I have a 2007 MacBook Pro & my CD drive quit working. I need to install the OSX Snow Leopard, will this USB unit work for me?
636056
Definitely, Yes... However, I didn't try to install. I don't have any install disk (I have usb install). But 100% suggest you that it will work. It is cheap and working well.
636057
I purchased this for my personal MacBook Air because of the price, but I also like it. I have the convenience of a USB/CDROM drive only when needed. My IT guy at work also purchased several quantities of this item for those in the office who have Mac PCs.
636058
We had the exactly the same situation. Even though they say the unit will work for all operating systems, that was not the case with us. We returned the unit for a refund. We have still not found a solution.
420476
I can't imagine why this external hard drive would not work with a new macbook. What difference would the screen make? I presume that the new macbook comes with OS X 10.8. I have two of these drives on my iMac and they work fine. It's a good idea to read the directions (quite simple) when installing the drive. It is formatted for Mac. The only thing I can think of is that someone mistakenly configured the drive for a PC. Then it wouldn't work on a Mac.
1663717
I worked for me in OSX Lion. No idea if the driver will work in Mountain Lion. Ask Cable Matters.
760781
I'm not an Imac user, but it is a generic DVD drive with a USB interface. If that floats your boat, it should work.
332442
I have USB 3.0 on my iMac, so I don't know if the drive will work with your computer.
1671268
It is USB 2.0 standard compliant. It will take a SATA II/III or IDE drive. If you Mac has USB 2.0 standard ports, then, if your drive is SATA II/III or IDE, it will work.
420474
I have a MacBook Pro OS 10.8.4 and it works great with it. I use it as a backup disk with Time Machine.
1339164
Yes! I have a MacBook Pro from 2011 or 2012 and it works. There should be a small opening for a lock next to the CD drive.
508476
I got my iMac in December 2011, so I'm fairly sure it's also only running USB2, and I've had no problems running this drive. I can't imagine you should have any difficulty. Especially since it's such an easy drive to set up.
702166
im not a MAC user, but according to Genius there's a driver for MAC OSX, i cant confirm if its compatible whit those specific version of the MAC OS (http://www.geniusnet.com/wSite/ct?xItem=53323&ctNode;=174 ) , in my experience Genius tech support its great and the best wayto know if it works whit snow leopard is to ask them
738484
I have a early 2009 MacBook Pro and the drive works perfectly. I hope that it will help you.
1793136
I bought one of these drives to put in an older MacBook. I would suggest you remove the old old hard drive (it's very easy, takes 5 mins) Read the spec written on the hard drive and if this matches the new drive, should help ensure it will work. If your unsure how to remove, you tube it. Hope this helps
1262882
I have a late 2009 iMac i7 my internal drive for writing isn't functioning like it should. I borrowed a friends external rw dvd/cd drive by Apple and haven't had any difficulties. Writes perfectly fine. I'm not running Yosemite.
1929581
There is no reason why this drive would not work on any Mac running OSX 10.4 or higher. There are some OSX applications on the drive but I've never used them (I just deleted them) so I don't know if they'll run on 10.10. You don't need them to use the drive on your Mac.
347755
It depends on your hardware, not your current OSX version. Check this page to see if your computer is compatible: http://www.everymac.com/mac-answers/snow-leopard-mac-os-x-faq/mac-os-x-snow-leopard-fully-compatible-intel-macs.html
2081072
No reason that it shouldn't work. Any Mac that has a USB port and is running a vaguely recent OS X (at least 10.5, not tested on older) is compatible.
1038050
I placed it in a iMac from 2011. It worked with no errors or glitches. I can't assume if it does for MacBook. I suggest you check the configuration (on your computer go to the relevant place which details your RAM) and confirm what you have is the same as this. As long as you have the exact same config as the original, it should work. Sorry I can't be More specific. Good Luck.