and Thunderbolt 2 – like Firewire 800 before it – is unlikely to be enough to sway the market. But there are two glimmers of hope. The first is the new Mac Pro. That has not just one ...

While Apple's new adapter can be attached to a computer by its FireWire connection, it will not provide Thunderbolt over FireWire. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

Mac shops with significant FireWire investment may not need a total Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 makeover, but staying put with current hard drives and devices will come at a price This past summer ...

Apple’s Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter is finally on sale in the Apple Store. Apple’s Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter is finally on sale in the Apple Store. Update: Oddly enough, Apple has ...

Given the relatively slow adoption of FireWire, its lack of competition with USB 2.0, and its potentially bleak future, people may wonder how long Thunderbolt will be around and whether it will ...

Trying to connect FireWire 400 and 800 devices gets iffy. Apple has a Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter for $29/£29, but it has an older Thunderbolt connector that doesn’t plug into the ...

Years later, Apple would enable a FireWire Target Disk mode that allowed ... Ultimately, it brought similar functionality to USB-C and Thunderbolt (with the latter requiring a reboot on Macs ...

With the proper adapters, Thunderbolt has the ability to support many types of peripheral connections (including HDMI, USB, FireWire, Fibre Channel and more). In addition to storage devices ...

Even with estimated real-world performance of around 8Gbps, Thunderbolt is many times faster than FireWire 800 and USB 3.0. It’s also significantly faster than the eSATA connections available on many ...

The long-awaited Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter made its debut on Apple's online store this morning, but the product page appears to be appearing and disappearing at will. I wasn't able to see ...

FireWire, eSATA, etc. This post will help you understand the current state of modern connection standards—namely USB and ...