Thunderbolt technology supports daisy chaining multiple devices through a single thunderbolt cable so you can multitask at maximum speed without having to switch out devices. Goflex desk external drive support seagate support us. The thunderbolt adapter joins existing adapters for usb 2. This allows users to swap the interface adapter, which plugs directly into the sata port. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment typically 510% less. Connect multiple devices to turn your computer into a. Seagate goflex thunderbolt adapter now shipping, snag one. Western digital 8tb my book thunderbolt duo desktop raid. The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settingspreferences. With dual thunderbolt ports, it can support daisychaining up to 6 thunderbolt devices, minimizing clutter on your desktop. Seagate starts selling goflex portable thunderbolt adapter.
Flexible, fast and relatively affordable, the seagate goflex desk thunderbolt adapter makes the best thunderbolt storage solution on the. When the image is no longer visible on your desktop, you can physically. Whether you need to save your collection of family photos and movies, or you want to backup your music collection. Jun 18, 2012 as part of the goflex ecosystem, the goflex desk thunderbolt adapter turns any goflex desk drive into a blazingfast thunderbolt device for your compatible computer. I downloaded the intel thunderbolt controller driver for win10 x64 from. Feb 01, 2012 keeping its q1 delivery promise, seagate is now shipping its goflex thunderbolt adapter for portable drives of the same moniker. As you can see, it has only usb, no firewire sadly. Seagate goflex thunderbolt adapter now shipping, snag one for. Mar 29, 2012 seagate has released two new thunderbolt hard drive adapters that, while theyre still not cheap, are now within reach of many consumers enter the seagate goflex thunderbolt.
Delivering twice the bandwidth of thunderbolt 2, it consolidates data transfer, video output, and charging into a single compact connector. Seagate thunderbolt adapter for goflex portable hard. The goflex thunderbolt adapter will be available during the first quarter of this year and the goflex desk thunderbolt adapter is expected to be available before the second half of this calendar year. Taking advantage of the backup plus design, the seagate thunderbolt desktop adapter turns any backup plus desktop drive into a blazingfast thunderbolt device for your compatible computer. You will also need a goflex external hard drive and a thunderbolt cable. Nov, 2017 about apple thunderbolt cables and adapters thunderbolt is a revolutionary io technology that supports high performance data devices and highresolution displays though a single, compact port.
Ive read about the thunderbolt express dock, which would basically allow me to connect the usb 3. Published on jul 2, 20 if you need fast external hd ssd and do not have a usb 3. Seagate goflex to adapt to apples thunderbolt technology. To charge an iphone, ipad, or ipod from a thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port without one of these adapters, you can use the apple usbc to lightning cable instead.
Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals. Overview i received a desk model of the goflex thunderbolt adapter, which is designed to connect to seagates goflex series of desktop drives. Seagate backup plus desktop thunderbolt adapter stae129. Sep 30, 2019 seagate s backup plus ultra touch provides either 1tb or 2tb of storage, with a slimline design that measures 12mm thick and weighs 150g. With the thunderbolt adapter, my throughputs jumped to 120140 mbsec copying entire hard drives.
Aimed at multimedia professionals, the caldigit av pro 2 is a well designed. Or take the thunderbolt portable adapter on the goyou can connect it directly to your computer s thunderbolt port. Game harder with seagate firecuda gaming dock, an elite 4tb storage hub that connects an entire desktop battlestation. Learn about the apple thunderbolt cables and adapters that you can use with your thunderboltcapable mac. A few weeks ago at ces 2012, seagate showcased their goflex thunderbolt adapters. Seagate thunderbolt adapter for goflex desk stae122. Jan 29, 2019 to charge an iphone, ipad, or ipod from a thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port without one of these adapters, you can use the apple usbc to lightning cable instead. Macworld lab received an early production model of the goflex thunderbolt adapter and we ran a few tests using a seagate 500gb freeagent goflex ultraportable drive with three different adapters. The thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter lets you connect thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 devices external hard drives and thunderbolt displays, for example to any of the thunderbolt 3 usbc ports on your macbook pro.
