I have an IMac G3 with two IEEE 1394 ports and a Mac Book Prop 8,2 with a Firewire 800 port. Will the adapter allow data to transfer btwn 2 Macs?
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Honestly, I just can't be 100% sure that it will work the same. At the same time, if you have an 800 port I'm guessing the adapter should work for you just as it has worked for myself.
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Hi Louis, it sounds like you might be wanting to use target disk mode. Theoretically it should work, however I have seen rare cases where adapters will stop the Macs from recognizing each other. There are several good articles on Apple's support site on how to do this including this one: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
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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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We use only one with our iMac to expand connectivity and it works great. What you want to do should work fine when you consider each port is completely cloned.
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Firewire is a daisy-chained protocol. These drives have 2 ports, so you just attach a cable between the two and to the Firewire port on your Mac and you're all set. I have 2 of these devices set up this way with my 17" Mac Book Pro and it works great. Note that if you daisy chain a LOT of Firewire devices together you can get performance problems since signals pass through each device. But for a couple disk drives this should not be a problem.
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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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I believe it does not: the connections are USB to USB and FireWire to FireWire. Although designed for the Mac Mini, this device has major flaws (see othet reviews)
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No. You'd need a Thunderbolt-to-firewire adapter, which Apple sells, in addition to a firewire cable such as this one. And I don't think any MacBooks used the mini Firewire connector, only the larger FW400 and the newer FW800 connectors. So this cable wouldn't help you at all.
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YES... I use my firewire connections frequently, and buy drives with two inputs so I can serial connect. Also gives flexibility to one more port option. I use a mac mini, and all USB ports are full - so this gives another option...
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Maybe. To quote a review from here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC704ZM/A/apple-usb-ethernet-adapter?fnode=51 It seems recent updates to OS X have removed the driver for this adapter when on any computer other than a Macbook Air.Sometimes Apple is stupid.
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Yes, at least mine were using Firewire. This one also has Firewire and a USB 3.0 port, while earlier models do not. That worked out great for connecting USB 3.0 to a new 5k iMac, which is faster than FW anyway; but my older ones cannot as the 5k iMac has no Firewire port.
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If the Apple Split Cable has a real USB Split Off ( most likely Type USB 2 ), any good USB Adapter should couple the Apple USB Connector Type to the matching USB Connector Type on the Adapter ( common Full Size PC USB ). The reason Apple had to split the cable was that Firewire and USB are different standards. Keep in mind that even USB now has two types, 2, and 3. PS: The Adapter appears to be a USB 2 and the small connecting cable looks Low Speed. Henry
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It depends if you have a firewire on your macbook pro, so it depends the laptop
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Not unless the USB 3.0 device also has FireWire 800 ports, such as the Oyen Mini-Pro. But then, why not connect the drive directly to a USB 3.0 port on your iMac? It will even work if you connect it to a USB 2.0 port, if your iMac doesn't support USB 3.0, but that will reduce the speed of the drive considerably. Either go straight FW *or* USB 3.0 - you can't do both.
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This will work on any Mac with a USB 2 port. It would not be needed if the Mac has a functional Ethernet RJ45 port.
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Yes. I have a MacBook Pro and have no problems connecting the two. You do have to have the wire connected. It doesn't sync wirelessly
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yes. you just plug into an available USB port and now you have an ethernet port ! my ethernet ports were damaged by lightening so I use this adapter now and it works fine on both iMac and MacBook Pro.
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I could never get it to work with my Mac Mini. The Firewire ports between the Belkin hub and my Mac Mini weren't compatible.