Thunderbolt to USB adapter

When is Apple going to come out with a Thunderbolt to USB adapter?

vraptor567 wrote:
I have been waiting and in the meantime all around me windows pcs are running USB 3.0 devices that are very very fast. I have been a apple/mac user forever and usually apple is bleeding edge tech but it seems the pc world is now caught up and even passing apple by. Thunderbolt seems like a nice product but having to buy a $200-$300 hub adaptor to run anything is pretty lame
Newer Macbook Pros have USB 3 ports. I don't understand your reference to the PC world and USB 3. I've been using USB 3 devices on my Macbook Pro since last year. Read the specifications http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs-retina/

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Apple ethernet thunderbolt vs usb adapter

Which one is faster??
which one should i get??

sberman wrote:
Thunderbolt is much faster than USB.
That depends on which version of TB and which version of USB. if it's USB 2 then TB is much faster (20 times), if it's USB3 then TB is twice as fast, and if it's 3.1 it is the same speed.
USB2 480Mb/s
USB3 5Gb/s
USB 3.1 10Gb/s
Thunderbolt 10Gb/s
TB2 (releases this fall) 20Gb/s
Except USB2 all are much faster than ethernet so the choice of method will make no difference to network speeds (excepting USB2)

Is there a thunderbolt to usb 3 adapter available?

Is there a thunderbolt to usb 3 adapter available?

This is one nice thing that Apple could do for us 2011 MacBook Pro/Air, Mac Mini, and iMac customers with thunderbolt enabled USB 2.0 machines.
Thunderbolt drives/devices are still prohibitively expensive, and USB 2.0 is PAINFULLY slow. I was disappointed that the thunderbolt display didn't support USB 3.0, and an adapter like this would allow owners of the Thunderbolt Display to keep the adapter plugged into the thunderbolt out port on the display, and have a USB 3.0 hub on the desk.

Apple no longer making thunderbolt to firewire adapter!

I just visited an apple store today to be told that Apple are no longer making the thunderbolt to firewire adapter which was meant to be released this month (July). Calling Apple customer support also confirmed this. It is also no longer mentioned as a option, when ordering a new MBP retina on the Apple online store.
As I've just purchased a new MBP retina for portable video editing, the prospect of not being able to plug in all my legacy firewire drives to the MBP is very frustrating, and I'm sure many people are in the same situation. Trying to daisy chain via a USB 3 LaCie drive to firewire did not work when tested and it's likely that any other solutions via hubs etc, will probably require mains power. For ediitng on the road via bus powered drives, firewire is suddenly not an option at present.
Many of us have gone through these transitions before as Apple pushes new and better technology forward at the expence of backwards compatibility. Thunderbolt will be great, but curently it is expensive and not widely adopted, where as firewire drives are considerbaly cheaper than thunderbolt drives and many of us have a large number of these drives being used on a daily basis.
I'm sure other manufactures will be scrabling to bring a thunderbolt to firewire adapter to the market, however the fact that Apple has stopped making it before it was even released is alarming.

Styphin wrote:
And yet, FireWire became an industry standard. Your argument is invalid.
Key word highlighted (in comparison to "has become"). As Shootist points out, it is harder and harder to find any kind of FW device out there. Hence my soon to be orphaned 11 external HDDs, 2 of which only have FW and probably be unusable when I have to replace my current Mac. The rest fortunately have USB2 too and will have to function in a slow speed crippled mode when the time comes.
Even Apple is hedging its bets, else why add two USB3 ports and the HDMI in addition to the purportedly wonderful TB?

G-RAID with thunderbolt to Firewire adapter

Hi, I just bought a brand new Macbook Pro with Retina display. I also purchased a Thunderbolt to Firewire800 adapter with it to plug in the G-RAID mini disks I already had. WHen I try to plug the G-RAID mini in the TBtoFW adapter it make a regular beep and doesn't mount. Any clu on why this is happening?
The drives mounted perfectly on my 17in MBP and it works great on the MacPro I'm using right now.
THanks

It's beach use the FireWire to Thunderbolt adapter doesn't provide enough power. I've heard using two adapters with it plugged to both FireWire ports works. You plug one in, then the other.
I'm curios if the new G-Raid Mini is bus powered by USB 3. Or if you can plug in USB 3 and the adapter to get enough power. I only have 1 TB port on my Air.

Is there a thunderbolt to firewire adapter?

