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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