I am pondering the idea of getting one of the new MacBook Pros with the Retina Display. However: they only have Thunderbolt and USB ports, and I have a Firewire interface. As far as I can see, there are no low-end Thunderbolt audio interfaces yet. Can I hook up my Firewire device to the Thunderbolt port somehow, or will I have to ditch it for a USB one?
MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Apple announced both a Thunderbolt to Ethernet, and Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 adaptor during WWDC. the FireWire adaptor doesn't seem to be available yet, but the ethernet version is US$29:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD463ZM/A
perhaps the FW adaptor will be the same, and with a combination of 800 to 400 adaptor it'll work?
think it's worth the effort?
(good luck if you go for it, i'm holding out for a new mac pro and retina cinema display!)
Congratulations Christoph on going big. That new MBP / R is a look into the near future for apple and the not so near future for the competition.
I'm expecting a new 13" Air to arrive today. I have a SSD that I had in my old Macbook sitting in a usb 3 enclosure. I would like to drop it in a thunderbolt enclosure someday. I sure hope third parties will start showing interest in Thunderbolt until then looks like usb 3 is the new FireWire.
Well, Sonnet makes a ThunderBolt to express card adapter.
And they make an ExpressCard to FW adapter.
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/echoexpresscard34thunderbolt.html
Has anyone had any experience with the Sonnet gear? It's extremely frustrating that the Thunderbolt to FW adapters havent hit the stores yet.
I'm in the same boat. I have a Motu Traveler MK3 w/Firewire. I'm glad they announced the thunderbolt to firewire adapter. I was thinking I was going to have to sell my interface and pay more cash for that expensive Apollo unit.
Hopefully, Apple will post up the adapter soon on within their store.
Christoph, did you decide to get the new MBP?
Apple's finally released the Thunderbolt to FW adaptor:
Thanks, HangTime,
Great news! 🙂
I also have been waiting for this adapter and will get one, asap!
Léonie
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion, 2.4 GHz I.Core i7, 16GB RAM, 500GB
$29 in the US, good deal!
Anyone else getting a "Page not found" error?
Dead or incorrect link?
-MIKE
Just worked fine for me. If you are not using the US Store do a search for the model number.
I wonder if it costs 3.5x as much in the Swiss store. 8^)
Thanks for the heads-up, HangTime! 29 Euros in Europe ...
And no, I haven't bought a new machine yet. I don't really need it at the moment, my old MPB still doing what it's supposed to do, even after more than 3 years. So I might just wait until it's really on its knees ...
Christoph Drösser wrote:
I don't really need it at the moment
Heh, I hear you.
At least now you know the part exists, so when the time comes you _can_ keep your FW interface 🙂
Thunderbolt and Firewire
