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Some way of connecting USB 3.0 hard drive to Firewire/thunderbolt?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1474703" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Well, there is, but it's cost prohibitive (i.e. you could buy a straight-up Thunderbolt drive for less money). At this point, the only USB 3.0 capable Thunderbolt peripherals are "docking stations" that are really meant for notebook users:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.belkin.com/us/thunderbolt" target="_blank">Thunderbolt Express Dock | Belkin USA Site</a></p><p><a href="http://www.matrox.com/docking_station/en/ds1/" target="_blank">Thunderbolt Docking Station for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air</a></p><p></p><p>Why someone doesn't just make a simple USB 3.0 hub for Thunderbolt yet, I don't quite understand. It should be technically feasible - even trivial, given that PCIe USB 3.0 adapters are a dime a dozen, and all that would be needed is a Thunderbolt interface grafted on and re-engineered to fit into an external case - but so far, no one has built one to my knowledge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1474703, member: 24098"] Well, there is, but it's cost prohibitive (i.e. you could buy a straight-up Thunderbolt drive for less money). At this point, the only USB 3.0 capable Thunderbolt peripherals are "docking stations" that are really meant for notebook users: [url=http://www.belkin.com/us/thunderbolt]Thunderbolt Express Dock | Belkin USA Site[/url] [url=http://www.matrox.com/docking_station/en/ds1/]Thunderbolt Docking Station for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air[/url] Why someone doesn't just make a simple USB 3.0 hub for Thunderbolt yet, I don't quite understand. It should be technically feasible - even trivial, given that PCIe USB 3.0 adapters are a dime a dozen, and all that would be needed is a Thunderbolt interface grafted on and re-engineered to fit into an external case - but so far, no one has built one to my knowledge. [/QUOTE]
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