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Can a Mac Air Super drive be used with the iPad

thewitt

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No. The USB port on the iPad will not support a disk drive.

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Then, is it possible to use the camera adapter to support a sim card to be used as additional storage memory?
 
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EricR said:
Then, is it possible to use the camera adapter to support a sim card to be used as additional storage memory?

I think what thewitt was telling us is that even with the USB port, the iPad doesn't have the power out capability to power the SuperDrive. So the two issues are not related (if I understand your question correctly).
 

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Yes - thewitt means (a) the USB port on the iPad can supply only 10mA as opposed to a 'normal' PC USB port that can supply at least 300mA. In addition, on a non-jailbroken iPad, any storage attached to the USB 'port' on the iPad can only be used for uploading photos. The stock iPad does not have the software drivers to enable any attached storage to be used for 'general' file use.

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First time anyone ever turned thewitt into twit.... Never heard The Witt either....

A system manager gave me that username 30 years ago.... First initial. Last name.

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thewitt said:
First time anyone ever turned thewitt into twit.... Never heard The Witt either....

A system manager gave me that username 30 years ago.... First initial. Last name.

-t

Ohhhh! Now I understand... T Hewitt, of course! How S Tupid of me! :)
 

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Then, is it possible to use the camera adapter to support a sim card to be used as additional storage memory?
As mentioned, that only works with the iPad's Photo App.

AFAIK the only two external storage options for the iPad (at this time) are AirStash and Seagate's GoFlex Satellite.
 

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slothead said:
Ohhhh! Now I understand... T Hewitt, of course! How S Tupid of me! :)

I just always thought your name was Steve Lothead :)

-t
 

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