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What is the best way to connect a CD drive with a firewire connection to the new Mac Pro.

What is the best way to connect a CD drive with a firewire connection to the new Mac Pro.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 2:44 PM

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Oct 5, 2015 2:48 PM in response to donaldmcdiarmid

A FireWire to Thunderbolt adapter.

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Oct 5, 2015 6:27 PM in response to donaldmcdiarmid

The data rates are surprising slow, and modern drives have buffers, You can get by with USB-2, if your enclosure has that.

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What is the best way to connect a CD drive with a firewire connection to the new Mac Pro.

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