Technical details
| Maximum data transfer rate |
3 Gbit/s |
| Chipset |
Lucidport USB300 |
Ports & interfaces
| eSATA ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity |
1 |
| DC-in jack |
Y |
Hard drive
| Number of storage drives supported |
1 |
| Storage media type |
HDD |
Software
| Mac operating systems supported |
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion |
Additionally
| AC adapter bundled |
Y |
| On/Off switch |
Y |
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