I have a 2008 imac. Can I use this (w firewire extension that comes in the box w my mac)? Would you recommend? Will be using for backup mostly.
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I'm sorry. I didn't see this question until just now. I am not sure. Is the firewire on the 2008 iMac the old type that was kind of a hexagon shape? If so, then no, this hard drive does not have that type of firewire port on it. If it is the newer type it won't work. But it should still work through USB, but just may be slower at the data transfer. Hope this is helpful.
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I hooked my LaCie d2 Quadras to my mid 2010 iMac using the cords with the external drives into the firewire port of my iMac. I do use one of them for my TimeMachine backup, and it works quite well.
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My Imac is an older version too and I bought this hard drive and I love it. I have no problems with it at all. It is top of the line I think. I highly recommend it!
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Yes, this drive will work with a Mac that does not have a FireWire port if you use Apple's Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapter.
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I haven't done so, but if U could transfer files between 2 macs that have FireWire 800, then it should work. If you're not sure, I'd check some of the Mac forums.
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Yeah. It works fine with a mac. You just need the firewire cable instead of the USB.
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Greetings Brian, no. USB 3.0 is the most recent version of USB. You will have to have a newer Mac to get the full USB 3.0 speeds with this drive. I have a Mid-2010 iMac and it has USB 2 as well as a Firewire 800 port. I use the Firewire port for this drive and it works fine to watch movies and such. It has the option for USB2 as well and I have another one of these drives using the USB 2.0. In honesty it works fine to watch movies off of as well.
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What firewire port do you have on your Mac Mini? If it is the new format then yes, if not then no.
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how did work out? I am travelling and I have been trying to download video but with no luck on my laptop(mac G4). I tried the 4 pin to the usb, 4 pin to the 6 Firewire, and a couple other connectors.
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Right next to the big picture of the drive, in the description, it says:"The Professional Choice for Cross-Platform Applications: The d2 Quadra has got the latest connectivity with USB 3.0 and two FireWire 800 interfaces for daisy chaining, but it is still fully compatible with, eSATA 3Gb/s, USB 2.0 and FireWire 400. It's even USB 3.0-compatible on Mac computers"So, no to Thunderbolt, yes to Mac compatibility. Amazing what you can find out by spending a moment reading the product page before you post a question.
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I have used it on both Mac and PC and have daisy chained it with other drives on FireWire. It will do everything you are asking about here.
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Yes, you would. Of course, you'd have to have a firewire port and a bootable backup on the drive, which you'd need to create using your 2008 iMac and a program like Super Duper. I highly recommend that particular software. Time Machine is NOT a bootable backup, so you'd need Super Duper. Trust me - from recent and harrowing experiences - is it WORTH IT to have Super Duper and make backups frequently. Just make a bootable backup from your iMac on the WD, and then you'll be able to boot from it.
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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.
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On the 2013 iMac you will need the thunderbolt to firewire adaptor as well as this adaptor to connect your firewire 400 device.
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Interesting idea. Unfortunately, I have no firewire accessories other than hard drives to use, so I really can't help.Sorry
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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 &lt; 2TB [firewire to thunderbolt] &lt; 1TB [firewire 800] &lt; 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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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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No, this won't work for you. It does not allow USB to FireWire. They are separate hubs in this device.
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I assume you are talking about firewire 400. It doesn't come with firewire. You could look at a possible adapter: usb to firewire, it;s a maybe that it exists.. This notebook really offers no under the hood expansion - like most. You would need to do surgery to get to the motherboard, only to discover there are no PCI or PCIe slots available. Don't even know if the current Apple laptops have firewire and Apple invented the connectivity.