Looking for an external firewire docking station for a hard drive to use for Time Machine on an old Mac Mini. Can't seem to find one with these particular specs.
Anyone aware if this even exists, or am I overlooking something obvious?
Thanks
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Original Title: External firewire docking station?
Mac mini, macOS 10.13
Until recently, Other World Computing sold external drives and enclosures that had both USB 3 and FireWire 800 interfaces. The bus-powered ones for 2.5" SATA notebook hard drives and SSDs got discontinued some months back – but there were still wall-powered ones for 3.5" SATA drives.
Unfortunately, OWC discontinued them. To the best of my knowledge, they were the very last supplier of FireWire drives and enclosures – offering them for years longer than other vendors.
https://www.owc.com/solutions/mercury-elite-pro-usb-esata-fw800
"SOLD OUT"
"We're sorry, but this item is no longer for sale."
If you're quick enough, you might be able to snag a used one. A search of their site for "Firewire" turned up this:
Until recently, Other World Computing sold external drives and enclosures that had both USB 3 and FireWire 800 interfaces. The bus-powered ones for 2.5" SATA notebook hard drives and SSDs got discontinued some months back – but there were still wall-powered ones for 3.5" SATA drives.
Unfortunately, OWC discontinued them. To the best of my knowledge, they were the very last supplier of FireWire drives and enclosures – offering them for years longer than other vendors.
https://www.owc.com/solutions/mercury-elite-pro-usb-esata-fw800
"SOLD OUT"
"We're sorry, but this item is no longer for sale."
If you're quick enough, you might be able to snag a used one. A search of their site for "Firewire" turned up this:
Searching for an external firewire docking station for Time Machine on an old Mac mini
