I have this device and is works GREAT…. But, if I do not unplug it from the USB port my Macbook Air will crash on start up. Solution? TY
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Hi Howard, thank you for contacting us. BearExtender engineering has already been assigned to your case and has been working with you by email since yesterday. A replacement BearExtender Turbo has already been shipped to you by expedited mail free of charge. We will continue to work with you by email. Thank you for calling us originally about the issue and for your helpful replies.JenBearExtendersupport@bearextender.com1-800-348-5146US Customer Care
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My daughter bought this to do things like that (and music cd's) it did not work properly with the MacBook Air. We returned it and bought the Apple external cd drive. No problem with that!
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I don't have a Macbook air, however it works fine with my iMac, and no issues with OSX.
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I use this on my MacBook Air all the time and it works perfectly. You don't need to install any drivers. Plug it in and 10 seconds later you can use it as an audio input and output device.
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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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Yes, I have used this on my MacBook Air. I have had no problems, other than me sitting down and actually getting my book out if my head and into this awesome tool.
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I have not had any trouble except changing the battery. As soon as I put the usb port in my computer.I was ready to go.I hope you find the out the issue soon.
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I had it work with my mac for about 1 hour... and now it doesn't work at all... Honestly I would avoid for mac.. even when it did work my mac claimed it couldn't recognize the device.. I think it just may be broken... not happy at all with the purchase.. hope that helps...
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I have a MacBook Air with the most up to date software and mine works perfectly. I took a chance on this display screen and I'm glad I did. Never had any problems. Also you will need a converter for the screen to plug into your laptop. My converter is a DVI to mini display port covertor which I got at radio shack because I couldn't find one at any other store where I live.
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i used it on my mac, but it won't shut down, so i get an error when i disconnect. am looking for a way to fix that now.
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I use it with both my iMac and MacBook Air (both bought this year). Had to download the driver software but no issues.
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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'm using it with a Mac air running Mac OS X it works fine. Hope this helps
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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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It is a MAC/PC/Linux compatible device using USB 3.0 for the interface.. It "SHOULD" work.. I use it on 4 different platforms, a 1 yr old 13" Macbook i5 running Mavericks, on a Dell Windows 7 Pro i7 laptop and my wife's Dell Windows 8.1 Premium Edition i7 laptop and my very old Dell e520 Pentium 4 running CentOS 7 Linux desktop. It works well on all of these platforms. It it does not work on a Mac Air then Apple has screwed something up again as usual. The drive is really fast and has never given me any issues in 6 months of use. Good luck.
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It works with my macbook, and I did not have to install a driver, I don't know for sure about a MB air, but I imagine it woudl be the same
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It should. Ideally the second usb port is used, as it provides extra power, but it works with one. If your macbook air has a USB port, you are good.