Hi,
First of all, I know there is an apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter but i'm looking for the opposite adapter.
I have a 2010 imac and I'm about to buy a MBP but the problem I see is that my imac has firewire 800 and usb 2.0 ports, whereas the new MBP have thunderbolt and usb 3.0 ports. I need a new external hard drive to work with for editing with Final Cut, but most of them have thunderbolt or usb 3.0.
- If I buy a hard drive with hunderbolt or usb 3.0 I can use it with the new MBP but not with my iMac, well yes but with usb 2.0 that is horrible to work with.
- If I buy a hard drive with firewire, which are being excluded of the market (I've made a research and for example at Western Digital website they don't offer any HD with firewire at all) I should buy the new adapter firewire to thunderbolt from apple to use it with a MBP.
The question is simple, as I see external hard drives with FireWire are being removed, and my 2010 iMac still works perfectly... do you know if there's going to be an adapter thunderbolt to FireWire that could connect a thunderbolt-external hard drive to my iMac's FireWire port??
Thanks!!

Have a look at theses drives, I understand you buy the drive with USB 3 and can then purchase a Thunderbolt adapter and a FireWire adapter. I think the drive plugs into the base unit in the photo which is the adapter. You could have the Firewire plugged into the old Mac and the Thunderbolt in the new one. Just swop the drive between computers.
I don't know what speeds the drive spins at, if it is 5400 it may be too slow for you, but that is something you can decide.
http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/backup-plu s-desk/#specs

No internet with Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter

I bought a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter, and i used it to connect a Iomega drive I previously used as USB.
When running OSX, no problem.
But when i boot the computer under Windows 7 (not SP1), if the adapter is connected, then the computer says that there aren't connections avalaible. If i boot without the adapter, everything worls fine and i can connect to my WiFi connection. (I don't have an Ethernet cable plugged, so i can't says if the Ethernet connection doesn't work too)
Any suggestion? Has someone experienced this?
Many thanks in advance!

Of course. You can connect both iMacs with a FireWire 800 cable and a Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter without any problem. The problem would come if the old iMac has not got FireWire 800 ports, but the Mid 2007 iMac comes with one.
In order to use Migration Assistant and transfer files from another iMac through FireWire, you need to put your old iMac in Target Disk mode as you said. To do this, simply hold the T key while your old iMac is starting up until you see the FireWire icon in the display. Then you can set up your new iMac, and you will be asked to transfer your data.
If you have already set up your new iMac, use Migration Assistant (in /Applications/Utilities) > http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html

Does the Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter work w/ W540?

I have an external storage drive that relies on Firewire 800, or USB 2.0 - I'd prefer to use the Firewire! I discovered the Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter ( http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thunderbolt-to-FireWire-Adapter/dp/B008RXYOKY ), but I haven't seen any clones for sale... Does anyone know if it will work with the W540 and Windows 7?

Hi DIgitalsmear
I bought one of this adapters to connect my firewire audio interface to my lenovo carbon X1 which has a thunderbolt out. And atm i have no proper connection going on, but i'm not yet sure whether it is because of the adapter or something else.
greetings
Milan

Firewire to USB adapter?

I recently purchased a iMac 27 i5. Love it. But it has only USB and thunderbolt ports. My beloved Nikon 4000 film scanner only has firewire connectivity. I found a firewire to USB adapter online and purchased one. It came from China. When I plugged it into my self-powered USB hub, I got a message saying a USB device was drawing too much power and it shut down one or more other USB devices to protect the computer. I couldn't print. I realized the adapter might be the problem and when I disconnected it, my printer came back online.
Q1 -- has anybody found a firewire to USB adapter that works?
Q2 -- is there another workaround to connect firewire devices to the new iMacs?
Q3 -- is it possible to have a USB port put into the scanner hardware?
George

Thanks, Niel. That makes sense ... should have thought of that ... assuming that will reduce the excessive power draw? I see Apple sells the 400-800 cable.

How to change the mac address of thunderbolt to ethernet adapter?

Hello everyone,
I am using Macbook pro retina display 2013 version. I have bought a thunderbolt to ethernet adapter in order to connect my Macbook to LAN. But in my area there is a shared line and I have to clone their mac address to my Macbolok. I could not change the mac address of my thunderbot to ethernet adapter. Can anyone please tell me how to change the mac address of thunderbot to ethernet adapter step by step??
Thanks in advance.

Open terminal and type the followings;
1) sudo ifconfig bridge0 ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx(it will be your new mac address)
2) Type your password to confirm
3) ifconfig bridge0 |grep ether (to see if change is successful)
PS: *This should with your thunderbolt adapter, but its not working usb to ethernet adapters without installing required drivers.
** You may need to do these steps every time you boot your mac.

Is out there a firewire to usb adapter?

