Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adaptor
Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adaptor
Product Information
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Easily connect your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac to a FireWire device with the Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter. Small and compact, it connects to the Thunderbolt port on your Mac computer, giving you a FireWire 800 port that supplies up to 7W for bus-powered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices.
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What's in the Box?
- Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adaptor with built-in Thunderbolt cable
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System Requirements
- OS X v10.7.4 or later
- Thunderbolt-equipped Mac computer
Ratings & Reviews
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Having problems with bus powered drives
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. …
- Written by Anthony A from Lyndhurst
285 of 315 people found this useful
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Works fine for data, is dicier for bus-powered devices
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. …
- Written by jef L from Chicago
226 of 246 people found this useful
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Finally!!!!!!!
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 …- Written by william L from el cajon
171 of 219 people found this useful
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Works for FW800 but lacks ability to daisychain Thunderbolt
This adapter worked to connect a FW800 disk to my MacMini w/o any problems.
However the major problem is that it does NOT have a second Thunderbolt connection on it so I can not daisychain the Thunderbolt devices. So effectively, I must choose whether to use Thunderbolt for a network, FW800, or graphics connection. This defeats the purpose of supposedly being able to daisy chain up to six devices on a single Thunderbolt chain. …- Written by Mark W from New York
5 of 6 people found this useful
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Not good enough
When Apple decided to eliminate the mini-DVI, Ethernet and Firewire ports on their new MacBook Pro laptops (three ports in total) and replace them with just two Thunderbolt ports, they created a dilemma for many MacBook Pro owners - myself in particular - trying to upgrade their systems. My MacBook Pro is the hub of a desktop system that includes Firewire drives, Ethernet connectivity and an Apple LED Cinema display. With only Thunderbolt ports on the new laptops and no single adapter that can handle both Ethernet and Firewire, I have to decide what to give up. Apple certainly wasn't thinking about their legacy users when they settled on this design. The old Apple would not have eliminated both the Ethernet port and the Firewire port - these are both current technologies - or it would have made an adapter that could connect both Ethernet and Firewire through a single Thunderbolt port and would include that adapter - free of charge - with every MacBook Pro it sold. Does Apple expect everyone to scrap their DVI, Firewire and Ethernet devices and purchase all new Thunderbolt devices? Really Apple.... !!! …
- Written by R Gregory R from NEW YORK
33 of 37 people found this useful
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Very disappointed
Bus power is too low. I'm a photographer and need to daisy chain 2 drives on set, without AC power like I did when running firewir e in the past. Very poor design that doesn't consider professionals. …
- Written by Andrew S from Los Angeles
22 of 23 people found this useful
Questions & Answers
Answers from the community
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Will this allow users to start a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac in "Target Disk Mode" and access it via a FireWire-only Mac? (And vice-versa)
- Asked by Josef L from Tacoma
- Aug 1, 2012
Best Answer
Yes, a Thunderbolt-equipped Mac will do either Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode, or with the Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter, it will do Firewire Target Disk Mode just fine. …
- Answered by Kerry K from Los Altos
- Aug 4, 2012
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Will this allow me to hook up an older Cinema Display to a new iMac?
- Asked by Samantha W from Sherwood Park
- Mar 27, 2013
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Is it possible to use this to connect an iMac with FireWire to a Thunderbolt external hard drive?
- Asked by Bryan C from La Verne
- Aug 1, 2012
Best Answer
No, the adapter works the other way around. It's to connect a Mac with a thunderbolt port to a devi ce that has a Firewire800 port. …
- Answered by Graham D
- Aug 2, 2012
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Will the Apple Thunderbolt to firewire adapter work on PCs (Asus, for example) that have the Thunderbolt ports ?
- Asked by David T from Poughkeepsie
- Dec 3, 2012
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Does this Thunderbolt to Firewire connection allow Sony DV camcorders to record to the Mac? (for iStopMotion)
- Asked by Richard K from Vancouver
- Sep 16, 2012
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What transfer speeds would I expect using this adapter? Will this convert my firewire drives to thunderbolt speeds?
- Asked by Randall J from Spring
- Aug 2, 2012
Best Answer
With FW400 devices you will get a maximum of 400Mbps (~50 MB/sec), and with FW800 you will get a max imum of 800Mbps (~100 MB/sec). That will be your throughput ceiling, your drives won't be able to take full of advantage of Thunderbolt's speed. …
- Answered by Martin J from Ottawa
- Aug 3, 2012
