Firewire to Thunderbolt Adaptor

Is the Firewire to Thunderbolt adaptor good for both Firewire 400 and Firewire 800?

It is FireWire 800 but you can use it with FireWire 400 devices with a FW800 to FW400 cable or adapter
<http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fw_adapter.html>

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  • Firewire to Thunderbolt adaptor. 6-pin IEEE 1394 firewire for video transfer

    Will the Apple Thunderbolt to firewire adaptor work with a IEEE 1394 6-pin firewire for video transfers?

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  • Firewire thunderbolt adaptor does not recognize my time machine external hard drive

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  • I need to connect my old Mac book pro to the new one to transfer files.  The old one doesn't have Thunderbolt 2 and the new one doesn't have Firewire 800.  Will the Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter or Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter work?

    I want to transfer data from my old Mac book pro to my new one using migrate.  The old computer doesn't have Thunderbolt 2 and the new one doesn't have Firewire 800.  Does the Thunderbolt to Firewire or the Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter work to connect them and transfer data?
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  • Thunderbolt adaptor to fire wire not working

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  • Firewire to Thunderbolt, Firewire to Thunderbolt

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  • Connectiong an external thunderbolt hard drive to an older iMac via firewire to thunderbolt adapter, as my Mac doesn't have any thunderbolt entry?

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  • Audio problem with firewire to thunderbolt adapter

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