I see some EXT enclosures that say Thunderbolt and some that say FireWire. Which is faster/better?
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In general, Thunderbolt is faster/better than FireWire. But, think about how you want to use the G-Drive. FireWire connections are much more common than Thunderbolt.
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Thunderbolt is the fastest and best option to go with. Firewire is half the speed of it. So if your mac has thunderbolt use it. But make sure your mac has it before buying it.
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Thunderbolt is the newer Apple/Mac standard, and is supposed to be faster. Fewer Thunderbolt-ready devices available though. I have the firewire version of the HD, and it is a huge speed increase over USB.
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I used one of these enclosures today ( an older generation ide version) The drive drew too much power from the single usb cable, so it needed a usb power cable as well. (Standard usb on one end goes in computer, the other end is a power tip.) I thought they were generic. I had it from another old enclosure. (Drives used to take more power so often came with more power cables), generally if they require over 500mA (look on the drive), it can't be powered by 1 usb port alone, I believe. Not sure on firewire, I think it can handle more power.
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Just pick up a 2.5" external enclosure. Choose the flavor of connection (Thunderbolt, USB, Firewire)
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I imagine so, but I cannot confirm. I have mine (the 2 TB model) daisy chained with two older 1TB WD My Studio drives, running into a thunderbolt port, and have had not problems. Comp < 2TB [firewire to thunderbolt] < 1TB [firewire 800] < 1TB [firewire 800]They are really pretty much a plug and play solution, set them up once, and forget em. I wish I would have ponied up the other fifty or so bucks and for the 3TB to run as time machine. Hope this helps.
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You just have to but the thunderbolt to firewire cable. It comes with a firewire cable
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USB 3.0 is much faster the firewire. USB 3.0 is 5Gbps/sec. FW800 is 800Mbps. USB 3.0 is not faster than Thunderbolt. However the Thunderbolt link does not speed up the USB 3.0 transfer. Read the link below to get more info on this. The dock works great! I have transferred high volumes of data between a USB 3.0 drive and the computer through the Belkin in a very short time! I really like my Belkin Thunderbolt Express dock! Checkout http://www.everythingusb.com/comparison.html
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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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There is another enclosure by Acomdata specifically for PATA drives. It only supports USB2.0 connections, not Firewire.
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The page says "Macally 2.5-Inch SATA to Firewire 800 and USB3.0 SuperSpeed Hard Disk Drive Enclosure." Thunderbolt is a completely different protocol than Firewire or USB3, however, most Thunderbolt hubs do have USB3 ports, which work at very high speeds even on older Thunderbolt Macs that have only USB2 ports. However, from my experience with Thunderbolt hubs, one cannot boot through those USB3 ports, as the Mac doesn't seem to recognize OS's through the hub.
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Will help you connect a FireWire peripheral thru the thunderbolt port, in case you do not have available ports.
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If you go to rog.asus.com...four Super-Speed USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, mini-DisplayPort, VGA (d-sub), Gigabit Ethernet, an SD/MMC slot and 3.5mm headphone and microphone.no firewire. the mini-display port is NOT thunderbolt capable, but does support HDCP and DVI.
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Here is one more... more expensive but probably works better and is faster as it plugs into the thunderbolt port.Sonnet Echo ExpressCard Pro Thunderbolt Adapter & SxS Media Reader
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I'm sorry I do not know, nor can I find any reference to its speed. I use thunderbolt to run my drive and it sizzles.
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No, this one does not have Thunderbolt. Firewire 800, USB 2 or 3, and ESATA
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Well you have one part that makes it faster... the fact it's an SSD. Firewire 400 is slower than USB2 but USB2 is not faster than 800. So if you're going from an FW800 device, to a FW400 port, you're still only going to get FW400 speed, which is fine because you'll be getting the FULL 400 worth of speed because the read/write of the drive is faster than the pipe the data is traveling through. --- So yes, to sum it all up, you can attach the firewire 800 SSD and have great speed.
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I don't know that you can find a firewire to Thunderbolt adapter going from new tech drive to old tech computer.. as said already.. it normally goes the other way around.
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I have recently started using it with apple's thunderbolt adaptor. I haven't had any issues whatsoever, it works just as well as it does with firewire.