Thunderbolt seagate s thunderbolt adapter for backup plus and goflex drives allows any backup plus, backup plus for mac, goflex, goflex pro, goflex slim, goflex turbo, goflex for mac, goflex slim for mac, or goflex pro for mac drive to connect via apples newest a thunderbolt port on a newer apple or windows computer. Long story short, i tested a number of thunderbolt 3 devices on a caldigit ts3 thunderbolt 3 dock connected to a thunderbolt 2 imac via the apple adapter and they all worked. Seagate zaps thunderbolt drives, lacie to continue. Simply connect an esata hard drive to the kanex thunderbolt adapter, and then plug into the thunderbolt port of your mac or pc. Newer thunderbolt motherboards and laptops are thunderbolt 3 which uses the usbc type connector. Seagate maakt goflex thunderboltadapter beschikbaar tweakers.
The long awaited goflex thunderbolt adapters are here. Mac with seagate thunderbolt adapter and 512 gb ssd. I originally had a 256gb m4 booting from the seagate portable thunderbolt adapter. My understanding there is a 2tb maximum hd size for compatibility with the seagate thunderbolt adapter. Ich habe mir eie seagate backup plus 1tb hd dazu geholt, diese pa. For apple, the thunderbolt 3 left port on the left of my attached pic doesnt seem to be even backward compatible with the thunderbolt 2mini display port, even though it should. I needed both available ports on my imac i have a second monitor and i often hook my mbp to the imac to get the better screen. To connect this to quantum or other thunderbolt 2 devices, we recommend using the startech thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 adapter. But you probably have devices that use usba, thunderbolt 1, thunderbolt 2, displayport, hdmi, or something else. Seagate 4tb firecuda thunderbolt 3 gaming micro center. Seagate thunderbolt adapter speed comparison with usb 2. Seagate stae129 backup plus desktop thunderbolt adapter. The seagate thunderbolt adapter driver is only needed if you are using 3tb or 4tb drives with the thunderbolt adapter and plan to change drives with other goflex adapters such as usb or firewire.
How to use any thunderbolt device on any thunderbolt mac. Toshiba canvio desk external hard drive disk 1tb 2tb 3tb. Reactie gewijzigd door playerx op 2 februari 2012 19. Jun 04, 2012 as with a lot of plans, it did not work as imagined, the plan needed some modifications. How to connect an iphone, display, hard drive, and more to a macbook pro or macbook air make room in your laptop bag. Check with its manufacturer for compatibility with your mac and display model. Find cables, charging docks and battery cases for mac. Flexible, fast and relatively affordable, the seagate goflex desk thunderbolt adapter makes the best thunderbolt storage solution on the market, especially for owners of. I disagree with the assertion that no help to you if you just need to bring an adapter, but its clearly not as elegant as thunderbolt 3 which does thunderbolt and usb 3 and displayport and bidirectional power flow 15w out or 100w in. Hands on with the seagate goflex thunderbolt adapter macworld. There are thunderbolt 2 adapters that run esata and usb 3. Add thunderbolt technology to any existing portable goflex or goflex desk with these adapters. As i found out, after buying all the pieces, the seagate goflex disks do not fit on the seagate thunderbolt desktop adapter, because the sata connector on the goflex case is a couple of millimeters about 14 inside the case and the desktop adapter has only a short sata connector and so does not go deep. Simplify file storage and access with this 2tb buffalo linkstation nas server.
It wont fit nice and neat with way the seagate drives fit, but it will work. Thunderbolt technology is a new, highspeed, dualprotocol io technology designed for performance, simplicity, and flexibility with promises of a 10gb per second transfer rate, thunderbolt technology will provide incredible flexibility. Learn about the apple thunderbolt cables and adapters that you can use with your thunderbolt capable mac. Seagate has released two new thunderbolt hard drive adapters that, while theyre still not cheap, are now within reach of many consumers enter the seagate goflex thunderbolt.
