Firewire 400 to 800 adapter 1pcs, elago firewire 400 to 800 firewire adapter provides a simple way to connect firewire 400 devices to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers with a firewire 800 port. All the firewire products listed in the following tables use one of the qualified controller chips. How to effectively link presonus firepod firewire 400 to. Alienware usb typec port to firewire dell may not support apple, and apple may not support dell, but the cable noted here works. Recently apple made its thunderbolttofirewire adapter available, which was announced along with apples latest macbook systems at this. Effortlessly connect your mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Extremely easy to plugin and doesnt take away from the mac hardware functionality and look. Usb firewire adaptors for macbook macrumors forums. Plugged in the adapter and started importing video immediately. Jobs responds to outrage over macbooks missing firewire. After setting it up i decided to migrate my data from an older macbook pro. Heres how to get old school minidv video via firewire 400 into a 2015 macbook pro with thunderbolt. Firewire via thunderbolt 3 usbc support on macbook. Satapata to usbfirewire work because the ata protocol was designed to be interoperable with both of them.
Alienware usb typec port to firewire dell community. I need this to work on my late 20 macbook pro, but it doesnt show anything on my home screen. Thunderbolt usbc to firewire 800 adapter apple community. It was originally developed by apple and released in 1999,as firewire 400, when the very first powermac g3 was launched. How can i overcome lack of firewire port on laptop. The rounded edge on your cable is firewire 400 also known as 94a with a 6pin connector. I purchased apples thunderbolt to firewire adapter but it doesnt seem to work. An external drive with multiple connection options generally will. At some time in the future, that number is expected to jump to an unbelievable 3.
Buy elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter white for mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac and all other computers. Ive gone twice to the apple store and this is the rig they. Hi, i have just bought a thunderbolt to firewire adapter from the apple store. Macbook models introduced in 2015 or later have a single usbc port. Connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. While apples new adapter can be attached to a computer by its firewire connection, it will not provide thunderbolt over firewire. I want to know why windows will no longer provide an ieee94 driver for this device. For all macs that match specific usb or firewire capabilities courtesy of s ultimate mac sort click the capability of interest right column. Satellite firewire mac compatibility universal audio. I have a new macbook but a camcorder mwith firewire is there an adaptor made which will provide me with a workable link. Apple still sells the thunderbolt firewire adapter and is supported on mac, so it is not obsolete.
The only problem i am aware of is the possible inability to boot from a firewire to usb external hard drive. Im still using an apogee duet firewire 400 on my 2008 mac pro patched with mojave 10. July 15, 2011 i needed an adapter to use with my firewire 400 products with my newer mac mini and macbook pro that only comes with firewire 800 port. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter for mac md464lla. Theyre totally different technologies and any such adapter would be impressively expensive. If youre a photographer you may find my lightroom presets handy.
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 also works with thunderbolt 2, but will be limited to thunderbolt speeds 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. Today i connected my motu ultralite firewire to my macbook pro early 2015 using a firewire 400800 cable and an apple firewire to thunderbolt adapter. My belkin hub is working with my new imac with a thunderbolt 3 to 1 adapter. Ive also got an apollo audio converter from ua that has digital io with 8 in and 8 out running on my mac pro 2012. How to connect macbook pro with firewire toms guide forum. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter for mac pro macbook pro mac. You can also connect a usbc power adapter and cable to charge your notebook computer. The apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter has been tested inhouse and there are currently no known issues when using it with uad2 satellite firewire. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter new in box for.
At the moment i have a whole raft of dongles hanging off my touchbar 15. Site sponsor other world computing offers a couple of different compatble adapters. It supports up to 4k video and is backward compatible with older hdmi technology. This adaptor is actually very snug fitting, which was a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately my laptop doesnt have a firewire port. Apples thunderbolt to firewire adapter enables you to connect a firewire 800 device to your thunderbolt port equipped computer. Buy apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter featuring thunderboltthunderbolt 2 male connector, for thunderboltequipped mac, provides firewire 800 port. Get a thunderboltfirewire adapter firstly, to easily connect the thunderbolt port on the computer to a firewire device, purchase a thunderbolt firewire adapter. Firewire adapter and repeater compatibility is based on the firewire controller integrated circuit chip that is.
A firewire port provides power, so the connected device usually doesnt need its own power cord many mac computers have one or more firewire 400 ports that transfer data at up to 400. Product title siig firewire 800 96 adapter ieee 94 adapter average rating. I did a web search and could find nothing about this causing any over heating problems but maybe rab and nick know something i dont. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with builtin thunderbolt cable. This lets you connect your macbook pro to a display and stream everything thats on your screen. Firewire 800 never fits snug into the computer, just a manufacture flaw, but it always worked in my laptop. The macbook pro 3,1 15inch midlate 2007 is incompatible with apollo. Motu ultralite firewire to new macbook tunderbolt 3. Firewire is a method of transferring information between digital devices, especially audio and video equipment. Syntech usb c to usb adapter 2 pack, usbc to usb 3. The macbook pro usbc ports directly support thunderbolt, so the only thing the usbc to thunderbolt adapter is providing is the thunderbolt plug.
Use usbc with displays and other devices that connect using a usbc cable. Proffit indicated, usbtofirewire cableadapterconverter things will not do the job, so dont waste your money or time. Your purchase is therefore covered by paypal purchasing protection. If youre planning on connecting your macbook pro to a tv set or external display, youre going to need a video adapter like an hdmi cable. Read update below ive recently purchased the new macbook pro, but i cant figure out how to connect a firewire connection to it. Is it possible to get firewire 400 devices to work with thunderbolt. So, can you buy a 6 pin firewire cable to ethernet cable.
For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. This compact mac accessory with builtin thunderbolt cable connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer. Why is windows 10 no longer supporting apples thunderbolt. Link to connect external devices, such as a hard drive or a digital video camera, without needing to restart your computer. Presonus fp10 firewire 400 to firewire 800 cable apple firewire to thunderbolt 2 adapter apple thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 adapter. Apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector cnet. Then, i started having mysterious connectivity and random unmounting of volumes issues with my 9 external drives.
Because of this, the two cannot in anyway ever be converted. My friend has a laptop just like mine with windows 8. Mini displayport to hdmi, benfei 4k mini dp display port to hdmi thunderbolt compatible male to female adapter for macbook air, imac, macbook pro, surface pro 345, thinkpad p71thinkpad t570. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. There are a variety of adapters that make it possible to connect a firewire 400 device to a computer that only has a firewire 800 port like the unibody macbook pro line. Is there an adapter to convert firewire 400 to firewire 800. When connecting motu firewire bus powered products via apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter, we recommend using an external power. The adapter is ideal for macbook air and macbook pro with retina display users as those computers have no firewire ports.
Support for older cameras, many of which particularly dv tape models depend on firewire, is ruled out by apples aluminum macbook update. Free shipping for your apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter. You can use firewire sometimes called ieee 94 or i. Macbook air inch, early 2015 2017 macbook air 11inch, early 2015 macbook pro retina, inch, late 2012 2015 macbook pro retina, 15inch, mid 2012 2015. The other end of the adapter features a 6pin female firewire connector that any standard 6pin male firewire 400 cable can plug into. Also known as ieee 94, firewire is fast the latest version achieves speeds up to 800 mbps. It cannot be used as a bridge between usb and firewire. Firewire 800 is available on the nonretina macbook pro, mac mini and mac pro. I want to transfer data from my pc laptop to the 6 pin firewire port of my macbook.
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