Q: I would like to know if the new USB SuperDrive will work with other Macs.
A: Apparently not. The Macbook Air's one usb port supposedly gives out more power that the other Apple computers don't, so the drive wont even run when plugged into other ones.
Doh silly me for thinking it was only _intended_ for MacBook Airs, not _just_ for MBAs! And that it would work on regular computers. After trying it on 2 Macbook Pros, I even removed the drive and tried it in a MacBook Pro thats has PATA optical drive connection. Worked great. So I figured the bridge was not working, even though it shows as a device in System Profiler.
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MacBook Air SuperDrive connects to your MacBook Air computer or Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server with a single USB cable,it is of great use as you can easily
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