A brilliant and colorful retina display with true tone technology for a more truetolife viewing experience. The thunder dock is a hub that takes the throughput of thunderbolt and switches it, giving an additional two usb 3. The trick is finding one that will work with mac osx and has the right drivers for the osx the system has. Originally released in the firewire 400 format in 1996, a commonly used cable now is firewire 800. I do believe that if you add a firewire 400 and 800 device to the same bus, it will drop to firewire 400 speed. In the past i have connected my fireface 800 to my laptop with a thunderbolt 2firewire adapter, why i have been looking on this usbc hub it contains a mini dp port. If you have a device that doesnt connect to this port, you might be able to use an adapter to connect it. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices.
The older powerbook, macbook, and macbook pro models all have usb and firewire, so it works great with those models. Usb c hub adapter for macbook pro, thunderbolt 3 adapter,10in1 usb c dongle with gigabit ethernet, usb c to hdmi vga adapter,100w power delivery,3 usb 3. Firewire 800 is available on the nonretina macbook pro, mac mini and mac pro. Sonnet firewire 800 expresscard34 and a dual usb 3. Yinyang plugs into the single firewire 800 ieee 94b port found on most new mac computers and enables you to connect and use a firewire 400 device the yin and a firewire 800 device the yang at the same time. Usb 2 relies on the system speed itself, so a usb 2 port on say, an old powerbook would be considerably slower than a usb 2 port on a new macbook pro. The macbook pro came out better off, but still crippled. Satellite firewire mac compatibility universal audio. Since the launch of the late 2016 macbook pro, many users have complained about the lack or memory card slot and legacy older ports. Unfortunately, while almost all macs have one or two firewire 800 ports, many peripherals. Macbook models introduced in 2015 or later have a single usbc port. Firewire via thunderbolt 3 usbc support on macbook. Therefore i need an usbc hub to connect all my old gear.
Can anyone say where one can get an adapterprotocol converter to connect the firewire 800 port on my mid2010 macbook pro to a usb 3. Pasow firewire 800 to 400 9 to 6 pin cable 9pin 6pin 6ft, ieee 94 firewire 800 9. Nov 11, 2015 i tested the docks with a macbook air and macbook pro. How to get minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook. The newertech ministack classic can instantly turn your 2009 or earlier mac mini into a lean, mean data storagebackup machine. I got a caldigit ts3 plus thunderbolt 3 dock 85w charging, 7x usb 3. Since the launch of the late 2016 macbook pro, many users have complained about the lack or memory card slot. Firewire 400 uses a dedicated controller and even though theoretically usb should be faster, it is not. Oct 26, 2009 i do believe that if you add a firewire 400 and 800 device to the same bus, it will drop to firewire 400 speed.
They removed the firewire from the recentlydiscontinued unibody macbook, so it wont work with that model, only with the new unibody macbook pro, 15, and 17. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer. What is the difference between firewire 400 and firewire 800. Unibody macbook, it was eliminated completely, so its return to the macbook pro is quite significant. Akitios thunder2 dock fits a 7port thunderbolt 2 hub in your favorite macbook bag. This isnt a big deal for macbook pro users, as the 400 and 800 ports usually shared the same firewire bus anyway, so theyll just need to daisy. The best thunderbolt 2 docks for the macbook pro or macbook. The macbook pro came out better off, but still crippled losing the firewire 400 port of its predecessors. Mar 19, 2020 use usbc with displays and other devices that connect using a usbc cable.
Mini usb to mbp firewire 800 cable macrumors forums. Macbook pro retina, 15inch, mid 2012 2015 firewire. The best thunderbolt 3 docks for apples 2019 inch macbook pro. Sonnet firewire 800 pro expresscard34 tested against other major brands firewire 800 expresscard34 adapters, using 4gb transfers between a macbook pro running mac os x version 10. Jul 21, 2017 heres how to get old school minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook pro with thunderbolt. Macbook pro has a new eighthgeneration quadcore intel processor with turbo boost up to 4. Feb 27, 2009 firewire 400 uses a dedicated controller and even though theoretically usb should be faster, it is not. And the versatile touch bar for more ways to be productive. Jul 27, 2012 additionally, for macbook pro models with an expresscard34 expansion slot, it alternately is possible to buy an expresscard34 card that provides firewire 400 ports and leave the onboard firewire 800 port free for use with firewire 800 devices. Sonnets yinyang firewire 800 to firewire 400800 mini hub solves both problems. Usb c hub, sinstar 8 in 1 aluminum multi port adapter type c combo hub for macbook pro usb c hub to hdmi male 4k typec pass through, ethernet, sdmicro card reader and 3. Firewire 800 runs at 800mbps, twice that of firewire and usb2. Connect a macbook pro firewire 800 port t apple community. Roughly as thin as a macbook pro and made from a nearlymatching.
