From a long line of rugged drives, here we have another one, the lacie rugged thunderbolt usbc portable hard drive. Moving photos library to external hard dr apple community. The aluminum case is an attractive accompaniment for your mac. I recently bought a mac mini to replace my aging macbook pro and bought this external drive to supplement the limited solid state drive space in the mini. A new generation of thunderbolt 3 drives for mac and diy enclosures will the the best backup drive choice for truly highend computing and enterprise environments. The slim and compact enclosure comes with a tethered thunderbolt cable, making it the ideal storage drive to take with you wherever you go. Designed to be a companion device to the mac pro, the d2. Gtechnology 6000gb 6tb gdrive external hard drive w.
The external drive is a seagate go flex thunderbolt 1tb that was already set up as a time machine backup to this macbook pro. The thunderbolt 2 connection is enough for video editors to edit and stream 2k or 4k footage from although note that it doesnt support thunderbolt 3. Thunderbolts data transfer rate of about 10 gbps is twice the speed of usb 3. As such its best directly connected to a modern mac, or as the last device in a thunderbolt 3 chain. Jan 20, 2015 what would be better is get a separate external for the photos then use one drive for the photos and another drive to backup.
Like all owc external drives, the owc thunderbay 4 raid comes with a 5 year warranty which is the longest youll find for a quality external hard drive on mac. Apr 29, 2020 thunderbolt 3, with bandwidth support up to 40 gbits and the ability to drive two 4k displays at 60 hz, was developed by intel using a usb typec connector. Thunderbolt 3 provides up to 4x the speed of the fastest usb connection, support for one 5k or two 4k monitors, singlecable docking, external graphics support, up to 100 watts of power delivery, plus daisy chain support for up to 6 thunderbolt 3 devices all delivered through a usbc port. Sorry if this is the wrong place, but with the new macbook pro only having thunderbolt 3 usbc ports i was wondering what are some of the best usbcthunderbolt 3 flash drives available right now. Replaceable captive cable through the use of a captive cable, the fusion thunderbolt 3 pcie flash drive s thunderbolt cable remains firmly connected to it at all times. Lacie today updated its d2 desktop storage hard drives, adding an aluminum unibody, dual thunderbolt 2 ports, and an optional ssd upgrade. For added convenience and flexibility, the akitio thunder3. Next, we connected a lacie little big disk thunderbolt with two 512gb ssds in a striped array to one of the mac pros and enabled file sharing on a volume on that drive. So say you connect your macbook to a thunderbolt enabled external hard drive, but want to plug in another external hard drive via the same port. The rugged heatdissipating aluminum enclosure features two thunderbolt 2 thunderbolt 10gbs backward compatible ports for up to 46mbs realworld speeds, so you have more than enough bandwidth to handle personal and business backups all the way up to todays.
Macbook pro retina, late 20 and later mac pro late 20 imac retina 5k, 27inch, late. The thunderbolt hard drive will show the all like any drive on the mac and the fusion doesnt need to what type of the drive you has thunderbolt, fw or usb. The thunderbay 4 mini ssd equipped solution is big on performance and flexibility yet sized about the length of a pencil. I also realized that there was a version 4 of winclone i had had version 3.
If you use our links to buy, we may get a commission. On my imac, it reports drivers regardless of whether something is connected or not, and i can connect thunderbolt drives after it boots, whenever i want, any time during my work and they show up just fine. If youve recently upgraded to a new imac or macbook pro, youre probably going to need an optical drive if you want to continue importing your movies and music to itunes, or just access the content on your discs. Lacie d2 external hard drives upgraded with thunderbolt 2. The first thunderbolt peripheral devices appeared in retail stores only in late 2011, with the relatively expensive pegasus r4 4drive and pegasus r6 6drive raid enclosures by promise technology aimed at the prosumer and professional market, initially offering up to 12 tb of storage, later increased. With thunderbolt technology, this dualdrive storage system delivers uncompromising speed and performance for accelerated hd video editing and other graphicintensive endeavors. For the average apple consumer with more modest needs, the second generation of fullspeed usb 3. I had this question myself, as i have a 20 imac that has been beachballing like crazy over the past year. Lacie 1tb rugged ssd pro external drive with thunderbolt 3 next gallery image. Sep 08, 2014 gtechnology has differentiated itself as a leader in raid storage systems, but they make really good single drive portable units, too.
Thunderbolt 3 ssd backup drive whether using conventional 2. Buy gtechnology 10tb gdrive with thunderbolt featuring 10tb storage capacity, thunderbolt and usb 3. This is transparent for any application on the mac. Apple released its first thunderboltequipped computer in early 2011 with the macbook pro. Mac pro 2019 mac pro late 20 mac mini 2018 and later. The best thunderbolt 3 ssd and hard drives for your macbook pro, macbook air, mac mini, or imac by appleinsider staff wednesday, december 04, 2019, 12. But when i boot the mac as windows only no thunderbolt drives are detected except the one started from external. The akitio thunder3 duo pro was designed for both thunderbolt 3 and usb computers.
Gtechnology has differentiated itself as a leader in raid storage systems, but they make really good singledrive portable units, too. Everyone else has to either buy a new mac or stick with older displays. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Yes, if i connect the drive and reboot, it does show up. Use a standard thunderbolt cable and connect one end to maca and the other to macb. Sonnets fusion thunderbolt 3 pcie flash drive is an.
