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When I bought the first MacBook Air (mid-2013) I was disappointed to discover that none of my USB 3 devices (external HD and flash card readers) worked with it. Then even USB 2 devices stopped working. I brought it back to the Apple store and was given a new unit. USB 2 devices work with it, but not USB 3 ones. Now, reading this forum and other discussions made me realize that Apple, in a typical Applesque fashion, released a faulty product and will not admit that it created a problem for its gullible consumers – the USB 3 ports on Mac Book Air are underpowered and thus unable to support many USB 3 devices. It is likely that much later Apple will release a firmware update that addresses this issue, once the complaints from user reach a certain critical threshold. But until then we, the Apple suckers, must wait and hope.

Ive got 96 hard drives, of various brands. Ive had no less than 50 of them hooked to the Macbook Air.
If you have a western digital drive (likely), try a different Hard Drive.
There are no USB 3 issues with the Macbook Air.
Again, you didnt mention what USB3 device you have an issue with.
*That link you posted is a year old and the OP hooked the HD to several other Macs and it still didnt work..., meaning he had a faulty HD.
Other mentions were oddball OWC enclosures with power issues, not related to the Mac at all, and Verbatim memory sticks
So, the post you make a link to isnt at all relavent to any issue with the Macbook Air, current 2013 or 2012

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