback everyone has with Mac and I cold heartedly agree is the overwhelming price tag. That being said if you can live with the price this is the perfect system. I made the mistake of being overly cautious and bought the macbook, now I plan on buying the Macbook Pro as a christmas present to myself. MAN I LOVE APPLE COMPUTERS............. P.S. since I've announced that I'm in the market for a new apple my coworkers have been begging to buy my all black Macbook................... I was a first time mac user last year, and although i haven't regreted it I must say it hasn't always been easy. I use Windows xp and Linux on my system and it runs for the most part very smoothly. The major drawback everyone has with Mac and I cold heartedly agree is the overwhelming price tag. That being said if you can live with the price this is the perfect system. I made the mistake of being overly cautious and bought the macbook, now I plan on buying the Macbook Pro as a christmas present to myself. MAN I LOVE APPLE COMPUTERS............. P.S. since I've announced that I'm in the... » Read More I was a first time mac user last year, and although i haven't regreted it I must say it hasn't always been easy. I use Windows xp and Linux on my system and it runs for the most part very smoothly. The major drawback everyone has with Mac and I cold heartedly agree is the overwhelming price tag. That being said if you can live with the price this is the perfect system. I made the mistake of being overly cautious and bought the macbook, now I plan on buying the Macbook Pro as a christmas present to myself. MAN I LOVE APPLE COMPUTERS............. P.S. since I've announced that I'm in the market for a new apple my coworkers have been begging to buy my all black Macbook................... « Show Less
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I replaced the drive on my white MacBook early 2009 with the 512GB version of this drive, and have had no problems, just a couple of annoyances. There's no SMART support on Macs, which seems like sloppy firmware programming to me. This drive is also not terribly energy-efficient when in standby mode. Other than that, I have no complaints... it's VERY fast and reasonably priced. I've seen no 'computability problems".
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I have only used it on a windows machine and checked the packaging and there is no mention of being mac compatible
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I had a similar bad experience with installing Mavericks on a similar iMac. While the additional memory was helpful, I don't think the newer OSs are exactly compatible with legacy models; we had overheating and random shutdown issues. We eventually rolled back to Snow Leopard and it's been much better since.
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I don't know if this has been answered. Im am looking at the side of the box and it does say mac compatible. so the answer is YES
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I had 3 pc's crash in 2 years so I got a mac (and will never go back) and have had no issues in 3+ years
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Yes 100% Mac friendly, but you need a software to clone your HDD.I used this item to clone my HDD into an SSD and it worked perfectly without any problem.