![]() ![]() ![]() The Seagate GoFlex adapters are self-contained SATA to USB, SATA to FireWire or SATA to Thunderbolt bridges. This is untrue - the variosu GoFlex options are all just direct plug SATA adapters. I realize this is all somewhat off topic, but I had to say something to clarify the statement that " the items listed for the Seagate drive are for that drive only". Because these are larger drives I have in continuous use, I bought the Firewire adapters, and they nearly doubled the transfer speed to these drives. But Seagate sells an adapter that swaps out the drives' USB 3.0 interface for a Firewire 800 interface. I have a couple of Seagate Backups+ drives that came USB 3.0 enabled. However, if there was an adapter that could allow me to connect all of my USB 3.0-capable drives to my iMac's Firewire 800 port and harness its higher speed (compared to my iMac's USB 2.0 ports), it would be worth spending money on such a device because it would work with every USB 3.0 drive I've bought or will buy.Īs to your last few sentences, I'm not sure what you're saying. I'm using these drives for long-term storage of data, so spending considerably more money to get Firewire drives would not make any sense at all. That wasn't my question.Īnd, yes, I do buy the USB versions because they are cheaper. MichelPM-Of course I know that there are external drives with Firewire 800, and I knew that when I bought my external drives (and all without having to do a bit of research). Radiation Mac-Thank you for the information. ![]()
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