Hello,
I am looking for a firewire to usb adapter, so I have a third usb port on my macbook pro late 2011. Does it excist?

Keep your eyes open for the Thunderbolt hubs and adapters that are starting to come out Some of them have multiple jacks with USB 2, USB 3, Firewire, etc all sharing the Thunderbolt port. Some even have internal disk drives and one has a Blu-ray DVD drive. Some are kind of pricey, but gives you lots of options for connectivity.

What is faster thunderbolt or usb 3.0 gigabit ethernet

What is faster a thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter or a usb 3.0 gigabit ethernet adapter?
Thanks

Both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 have bandwidths that exceed gigabit ethernet so based on theoretical numbers they should perform the same. However, different product manufacturers will write different drivers and use different hardware so unless you test specific products the question can't really be answered. Probably have to wait until magazines such as MacWorld or other Mac related websites test and compare devices.

Drobo Time Machine Thunderbolt to FW adapter = Drobo doesn't get detected

Hello,
I have a Drobo (early generation with Firewire) attached to my iMac via Thunderbolt to FW adapter. It's the drive that I use for Time Machine.
Unfortunately, every time I turn on my iMac, it doesn't detect the Drobo, though if I then unplug and then plug in the Drobo, it will detect it. Obviously, I don't want to have to do this every time I turn on my iMac.
Any thoughts as to what the issue might be?
Thanks,
John

Hello John C Lin,
It sounds like you have a firewire device is not detected automatically when you log in, but if you disconnect and reconnect the device it will then be detected. I suggest trying these troubleshooting steps from the article named:
USB and FireWire Quick Assist
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1151?viewlocale=en_US
Try a different port and cable
Connect your device to a different USB or FireWire port on your Mac. If you connected your device to a USB or FireWire hub or to a port on another USB or FireWire device that's connected to your Mac (known as daisy chaining), connect your device directly to a port on your computer. Some devices need to draw power from a USB or FireWire port to work; if you connect a device to a non-powered hub (one that isn't plugged in to a power source) or to a low-power port (such as the one on your USB keyboard), it may not work. If you have another known-good cable, try swapping the cable to see if that works. If it does, you should replace the problematic cable.
Check for device conflicts
Disconnect all USB or FireWire devices (including hubs and extension cables) except for your Apple keyboard and mouse. Then, connect the device in question directly to your computer. If your device works now, there may be a conflict between that device and one of your other USB or FireWire devices. If it doesn't work, go to tip 8. If you do have a conflict, you can determine which devices are affected. Connect your other devices to your Mac, one by one, making sure to test that each device works before making another connection. When you find the device that causes the issue, contact the manufacturer for assistance (check both manufacturers' websites for software updates and additional information).
Quit associated applications
If you're using a particular application that uses the device in question (for example, you're using Image Capture with a USB scanner), try quitting the application and then opening it again.
Try another user account or computer
If you have another Mac available, try connecting your device to that other computer to see if it works. If you don't have another computer available, log in to another user account on your Mac (or create a new user account and log in to it), and test the device again. If the device is working now, there may be a software conflict between the device and something in your original user account.
Check System Profiler for hardware Issues
Open System Profiler (from the Apple menu, choose About This Mac, then click More Info) and then click either USB or FireWire. If you don't see your device listed in the pane, the issue could be with the device itself or your computer's USB or FireWire port. To rule out the port, plug the device into another USB or FireWire port on your Mac and then check System Profiler again (press Command-R to refresh the window). Also try resetting the FireWire bus. If you see your device listed in the pane but it doesn't work, you may want to contact the device's manufacturer for assistance.
If the issue is not resolved I would next reset the SMC and the PRAM, then retest the issue:
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
And
About NVRAM and PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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How do I install my thunderbolt to ethernet adapter on OS X Yosemite?

I recently bought a thunderbolt to ethernet adapter for my Macbook Pro. I found that accessing the server is quicker when I have a hard connection. However, when I pull up my system preferences and network connections, my thunderbolt connection will come up but the settings do not properly connect and even when I try to manually connect it, I am unable to connect. Help! Does anyone have any ideas on how to address this issue/resolve it?
Please let me know, thanks!

Hello John,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The article linked below provides information which should help you resolve the issue setting up your Thunderbolt to Ethernet Adapter on your MacBook Pro.
Apple USB or Thunderbolt to Ethernet Adapters: First time setup - Apple Support
Ciao,
-Jason

Does the ethernet usb adapter support wake on lan?

Does the ethernet usb adapter support wake on lan? But the Ethernet port of the Thunderbolt monitor?

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