In MacBook Air Mid 2012 read/write at full speed? Can I run a virtual machine with Windows 7 with this card?
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I should think so, I haven't tried it yet but it acts like a normal external drive like a USB drive. So you can try on a USB drive and if it is ok then on this one should have no problem.
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I am currently running windows 7 using VMWare Fusion on a PNY 128 GB card, I don't see any issue with the performance as such, I use outlook, VS.Net and Visio/MS Project, my MBA is i7 with 8 GB RAM. The reason I am looking at this card is, the PNY stands projected out a little and this seems to close into the SD Card slot neatly.
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I have the same Mac ,I don' have virtual machine but I don' t see any problem to run it in the trascend
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I understand the card slot is SD and not SDX speed so it is the equal of USB2. I've tried a VMWare 64bit XP on the card and it was sluggish with Visio. Light usage would be OK but I'd say no to any serious VM use.
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The card I had worked perfectly with my Macbook air (late 2011), and was way faster, 1GB would take about 30 to 40 seconds to copy. I sent mine for replacement after 6 months of usage because it did not work on my new MBP (late 2013). I am supposed to get the new one shortly.
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Sorry I have no experience using the card in mac. I used the card on PC machines. My guess is as J Luster suggested ... the mac motherboard is scanning all the SATA ports 1st for a bootable HD before finding the AVSx2. On a PC one would have to look into the BIOS to change the boot order to boot off the PCI cards 1st. I found problems with AVSx2 recognition depending upon whether or not I was also running the motherboard in legacy vs AHCI HD configuration. I don't bother with the card anymore.
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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 Bought OWC 240GB Aura Pro Solid State Drive & Envoy Storage Solution for MacBook Air 2012 and its working really good. You should go to http://www.macsales.com/ and they have support Bye
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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 would think so. I'm running it with OS 10.4.10 without having to install any drivers. Also, I have a Airport Express down the line that hasn't had any issues.
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E. Marcucci, I was had a similar situation where I wanted to run real Windows applications. I originally purchased Parallels because I really like the graphic implementation however after 2 unexpected crashes I ended up returning it. The biggest problem I had with Parallels is they have horrid support. Honestly, the support is what really did me in. When I posted to the Parallels I never got a straight answer from a Parallel employee. I ended up sending a private message to one I found and he was helpful but it was a little late. Additionally, e-mail support was terrible and could never get a straight answer about how to return the product. I went with VMWare and have been happy. I was able to successfully use VMWare converter that converted my old Thinkpad laptop to a VMWare image and dump it on the Mac. It work with it every day. My company only support Windows operating system and never had any problem with the converted image. This is one opinion but the choice is yours. Parallels lost a customer with their lack of product support. Thanks
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Sorry but the 2013 Macbook air has the Ram integrated into the main board... There is no way to upgrade the ram
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That is a very good technical question, that I am not sure about. The macbook runs a very outdated so OS so I do not think so.
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I have MacBook Air with both osx and win 8.1 setup on same machine. Scanning and printing works just fine on both operating systems.
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No, MAC Operating system and hardware only allow certain video cards, this is not one of them
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I have tested this in Bootcamp with a 2013 MacBook Air, and it worked for me. I installed the Windows drivers from CalDigit.I leave the lid closed (clamshell mode) when the Air is connected to the dock, and I have a monitor connected to the HDMI port. I use the gigabit Ethernet port, and one of the USB ports for a keyboard and mouse. This setup works for me in Bootcamp with Windows 7. I didn't try hot-plugging the dock in Windows 7. Given what I've read about the Apple Thunderbolt Display, I don't think it work work in Windows, but I haven't tested it.
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Don't know.. I'm using on a Mac OS X 10.8 and with parallels running Windows 7. .it works on both of those.
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no its fine. I can guarantee that you will never see the difference between 4 and more on OSX as it will just cache stuff to the ssd which is really fast as well.
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Yes, it works fine on USB2.0 port except restriction of speed at 480Mbps due to USB2.0 specification.It works not only Windows7, but also MacOSX Mavericks.
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Mid 2012 Core I5 MBPs use 1600 Memory. Max RAM is 8Gb (2x4) The upgrade sold here is intended for older MBPs Core2Duo/1066. Won't work in faster/newer macs. Click the upper left apple in the screen, go "About this Mac" and "More info". You should confirm that your computer is in fact a mid-2012 model. If so, buy these http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-PC3-12800-KTA-MB1600S-4G/dp/B008D6Y5JK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1385678026&sr=1-1&keywords=kingston+kta+1600