Q: Where are the thunderbolt HDD enclosures and other peripherals ?
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Apr 19, 2014 7:56 PMby jlandd,Csound1 wrote:
So you have not actually tried this?
Thanks
Csound1, first of all I'd like to apologize for my course language there. It just came out and didn't seem so bad when I wrote it but it looks pretty bad to read it. Just the coffee talking.
No, and I didn't end up getting one, since it didn't really offer me something I didn't already have using FW800, and I don't have a MBP that lacks that port, which is where this adapter makes sense. But in my research found enough reviews that said it's as easy as with the STAE 105 FW800 version I use in that the connector is a standard SATA port, that the official Seagate enclosure only holds the drive in place.
I chalk up some users' inconsistencies to the fact that it's a bus powered adapter, and the issue is between their laptop's bus power, which can vary quite a bit between years and models while still being in spec (though one would think that with Thunderbolt this has become standard enough that it's not an issue, but I don't know for sure), and the drive they try, which may want more power than the bus power is giving. Some of my 7200RPM bare 2.5 drives will not work via bus power on some of the laptops here for this reason. And I'm sure it's true that some older drive models don't respond as well to being on a Thunderbolt bus powered adapter or dock, same as some had less luck in certain other circumstances (FW chips, etc), but I can't imagine it had anything to do with that it was a bare non-Seagate drive. If you Google around you'll find plenty of folks doing it that way.
Just found this AnandTech review that clarifies this, although they first got it wrong from relaying info from Seagate and updated the info : )
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5499/seagate-goflex-thunderbolt-adapter-now-availa ble
Best,
j
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Apr 20, 2014 11:34 AMby okayson,Hello Csound,
I have one of these seagate sleds. I bought it to go with my 2011 MBP which the wife now has. I have the 2012 MBA now. I also have an HP Spectre XT touchsmart with a thunderbolt port. The seagate drive works perfectly on both devices. No drivers needed. Strictly plug and play. Also I use it with naked 2.5 inch drives, both mechanical and SSD.
It performs as advertized, except that the advertizements do not mention its complete compatibility with windows.
Thats my 2 cents.
Okayson
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Apr 20, 2014 2:36 PMby okayson,
Yes I understand. As I said, I have the seagate sled and I've used SSDs by OCZ, Crucial M500 and Sandisk as well as mechanical drives by Seagate and the "proprietary" drives that came with my MacBook Pro and HP Spectre XT Touchsmart. As described above, and I am attaching pictures to illustrate my point, the connector is a regular sata connector so any 2.5 inch drive will fit. Actually a 3.5 inch drive will also fit but typically those require external power, (although I once had a 3.5 inch 90gb OCZ ssd that could be used with this sled).
Ti compensate for the design being for the special Seagate drive, I put some paper to raise the floor of the sled so that a regular 2.5 drive connects to the sata port without bending.
okayson.
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May 27, 2014 4:20 AMby griff101,There aren't many Thunderbolt peripherals out yet still.. the only one that springs to mind is LaCie SSD / HDD range
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Apr 12, 2015 10:07 AMby KLicheR,I first bought the Seagate portable GoFlex adapter and I had disconnection problems with my 512GB SSD when I was working with really demanding applications like video production. I later found a post from a guy who explain why Thunderbolt powered enclosures can't support SSD over 256GB.
I then bought the Seagate GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt adapter. With the power brick, no more problems and blazing Thunderbolt speed for less than 200$ and I can use any drive I want! And even daisy chain my Thunderbolt display to it.
