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Using Razer Kiyo with MacBook Air?

  • 5 March 2022
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K
Hi, I just bought a Razer Kiyo to use with a second monitor I have coming next week, which will be running off my MacBook Air. The computer only has 2 USB-C ports. How do I use the Kiyo with my MacBook, considering it's a regular USB connection? It doesn't turn on when I plug it into the dongle. TIA.
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K
The installer app also doesn't work on my MacBook Air.....
Alloween2740
Well,
you should have read the System Requirements on the box. The Razer Kiyo needs a Windows PC :frown_:.
The Razer Synapse Software requires Windows. Maybe there is a third party driver available...

I feel your pain... I would love to have some of my Razer devices run on my M1Max Macbook Pro, but I have little hope this will happen any time soon.

Look on the bright side: The new MacBook models have a decent WebCam. If you really want to have that perfect lightning, go for a ringlight.
K
I ordered it online, so I wasn't able to see the box before it arrived. I also did some research to ensure it's usable on a Mac, which it is, but the camera would not turn on at all. I even tried to plug it into a PC and it wouldn't turn on. So I think the fault is with the actual device. I've ordered another one to try again and am returning the defective one. I have a ring light and yes, the camera on the MacBook Air is fine, but I have a new, second, bigger monitor that I wanted to attached the Kiyo to. The MacBook Air has some pretty loud fan noise when I have Zoom running for a while (I do interviews for my podcast) so one of the reasons I got the second monitor was because I want to have my laptop away from my mic to limit the background noise, and to do that, I needed a webcam to put on the new monitor. Hopefully it was just that particular device being defective and the next one will actually turn on...
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