Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter

• Having problems with bus powered drives

  1.0 out of 5 stars

  I am a video editor. I own many FW800 drives. None of my drives that I use in the field work unless I'm connected to power. This is a major problem for me. When I'm in the field capturing footage and need to offload data to a drive, I have to use my old laptop. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Anthony A from Lyndhurst
  • Sep 23, 2012

  316 of 351 people found this useful

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• Works fine for data, is dicier for bus-powered devices

  3.0 out of 5 stars

  The adapter seems to work fine for devices that have their own power supply but i have had mixed results on bus powered interfaces / drives. I've tested the MOTU Ultralite Hybrid mk3 and Iomega eGo. They don't work via bus power. An old FireLite drive works fine via bus power. If you have devices that demand more, you may be SOL. It is a decent solution but isn't a true FireWire gateway. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by jef L from Chicago
  • Aug 7, 2012

  244 of 264 people found this useful

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• Finally!!!!!!!

  5.0 out of 5 stars

  After buying the 15inch MBP and not being able to hook up my hard drives via firewire I was desperate for this...
  
  Better lat e than never. Thanks Apple … More (Read full review)

  • Written by william L from el cajon
  • Aug 1, 2012

  175 of 226 people found this useful

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• Does not work on storage device

  1.0 out of 5 stars

  I am a video editor. I have the 27" Mac with fire wire 800. I bought 4TB storage device that only accepts thunderbolt. I bought this adaptor but my Mac does not recognize the device. The storage device shows up fine on my Macbook Air that has the direct thunderbolt connection. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Christian M from 港区
  • Jun 17, 2013

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• Bus Powered Nightmare.

  1.0 out of 5 stars

  All of my OWC Mercury Elite bus powered firewire 800 drives no longer work when using this adapter.
  It's maddening.
  I miss my 17 " MBP with firewire 800.
  I hate that I have to buy all new drives to be able to use my laptop.
  Forget this retina display junky computer.
  Who ever made the decision to switch to thunderbolt ONLY with their laptops should be fired and have his salary be paid to all of the fine folks who bought these misguided prosumer computers.
  I can SOMETIMES get 1 drive to mount, even my a/c powered 2 TB drive only mounts periodically, but if I try to daisy chain any of them, they instantly crash and start making a ticking sound.
  As a professional photographer who works in the field, a/c power is not readily available and not being able to bus power my numerous firewire 800 drives is unacceptable. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Colin B from Camarillo
  • Jun 14, 2013

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• Not robust...

  2.0 out of 5 stars

  This adapter worked fine for me for a little while for all drives (including bus-powered) and then died... Seems to be a physical problem, since the FW cables and drives all work... But I never put the adapter under any real strain. A junky build for a $29 piece of wire. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by David H from Los Angeles
  • Jun 14, 2013

  1 of 1 people found this useful

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