Is this a thunderbolt 1 or the newer, faster thunderbolt 2 connection?
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First remember that this is a pair of hard drives, with up to 233 MB/s data transfer rates.This is well short of maximum of Thunderbolt 1 or 2.Furthermore, it does not have a second port to make a chain, so downstream data rates are not relevant.So, though it is Thunderbolt 1, changing to Thunderbolt 2 would not make any difference to any related or relevant performance.
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First remember that this is a pair of hard drives, with up to 233 MB/s data transfer rates. This is well short of maximum of Thunderbolt 1 or 2. Furthermore, it does not have a second port to make a chain, so downstream data rates are not relevant. So, though it is Thunderbolt 1, changing to Thunderbolt 2 would not make any difference to any related or relevant performance.
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Yes it does, I'm running 10.10.1. There is also the thunderbolt interface. But yes go ahead and try this one.
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I would not buy this item. The drive is one of the slowest thunderbolts out there. The drives are not user serviceable. If a drive fails u need to send it in. I experienced cooling issues with this unit as well.
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I prefer G Drives because the speed of the HD 7200RPM. I know connecting via thunderbolt is not going to make it faster but I am already using my USB ports for Audio Interfaces. It is just convenience and less things to carry and connect by using the thunderbolt.
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It has a display port in addition to the USB ports but I don't know if that's the same as a Thunderbolt port. Sorry I can't offer more help. Note the packaging does not list Thunderbolt amongst its ports/capabilities.
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I am sorry. I don't know what's Thunderbolt adapter. I cannot answer your question.
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I apologize for not actually answering your question. But, I just want to offer an observation. I do not believe that there will be anything to be gained by Thunderbolt 2 as long as you are connecting it to a 6Gb SATA connected drive... Or, to a spinning hard drive, for that matter. Even with a speed striped RAID won't come near the maximum capacity of a Thunderbolt 1 (or even USB 3). I think that solid state drives, attached through PCIe are going to be required to achieve any speed gains moving forward.
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It might mean that because the new Mac Pro is Thunderbolt 2, and this cable is Thunderbolt 1, you wouldn't get Thunderbolt 2 speed out of it. But it will still work. I use it with my Rocketstor dock.
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No, this is not thunderbolt compatible. Instead of trying to figure out how to connect this via Thunderbolt, consider getting a USB hub if you have run out of USB ports.
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don't even think about the thunderbolt drive. the usb3 connection is about same speed as thunderbolt but it is less expensive ($100.oo). If the drive fails it is the first year
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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.
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It have 2 options thunderbolt or firewire if you.are using thunderbolt you.have to use the adaptor.provided if.not firewire cable.is provided and you do not need to use the adaptor.
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Sorry. I am not hundred percent sure as I only have MacBook pro, but i think it is compatible with all thunderbolts ports. Good luck.
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Thunderbolt transfers data at 10 Gbps. USB 3 can only manage 5 Gbps and USB 2 will max out at a very slow 400 MBps.
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It will work with any of the 30 pin connectors. So basically the non thunderbolt versions.
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Hi Eric, reading through the Startech website - the answer would be yes: http://ca.startech.com/Cables/Thunderbolt-Cables/2-Meter-Thunderbolt-Cable-Male-to-Male~TBOLTMM2M
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As 2009s, they may not be Thunderbolt compatible. Check first or you will waste your money. Ethernet should work without risk.