Aug 10, 2012 going with my existing firewire 800 drives and the thunderbolt to firewire adapter or usb 3 drives. Owc thunderbolt 3 dock is the only game in town for. Nov 28, 2011 we used our 128gb toshibapowered apple macbook air ssd in the mercury elite pro mini and tested its speeds over a firewire 800 interface. I tested the drive with firewire 800 and confirmed that it registers 115mbs. Will the apple dongel thunderbolt to firewire 800 work, or only frim. You may also want to test the firewire enclosure and see if its. Going with my existing firewire 800 drives and the thunderbolt to firewire adapter or usb 3 drives. The mercury elite pro enclosure has a brushed aluminum casing and is designed for stationary use. Connecting a firewire 800 external hard drive to macbook pro.
You may also want to test the firewire enclosure and see. Browse the topranked list of firewire 800 external hard drives. Hard drive enclosureadaptor for macbook apple community. Sandisk 128gb ultra dual drive usb typec,sandisk 64gb ultra dual drive usb typec. Firewire 800 benchmark testing was conducted by owc in december 2015 using a macbook pro retina inch, late 20 macbookpro11,1 with 2. Get the best deals on firewire 800 computer drive enclosures and find everything youll need to improve your home office. Sata bus in your model of imac theoretical speed cap 6gbs. It was your second paragraph that made me realize the reason for the. However if the external firewire drive is just a normal drive in a firewire enclosure then you could pull the drive from it and use either a usb3 hard drive case or even a laptop hard drive sata to usb3 cable. Jun 11, 2018 connected to the cinema display i have an old usb2 hub with a canon scanner, a time machine disk, and two spare cables. In real life, peak rates typically are just below 90mbs. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for only. 0 firewire wire 800 48bit logical block addressing silent operation hot pluggable mac and pc compatible easy installation and setup.
Ssd in firewire 800 enclosure the original plan was install a 64gb ssd in my new imac i7, until i found out about the dreaded cable that is directly connected to the hard drive to read the temperature of the hard drive. The solid, stylish enclosure is manufactured using thick aluminum metal alloy, which assists in dissipating heat and providing excellent protection. Screens, batteries, keyboards, logic boards, hard drives, connectors, and small parts all tested and guaranteed with fast shipping and easy returns. The ssd i chose has firewire 800 to provide a fastenough connection to my mac mini, plus usb 3.
Hard drive enclosureadaptor for macbook pro ssd retina, inch, early 2015 hi, i have a 128gb hard drive salvaged from an early 2015 inch retina macbook pro it was a. Mac compatibility mac compatibility macbook air retina, inch, 2020 macbook air retina, inch, 2018 2019. We used our 128gb toshibapowered apple macbook air ssd in the mercury elite pro mini and tested its speeds over a firewire800 interface. It was your second paragraph that made me realize the reason for the improvement. It was originally developed by apple and released in 1999,as firewire 400, when the very first powermac g3 was. Early thunderbolt vs firewire raid benchmarks macrumors. I guess apple used different chips in their ssd s and it just so happens that the toshiba ones dont work with the owc enclosure. Replace hard drive in my book studio firewire enclosure. Firewire 800 computer drive enclosures for sale ebay. Connected to the cinema display i have an old usb2 hub with a canon scanner, a time machine disk, and two spare cables.
Owc announces external enclosures for macbook air ssd. Their envoy pro enclosure doesnt work if your original apple ssd like mine has toshiba chips on it. Owc thunderbolt 3 dock is the only game in town for firewire 800. Firewire 800 and usb hard drive enclosure sep 12, 2012 i have a 1tb western digital 7200 rpm black sata internal hard drive that i no longer use and would like to put it into an external. Gtechnology 1tb gdrive mobile ssd rseries storage next gallery image. External ide hard drive enclosure case firewire mac parts and send in mac repair service for your apple macbook, macbook pro, imac, iphone or ipad. The firewire 800 interface theoretically transfers data up to 100mbs. This enclosure is a bit more expensive than usb 3 only enclosures, but if you are looking for the best overall performance then this is a really good choice. We offer a wide range of hard drive enclosures for mac systems including ssd, hdd, raid, and more external hard drive enclosures. I upgraded the ram and now want to upgrade to a new ssd. I get 400mbs read and write speeds with this enclosure, my ssd, and usb 3. Features two fast hard drives, easily configured in multiple raid modes at the flick of an easyaccess switch. Using target disk mode over firewire 800, we averaged 40mbs reads and 38mbs writes which equates to about 40% of the full capability of the firewire 800 interface as is typical with either an ssd or a hard drive.
Using target disk mode over firewire 800, we averaged 40mbs reads and 38mbs. Is booting from external firewire 800 ssd apple community. I did searches online and really didnt come up with much in the way of current data or test. In the meantime, im exploring options and thinking about possibly picking up this usb 3. Ssd owc mercury extreme 200gb ssd sea7k2 two seagate barracuda 7200. Firewire 800 usb usb 3 storage mac accessories apple. Will the apple dongel thunderbolt to firewire 800 work, or only frim thunderdbolt imac to firewire 800 drive. My external drive is about 95% the speed of my macbook pro internal ssd drive.
The minipro is equipped with the industrys best oxford chipset, which is approved by many professional audiovideo hardware and software manufacturers. Sep 12, 2012 firewire 800 and usb hard drive enclosure sep 12, 2012 i have a 1tb western digital 7200 rpm black sata internal hard drive that i no longer use and would like to put it into an external enclosure to use with my mac mini 2011 for backup amd data storage. There is no pickupover the counter service at our office address. Sep 29, 2017 while the 2010 mac mini limits you to firewire 800 or usb 2. Youd likely see a speed increase installing the drive internally. I have an older imac with high sierra installed and a firewire 800 connection. Sata ssdhdd to usbc enclosure adapter with uasp support, thunderbolt 3 compatible. Early thunderbolt vs firewire raid benchmarks wednesday june 29, 2011 12. The keyboard is connected to the second usb port on the cinema display and the mouse is connected to the keyboard. Youd see much better results connected to an internal sata port. Ssds can regularly stream over the 100mbs limit of firewire 800.
While the 2010 mac mini limits you to firewire 800 or usb 2. The minipro is equipped with the industrys best oxford chipset, which is approved by many professional audiovideo hardware and software manufacturers for highend media production. Hi golden, firewire 800 theoretical speed cap 5gbs. The mercury onthego solution features a clear acrylic case and is pocketsized. Gonna try running a firewire 800 ssd as my imac boot drive.
The ssd will be seriously limited in that enclosure by firewire oxford 944, but at least the low latency should be relatively maintained, good for random. Macbook pro 15 retina mid 2012 ssd enclosures ifixit. Its hard enough to find good enclosures that offer firewire 800, but for me, its proven nearly impossible to find a good, bus powered firewire 800 3. The ssd will be seriously limited in that enclosure by firewire oxford 944, but at least the low latency should be relatively maintained, good for random readwrites, and the sequential speeds shouldnt be that much slower than a platter drive, at around 85 mbs. However if the external firewire drive is just a normal drive in a firewire enclosure then. Sata ssd hdd to usbc enclosure adapter with uasp support, thunderbolt 3 compatible. Most of what i found was comparisons to usb 2 or tests done before macs had usb 3 builtin. Macbook pro 15 retina mid 2012 parts for diy repair. My macbook air is a mid 20 one and technically the enclosure works with my model. Firewire 800 is available on the nonretina macbook pro, mac mini and mac pro. My external drive is about 95% the speed of my macbook pro internal.
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