The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is an impressive device, and here we're glad to talk about the Galaxy Note 2 and Mac OS X file transfer options you can use. More than one Galaxy Note II users complained that file transfer between Galaxy Note 2 and Mac OS X is horrible. This is a list of options we’ve attempted connecting Galaxy Note II to Mac for copying media files.

a. Android File Transfer:
It’s not stable, sometimes neither MTP option nor camera PTP work. (It works with Nexus 7, so it's not broken)

b. Kies on Mac:
It’s very clumsy interface for generic file transfer, but can decide location (SD versus phone). USB connection works and is fast. It supports queue multiple transfers, so suitable for transferring few large movies.
Tip: For Mac OS X Mountain Lion users, install the current version kies20mac_s9999.pkg.

c. Airdroid app:
It’s WiFi not USB speed and clumsy browser interface for multiple file transfer. It does not support the external SD card as a target.

d. Connect storage to PC option:
It works. Select Settings > Wireless and network > USB utilities, and choose the Connect storage to PC option. Connect the Galaxy Note II to your computer using the micro-USB cable. And it just works as a removable disk.

From above testing results, we can make a brief conclusion that for large transfers it’s better to use USB and so you have to give in to the Kies. If you click on the folder icons you can then drag and drop from the Finder to the small window. For normal transfers you’d better to use Airdroid. For music playlist synchronization iSyncr will be a better choice.

Something else you should note that to transfer videos to Galaxy note 2 from Mac for successful and smooth playback, the files you transferred should be formatted in Galaxy Note 2 friendly format, like MPEG4, H.263, H.264, and we found H.264 MP4 always produce the best results on Note II.

If you got MKV, DivX, MTS, VOB, MPG, MOV files to Galaxy Note 2, you should reformat these movie files first. Try the best Galaxy Note 2 Video Converter for Mac to make the conversion task. It enables you to convert any 1080p/720p videos to Galaxy Note II favorable MP4 video at fast speed on Mac OS X. After you have the compatible video files, you can then transfer and play 1080p/720p videos on Galaxy Note II with great enjoyment.

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