Our MacBooks have Firewire 400 & 800 and USB 2.0. Can we use this drive before we get MacBooks with USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt?
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yes, I have a 2009 MacBook Pro with only USB 2.0 and it works just fine. I cannot wait to upgrade my laptop and see how much faster the thunderbolt is.
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Yes you can use both. However, you may an adapter for the firewire. The LaCie runs on 2.0 even though it is equipped for 3.0 just fine. Currently, I am running my 17in MacBook Pro with thunderbolt and firewire since I have two external hard drives plugged in. Before Thunderbolt, I just used firewire and my 2.0 USB.
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Hi, yes, you can use the USB 3 cord to connect it to a USB 2.0 jack on the computer.It comes with the USB 3 cord. I hope this helps. --
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Yes. The drive will run at the maximum speed if your machine up to USB 3.0.
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I use a USB 3.0 connector at the back of the LaCie that connects to my computers with the USB 2.0 end. I bought these connectors for about $10. Works fine. Not as fast as the Thunderbolt connection to my laptop, but not too far behind.
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Not enough info from you. What kind of cord is needed, firewire, usb or thunderbolt. I bought the thunderbolt for my new iMac which no longer has firewire.
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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 don't know what firewire I need to transfer files---2006 imac mac OS X--10.6.8 and newer 2013 imac 10.10.1------so are both 800 compatiable or is the older a 400 firewire and the newer 800 firewire. Or is there a cable that will take care of both of them?
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Once it is in the thunderbolt port on a computer it shows up to the operating system as a FireWire 800 device with an LSI chipset. Just like having a FireWire port. So, yes, it should be just fine.
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The drive and connectors for USB, Firewire, and Power. To use with Thunderbolt you will need a conversion cable.
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You can. My drive was formatted NTFS via usb and i connect to my Mac via Firewire 800 with no problems.
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You can use firewire or USB. In reality, I no longer use the FW connection with my MacBook Pro. I use one of it's USB ports.
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well, yes but with some qualifications. First you need a compatible 2.5 inch drive enclosure, if you have an esata port on your motherboard, that would be the best option. If not, USB 3.0 would be next best. Be aware that this is a very high performance hard drive, and either of these options may not allow it to perform to its potential. There are also both thunderbolt and firewire connectivity options, but they are not as common.
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Do not think it works in your MacBook Air, this connector convert Firewire 800 to 400; you need to support firewire to USB converter, visit: StarTech IEEE-1394 FireWire Adapter 4 Pin - 6 Pin M/F (FIRE46MF)
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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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Hi. The newest hardware version of the Seagate backup plus that I have is for USB 3.0. This version is only available in USB 3.0. Seagate sells an adapter separately that can support thunderbolt. I think that you then have to buy a thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter then, finally, you would have to buy a firewire 800 cord as the adapter (made by Apple) is very short. The thunderbolt adapter for the Seagate Backup plus is 150 dollars and the adapter is 30 dollars so you are looking at a lot of money. Alternately, you could buy the previous generation of the Seagate backup plus. Search amazon.com for "Seagate Backup Plus 3 TB FireWire 800/USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for Mac STCB3000100" and you will find it. Hope this helps. Patrick
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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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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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Your Mac mini should have 4 USB3 ports and 1 800 FireWire port. For USB, the answer should be yes, 2 ports on the Mac mini (1 used for each hub). For FireWire, you will need adapters. The FireWire port is 400 (6 pin) on the hubs and 800 (9 pin) on the Mac mini, so 1 800 to 600 (9 to 6 pin) adapter will allow FireWire to work on one (1) of the hubs. You will also need a thunderbolt to FireWire 400 (6 pin) adapter for the second hub's FireWire ports to work as well. Caution, not sure if thunderbolt to FireWire adapters pass power to the hub, so FireWire devices will most likely need their own power source. Your Mac mini should have 4 USB3 ports and 1 800 FireWire port. For USB, the answer should be yes, 2 ports on the Mac mini (1 used for each hub). For FireWire, you will need adapters. The FireWire port is 400 (6 pin) on the hubs and 800 (9 pin) on the Mac mini, so 1 800 to 600 (9 to 6 pin) adapter will allow FireWire to work on one (1) of the hubs. You will also need a thunderbolt to FireWire 400 (6 pin) adapter for the second hub's FireWire ports to work as well. Caution, not sure if thunderbolt to FireWire adapters pass power to the hub, so FireWire devices will most likely need their own... » Read More Your Mac mini should have 4 USB3 ports and 1 800 FireWire port. For USB, the answer should be yes, 2 ports on the Mac mini (1 used for each hub). For FireWire, you will need adapters. The FireWire port is 400 (6 pin) on the hubs and 800 (9 pin) on the Mac mini, so 1 800 to 600 (9 to 6 pin) adapter will allow FireWire to work on one (1) of the hubs. You will also need a thunderbolt to FireWire 400 (6 pin) adapter for the second hub's FireWire ports to work as well. Caution, not sure if thunderbolt to FireWire adapters pass power to the hub, so FireWire devices will most likely need their own power source. « Show Less
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It was in 2009 that Apple went to an internal heat sensor in the hard drives. It is discussed in the Apple forums here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3860372 . I would use an external box that uses thunder bolt which is as fast as the internal bus speed the 2tb drive is connected to. The firewire box you are trying to use might be limited by the chip used in it to 2 tb. I replaced a hard drive in a 2007 iMac with no problem using ifixit.com. It still had the external heat sensor.
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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.