The thunderbolt 3 ports in the macbook pro and macbook air work with usbc devices, which have the same connector shape. Bluray burner, or bluray drive, in addition to ports for thunderbolt 2, usb 3, esata, firewire 800, gigabit ethernet, and audio inout. Firewire has long been an apple mainstay for plugandplay storage, so there are quite a few firewire peripherals out there. Nov 15, 2019 the thunder dock is a hub that takes the throughput of thunderbolt and switches it, giving an additional two usb 3. Macbook pro 15inch, 2016 2019 macbook pro retina, inch, late 2012 2015 macbook retina, 12inch, early 2015 2017. It was originally developed by apple and released in 1999,as firewire 400, when the very first powermac g3 was launched. Firewire 400 in a firewire 800 world the other world. Mar 28, 2020 use usbc with displays and other devices that connect using a usbc cable. For all macs that match specific usb or firewire capabilities courtesy of s ultimate mac sort click the capability of interest right column. Macbook pro 16inch, 2019 firewire 800 thunderbolt 3. Oct 22, 2008 the macbook arrived with a mere two usb 2. Mini displayport to hdmi vga adapter, cablecreation 2 in 1 mini dp thunderbolt 2 converter hub compatible with macbook, macbook pro, imac.
The following intelbased mac systems with firewire 800 have been tested inhouse and are known to run uad2 satellite at firewire 400 speeds only. I tested the docks with a macbook air and macbook pro. You can also connect a usbc power adapter and cable to charge your notebook computer. Then, i started having mysterious connectivity and random unmounting of volumes issues with my 9 external drives. Heres how to get old school minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook pro with thunderbolt. Usb c hub, sinstar 8 in 1 aluminum multi port adapter type c combo hub for macbook pro usb c hub to hdmi male 4k typec pass through, ethernet, sdmicro card reader and 3 usb 3. Do the thunderbolt 3 usbc ports on the new macbook pro support firewire connection to the rm32ai and other presonus hardware, using adaptors. Originally developed by apple in 1999 the firewire 800 ports are available in nonretina macbook pro, mac mini, and mac pro. Thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter previous gallery image. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. New imacdigi 003 firewire 400800 issue pro tools gearslutz. Mar 25, 2020 aukey usb c hub 6in1 adapter with 3 usb 3.
Yinyang firewire 800tofirewire 400800 mini hub sonnet. Connect fireface 800 to macbook pro touchbar 2018 gearslutz. Apollo firewire mac compatibility universal audio support home. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by apple, which called it firewire, in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily sony and panasonic. My belkin hub is working with my new imac with a thunderbolt 3. Firewire 400 cables are capable of transferring up to 480 mbps. New imacdigi 003 firewire 400800 issue pro tools hello, i was called over to a friends house to help him troubleshoot his pro tools system and after trying everything i can think of, i am out of ideas and turning to my ever knowledgeable friends at gearslutz.
Additionally, for macbook pro models with an expresscard34 expansion slot, it alternately is possible to buy an expresscard34 card that provides firewire 400 ports and leave the onboard firewire 800 port free for use with firewire 800 devices. Intelbased mac systems with firewire 800 have been tested inhouse. Cofutureusbchubadapter,8in1 docking station with thunderbolt 3,usbc data port,4k hdmi,3 usb 3. You can also use a usb cable if you have one handy, the speed difference is marginal at best, especially since fw400 will get you similar speeds i get 3035mbs via usb with an 2. So unless all your devices are 800 speed, just the adapter alone above will allow you to hook up a 400 hub and get the top speed possible. Macbook pro 3,1 15inch midlate 2007 is not compatible. Mac ipad iphone apple watch tv music itunes homepod ipod touch apple card. Use usbc with displays and other devices that connect using a usbc cable. If you want to use a usbc device, you can just plug it into one of the. They were first called firewire 400 but have since been updated to firewire 800. If youre a photographer you may find my lightroom presets handy.
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