Can you use a firewire adapter to thunderbolt to use the Dock?
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I am not sure. The dock is designed to connect to a computer Thunderbolt port for greater performance. Renaldo Wheatley
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I don't think so...OSX won't drive all the interface out the firewire port, as it does for thunderbolt.
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The dock is intended to be connected to your computer via thunderbolt directly; i.e. not through a firewire-to-thunderbolt adapter.
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No! Firewire technology is entirly diffeernect. If you do not have a thunderbolt port on your computer firewire will not work
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Yes you do need some kind of audio interface that has 1/4 inch or RCA outputs. Then the device should have either FireWire or USB...you may need a FireWire to thunderbolt cable because the new Mac may not have FireWire. Hope this helps
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The only way to get a sound signal is with a cable! Docking the Samsung device to the dock will only supply power! So, you can plug a mini-usb charger to your phone & use the audio (stereo) cable to connect to the dock for sound. Personally, if that's your planned general use, then this dock most likely isn't the solution that you need. I'm not sure that a usb&lt;--&gt;firewire cable would even work. The dock works best with the Samsung devices listed in it's product description.
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Hi Sheldon, I'm not familiar with a thunderbolt port, but the device works very well with a mini display port. wish i could be of more help
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No, you cannot. You could use a Firewire drive with the Thunderbolt port of a MBP, but not the other way around. Sorry.
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To answer the question, no. The model I have, has 2-800 firewire ports and 1-USB3 port. The other picture which is confusing is not the one that I received. It has an esata port, 2-800 firewire ports and 1-USB2 port. Neither one has a Thunderbolt Port. This is the one with Thunderbolt... G-Technology G-RAID with Thunderbolt Professional Dual Drive Storage System 4TB (0G02289)
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K. Meagher, A FireWire port is not currently a standard feature for this configuration. However, the system is easily expandable, allowing you to add such functionality.
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Although it doesn't have a FireWire connection, you can use it with the USB connection. My idea was that this would be a temporary solution till I get my new Mac with thunderbolt and then it will fly. Hope this helps.
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It oesn't have thunderbolt. You can connect a Mac using thunderbolt but you need to buy an adapter to do it.
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Hi Nichole - If you are wanting to use a FireWire 400 device then yes, you will need the thunderbolt to FireWire adapter, which is FireWire 800, and then this adapter to plug your FireWire 400 cable into.
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This adapter allows you to use your thunderbolt port with a FireWire 800 cable instead of the FireWire port on your computer
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Yes for the Fire Wire, but if attempting to use on a new Apple device with Thunderbolt 2 you will need to purchase the Fire Wire Adapter from Apple.
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This adapter is only for a firewire port, either 400 or 800. It doesn't appear that the MacBook Pro with retina display has a firewire port. You will need to purchase the Thunderbolt to firewire adapter first, then depending on if you have a cable that is firewire 400 or firewire 800 you may need the adapter. I would purchase the Thunderbolt to Firewire dongle first, then try your firewire cable. If it doesn't fit, then purchase the Firewire 400 to Firewire 800. Apple has the Thunderbolt to Firewire dongle, I just bought one myself. It is about $30.00.
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YES... I use my firewire connections frequently, and buy drives with two inputs so I can serial connect. Also gives flexibility to one more port option. I use a mac mini, and all USB ports are full - so this gives another option...
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No it will not. Thunderbolt and USB 3 are pretty much the same. The weak link will be the firewire protocol.
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Facilitates connecting new MacBook Pro or Mac Pro with Thunderbolt connections to devices with FireWire. Essentially the same as an adapter that would connect FireWire with a USB connection.
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It's unlikely. Firewire is controlled by a specific chip that doesnt exist in USB