Will this interface an Apple iMac FW800 bus to a USB 3 device?
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No. You can use either the Firewire OR the USB to connect to the enclosure, but the device does not work as a bridge.
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Not unless the USB 3.0 device also has FireWire 800 ports, such as the Oyen Mini-Pro. But then, why not connect the drive directly to a USB 3.0 port on your iMac? It will even work if you connect it to a USB 2.0 port, if your iMac doesn't support USB 3.0, but that will reduce the speed of the drive considerably. Either go straight FW *or* USB 3.0 - you can't do both.
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It has a FireWire 400 out, I had to get a FireWire 400 to 800 adapter to be able to hook it up to my imac.
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I don't think so. I bought the adapter because I had an iMac with only USB2. I suspect that on a point to point basis (i.e. no intervening hub) that it will be difficult to tell the difference between the two technologies. Certainly, I doubt it would justify the extra expense.Anon,Andrew
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It's a standard A-Male to A-Female USB cable. If the Apple computer you are using acceptes standard USB cables it should work.
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I haven't tried it but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be it's just a USB interface. I hope to talk to my Macintosh and it worked within seconds
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I have USB 3.0 on my iMac, so I don't know if the drive will work with your computer.
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The Newertech spec sheet here (http://www.newertech.com/products/usb.php) says OS X 10.5 and later
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Sorry Barbara. I can only tell you that it works great with my laptop & Windows operating system. Perhaps someone else can help with iMac information.
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Yes I have a "Pluggable" brand USB 3.0 hub works fine on my iMac 2012 detects it immediately and burns flawlessly
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Compatible with SATA III specs And USB 3.0 on PCs ,but not sure about the MAC OS X and USB 3.0.
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IF: (these are important) -the Apple device has the PCI Express slot (only!) -the device recognizes USB 3.0 The first is critical, the second not so important. -
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Greetings Brian, no. USB 3.0 is the most recent version of USB. You will have to have a newer Mac to get the full USB 3.0 speeds with this drive. I have a Mid-2010 iMac and it has USB 2 as well as a Firewire 800 port. I use the Firewire port for this drive and it works fine to watch movies and such. It has the option for USB2 as well and I have another one of these drives using the USB 2.0. In honesty it works fine to watch movies off of as well.
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I really don't know about Mac operating systems but I would assume if your Mac is USB 2.0 and/or 3.0 compatible then I would assume it would work. You will probably have to format it to match your system's file format.
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This will work with iMac read stats below. Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g/n -Interface: USB 2.0 Interface BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM modulation schemes -WEP, TKIP, AES, WPA and WPA2 hardware encryption schemes -System Requirement: -PC-compatible computer CPU speed of 200MHz or above -Memory: 64MB or above 128MB recommended -Window XP/ Vista/ 7, Mac OS, Linux
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Yes. There is another model that's USB3 only, but this one does have FW800 and works well.
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I couldn't tell you, I don't use pc I'm a mac guy. I worked in my Power Mac, but I now have an iMac and it won't work w/ new OS. Sorry I couldn't help more but I had mine before USB 3.0 became a reality.
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Yes, it will work with newer iMac as well as older type with 2.0 & 3.0 however super drive from apple seem to use more power. I've used panasonic DVD RW driver similar to super drive seem to work with USB hub.