Will this connect my new mac (with a Firewire 800 port) to a hard drive with 400 firewire?
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No, this is the smaller type you would use with a camera type 4 pin connection. You will need to see which pin configuration you have, 4 pin, 6 pin, 9 pin and find the corresponding connector or adapter. Check out this link to apple's website for assistance on finding the right cable. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3503 You will more than likely need a 6 pin to 9 pin which would look like this http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-9-Pin-6-Pin-FireWire-Cable/dp/B00009EFQT/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402082595&sr=8-2&keywords=FireWire+400+to+800+adapter+cable.
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Although it doesn't have a FireWire connection, you can use it with the USB connection. My idea was that this would be a temporary solution till I get my new Mac with thunderbolt and then it will fly. Hope this helps.
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No. You need a FireWire 800 cable. Check the on-line manuals for your computers at apple.com. Newer models use a more compact receptacle. USB 2 cables won't work but USB 3 cables on 2013 models might. Best to stay with FireWire. Some cables come with adapters.
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It is old 400 Female to new 800 Male. The adaptor plugs into your Mac with a firewire 800 port, then your old firewire 400 device will plug into the adaptor
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it did not, I had to find an older mac with a firewire 400 connection to get my mini dv stuff transferred
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Yes. You should have no issues. I believe the enclosure accepts up to 4TB. I'm also using my Macally via Firewire 800.
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It has both a firewire and USB and comes with both cables in the box. I use the USB 2 on my iMac 27". Have had zero issues with the drive. Buy with confidence.
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I think you'll get faster transfers with Gigabit ethernet switch; depending on the write/read speeds, I get even more than 100MB/s via ethernet connection.Also I'm not sure whether one can connect two Macs for file transfer via TB/firewire; I've only tried connecting Macs in this manner for target disk mode and for that it works well.
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Sure ! It's FireWire 800, so for 400 you'd need an adapter cable, on either aperture or iTunes, you hold option when you open & create NEW Libraries, you can't have 2 libraries open at once, which I'm sure you know. I use mine as a passthru for some older FireWire 400 gear & as a second library for just the same as you're looking, only caveat ? It doesn't like to unmount.
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It will connect to the canon but not to the Mac your Mac needs a firewire connection
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I don't think so...OSX won't drive all the interface out the firewire port, as it does for thunderbolt.
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Absolutely! It comes with a regular USB 3.0 cable and a Firewire 800 cable. If you want to enjoy the speed of firewire (The only real reason to pay this much for a drive), you'll need to get an adapter from Firewire 800 to Firewire 6-pin which are anywhere from $10-$40. I think this drive ships formatted as NTFS or FAT-32 (I can't remember which). Either will work with a PC. If you want to use it with both MAC and PC, you'll have to reformat it to ex-FAT before you start using it. Hope that helps.
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I'm using two of these, one with a Toshiba drive the other with a Seagate drive, both using Firewire on an iMac. I have had no problems with either one.
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can you use this to tranfer file from a pc to a mac, i have an older dell latitude d600,,,,not sure but i dont believe i have a firewire port, any help would be appreciated
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The drive has a USB 2.0 port which will work on a Mac or a PC. As Anthony W. advised, format the drive in FAT32 for compatibility with both systems. (I seriously doubt that your Dell computer has a firewire port and USB transfer won't approach the firewire 800 speed, but it should work.) Formatting the drive will probably be easier and faster if you do it on the Mac before connecting to your Dell.Congratulations on upgrading to a Mac.
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Its a very nice mbox however it doesn't carry usb allocation. You will need a firewire port to your mac.
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No, Thunderbolt is all together different. Your old Macbook likely supports firewire 400 which again is different. The cable does not support firewire 400 or thunderbolt however, =there are adapters and likely cables available that support the conversion.