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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Macbook Pro 2012 with Thunderbolt hub?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1630424"><p>Yes, that should work fine, but isn't strictly necessary. You have two USB 3 ports on that machine, both of which are very fast (not nearly as fast as Thunderbolt, but hugely faster than USB 2), and it would likely be a lot cheaper to get a USB3 hard drive.</p><p></p><p>If you want to experience the speed of Thunderbolt, then by all means get a Thunderbolt drive, I'm sure it will be extremely impressive. But USB 3 would probably meet your external drive needs at a fraction of the price unless you are doing something with the external drive that relies on very fast transfers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1630424"] Yes, that should work fine, but isn't strictly necessary. You have two USB 3 ports on that machine, both of which are very fast (not nearly as fast as Thunderbolt, but hugely faster than USB 2), and it would likely be a lot cheaper to get a USB3 hard drive. If you want to experience the speed of Thunderbolt, then by all means get a Thunderbolt drive, I'm sure it will be extremely impressive. But USB 3 would probably meet your external drive needs at a fraction of the price unless you are doing something with the external drive that relies on very fast transfers. [/QUOTE]
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