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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The one I bought supports usb 3.0 and esata-Not firewire-I think you can get one that does, just make sure to read the specs/see pictures-
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This, with the Thunderbolt port, is probably the speediest backup drive you will ever encounter. Not that USB drives are bad, but you won't even know it's backing up!
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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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It should - I believe that MacBook has a FW 800 port. You will need a FW 800 to 400 cable - the enclosure has 2 such ports. It also has a USB B socket, but file transfer would be slower than FireWire.
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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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I just Received this drive. It is not compatible with the thunderbolt adapter (no I/O sockets for the adapter). It only has a USB-3 and power connection. I'm not sure where they came up with STDU4000100 on the sales page because the model # on the case is: SRD00F2. I will be questioning Amazon on this.
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You can try using firewire to isolate a possible problem, but no, Firewire (at its fastest) is 800Mbps. Versus 5000Mbps for USB3 (5Gbps.)
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You can Purchase a thunderbolt(Male ) to firewire adapter (Female ) from apple £25.00 I use one and its great
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Wow! I think it'd depend on how you use it and set it up. For me the 4TB with thunderbolt has been faster. But I use it mainly for moving data between my mac and the backups.
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I'm not sure if it is the latest possible version because it does not support Thunderbolt. But I can say that it is 7200 RPM drive with both USB 3.0 and Firewire connections which seem to be the current state-of-the art. But it should provide more than adequate use for many years to come - that is the reason that I have purchased it for my system. I hasten to add that I have not received it yet and have no actual hands-on experience with this model although I do have two previous G-Technology drives and they continue to work flawlessly. I just need more storage capacity for my Timemachine files. I hope this info helps.
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I don't think so because if you use thunderbolt on Mac; the drive get very hot and automatically reject itself. But USB 3.0 will be fine and the drive is speed nearly the same for both USB 3.0 and thunderbolt.
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Yes, Amazon does show the thunderbolt adapter.Seagate Backup Plus Portable Thunderbolt Adapter (STAE128)The Thunderbolt adapter is separate but does provide faster speeds over firewire and USB 3.0.Please remember you need to have a thunderbolt port to use with the adapter.Also consider getting a thunderbolt cable if you get the adapter.I did not notice the thunderbolt adapter including thunderbolt cables. Thunderbolt ports are common on most newer apple computers.
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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 have a MacBookPro 17" Model A1229 from late 2007 with both Firewire 800 and 400. I use Firewire 800 to my Passport 1TB purchased from Amazon several months ago. I have it set to do auto Time Machine Backups every day. Never any problems. The new USB 3.0 is 600MB/s, Firewire 800 is 75MB/s, USB 2.0 is 60MB/s, and Firewire400 is 50MB/s. Firewire 400 will work fine, and is still offered as an option on the new drives. Good luck, hope this helps. Bill Rhodes
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You just have to but the thunderbolt to firewire cable. It comes with a firewire cable
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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