Intel and thunderbolt devices for windows anandtech. Where is the mac address of my thunderbolt to ethernet adapter. Simplify file storage and access with this 2tb buffalo linkstation nas server. Buy gtechnology 10tb g drive with thunderbolt featuring 10tb storage capacity, thunderbolt and usb 3. I had spent extra money when i bought the imac, to get the fusion drive, thinking it would have an ssd to run the os and i would get the. Sep 23, 2011 for mac users that means only 2011 macbook pro, air, imac or mac mini models will work with the thunderbolt display. Replaceable captive cable through the use of a captive cable, the fusion thunderbolt 3 pcie flash drives thunderbolt cable remains firmly connected to it at all times. Mar 09, 20 yes, if i connect the drive and reboot, it does show up. Os x time machine backup program will by default exclude your external drives from backup, so you want to go into the time machine options to drag that.
Is it possible to install and boot windows on a thunderbolt. Lacie 1tb rugged ssd pro external drive with thunderbolt 3. Thunderbolt hard drives are now available from techbuy. Lacie d2 thunderbolt 3 6tb external hard drive desktop hdd thunderbolt 3 usbc usb 3. May 17, 2017 i am trying to mount an external thunderbolt drive using a thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 2 cable to a macbook pro retina, inch, late 20 2. Step 3 boot the mac you want to access while holding the t key. For mac users that means only 2011 macbook pro, air, imac or mac mini models will work with the thunderbolt display. It connects directly to any computer with a thunderbolt 3 port, or at the end of a thunderbolt 3 device daisy chain, via a captive 0.
The drive marks the end of an era that lasted more than a year when thunderbolt was maconly. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac or pc to an device with the thunderbolt to usb 3. Gtechnology 6000gb 6tb g drive external hard drive w. Their gdrive mobile with thunderbolt is a 1 tb hard drive that runs at 7200 rpm, making it a faster little bugger than some of the competition. Gtechnology 12tb graid with thunderbolt 3 hard drive storage system next gallery image gtechnology 12tb graid with thunderbolt 3 hard drive storage system. Owc thunderbay 4 mini 4tb ssd thunderbolt 2 solution. That way the backup drive would have a second copy of the photos. But dells compact thunderboltbased ssd packing high readwrite speeds doesnt come without a cost. Intel shows off prototype 128gb thunderbolt thumb drive.
The 10 best external thunderbolt hard drives ezvid. So your adapter has its own mac address, as does the the network interface in a thunderbolt display, and the wifi in your macbook air. Jun 15, 2012 the drive marks the end of an era that lasted more than a year when thunderbolt was mac only. I have a mac pro late 20 and thunderbolt works as a mac, in windows running windows as a virtual machine in boot camp using parallels desktop 10. I am trying to mount an external thunderbolt drive using a thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 2 cable to a macbook pro retina, inch, late 20 2.
Users can also connect thunderbolt peripherals in a daisy chain configuration, so an external hard drive connected to a video capture device thats. Exclusively for your mac, transcends storejet for mac sjm300 portable hard drive provides immense storage space and offers superior data transfer speeds. I took a new seagate backup plus portable external hard drive 1 tb, formatted it and copied the photos library to it took over an hour to copy the file with other programs on my macbook pro not in use. While it doesnt fit exactly in your palm, its quite manageable, easy to pick, easy to use and even easier to admire the goal they had when chose orange for their casing. Designed for portability and speed, this buspowered drive features both thunderbolt and usb 3. If you think youll need an external drive mostly for bluray discs, most of them will also. The mac address is unique and a property of the actual network hardware although it can be spoofed. Please visit the other pages of this site to explore the diverse market of pc and mac external ssd thunderbolt drive options for budgets large and small. What would be better is get a separate external for the photos then use one drive for the photos and another drive to backup. Jun 06, 20 the drive, which intel is calling the worlds fastest thumb drive, is similar in size to a standard flash drive and does not require an expensive thunderbolt cable to connect to a mac or pc. Their g drive mobile with thunderbolt is a 1 tb hard drive that runs at 7200 rpm, making it a faster little bugger than some of the competition.
Topselling external thunderbolt ssd drives for macpc. This glyph drive caught my attention because it states upfront that it is formatted for mac, simple reformat for windows. Pay special attention to the comment at the bottom of the post. Pc and mac are interchangeability of drives and this nothing to do with the thunderbolt, usb or fw. Highspeed data transfers between two macs with thunderbolt. Experience the mindboggling speed of thunderbolt 3 with up to 40gbs. Kitsuneknight monday, june 4, 2012 link sure, theres lots of things standing between thunderbolt and taking a nice chunk out of the consumer space. Sep 10, 2014 lacie today updated its d2 desktop storage hard drives, adding an aluminum unibody, dual thunderbolt 2 ports, and an optional ssd upgrade. The best thunderbolt 3 ssd and hard drives for your. Bootcamp windows 7 externally using thunderbolt drive. Dual thunderbolt ports provide daisychain flexibility that enhances workflow and productivity, allowing you to connect more drives for more speed and capacity. Well, instead of connecting to the macbook, youll just connection to a second thunderbolt port on your first external hard. The cool part about thunderbolt is that you can daisychain devices. Wd my book thunderbolt duo 8tb external hard drive for mac.
The drive, which intel is calling the worlds fastest thumb drive, is similar in size to a standard flash drive and does not require an expensive thunderbolt cable to connect to a mac or pc. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac or pc computer, giving you an extra usb 3. Start the mac maca youd like to access, and hold down the t key while booting, you should see a screen like this. But, when i go into sys info, the system still reports no drivers, unlike my imac. The device can be connected via thunderbolt 3 usbc or usb 3.
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