Seagate goflex desk thunderbolt adapter video cnet. Thunderbolt 3 and usb typec are the latest innovations in the external. Save your iphone chargers life with these 3 tricks. We got our mits on this bad boy back at ces, witnessing firsthand. Combining onpoint performance and strong encryption, seagates backup plus ultra. Design seagate s goflex drives are protected by enclosures, however a sata connector is built into the housing rather than a usb, firewire or thunderbolt connection. Old model seagate backup plus portable thunderbolt adapter. About apple thunderbolt cables and adapters thunderbolt is a revolutionary io technology that supports high performance data devices and highresolution displays though a single, compact port. Thought i would just write a quick post for people considering buying a large ssd 256gb for booting from a seagate thunderbolt adapter stae121 etc.
Thunderbolt accessories are still very much a niche product that are mostly catering to pros, and 2. Its aluminum unibody design helps to keep the vibration and operating noise incredibly low. I have a mid 2011 27 imac, which sadly only has usb 2. Adapters for the thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port on. I paired it with a owc thunderbolt cable and an old model seagate backup plus 2tb desktop hard drive. Connecting a seagate external drive via the thunderbolt cable to the mini displayport will result in nondetection. Feb 07, 2012 the long awaited goflex thunderbolt adapters are here. For even greater expandability, add the kanex 4port usb 3.
With this adapter i can use the thunderbolt port more, and i get to hang on to my mbp for at least another 2 years before upgrading. Apple shook things up today announcing a new line of superfast macbook pros featuring intel i5 and i7 processors, and yet another peripheral interface. Add thunderbolt technology to any existing portable goflex or goflex desk with these. Buy seagate backup plus desktop thunderbolt adapter.
The drive includes cables and adapters for both usba and. Hands on with the seagate goflex thunderbolt adapter. How to connect an iphone, display, hard drive, and more to a. If you dont intend to use the drive with other adapters it can be reformatted and the software is not needed. Design seagates goflex drives are protected by enclosures, however a sata connector is built into the housing rather than a usb, firewire or thunderbolt connection.
Housed in an allinone aluminum enclosure, blackmagic egpus are powerful yet quiet, charge your mac using thunderbolt 3, and have builtin io connections to drive both a thunderbolt 3 display. Lacie, which seagate purchased back in 2012 and kept around as a premium brand, is a much more. With dual ports, you can daisy chain up to six devices. Thunderbolt 3 offers a connection with stateoftheart speed and versatility. At 10gbps, the thunderbolt adapter is up to 20x faster than usb 2. External seagate thunderbolt adapter with hd youtube.
With the usb3, i was getting hard drive throughputs of 3035 mbsec. The bad the seagate goflex desk thunderbolt adapter doesnt include a. This is a normal usescenario for something like this so the speeds you see here are what you might expect if you get one of the adapters. We approximate your location from your internet ip address by matching it to a geographic region or from the location entered during your previous. Use the extra usb port to connect extra peripherals. Top storage devices and adapters for your ipad and iphone 2.
Macworld lab received an early production model of the goflex thunderbolt adapter and we ran a few tests using a seagate 500gb freeagent goflex ultraportable drive with. Aimed at multimedia professionals, the caldigit av pro 2 is a welldesigned. Flexibility connect thunderbolt technologyenabled external hard drives, media players, hd displays, media capture and editing systems and more through a single cable and. The only shortcoming i found with the seagate goflex desk thunderbolt adapter is the fact that it, like many other thunderbolt devices, doesnt include. Thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter previous gallery image. And with the integration of usbc, convenience is added to the speed of thunderbolt to create a truly universal port. Transferring highdefinition movies and other large files now takes seconds versus minutes when compared with older interface technologies. For apple, the thunderbolt 3 left port on the left of my attached pic doesnt seem to be even backward compatible with the thunderbolt 2 mini display port, even though it should. Mar 16, 2012 flexible, fast and relatively affordable, the seagate goflex desk thunderbolt adapter makes the best thunderbolt storage solution on the market, especially for owners of goflex desk external drives. The best external hard drives for mac in 2020 pcmag. Seagates backup plus ultra touch provides either 1tb or 2tb of storage, with a slimline design that measures 12mm thick and weighs 150g.
Before purchasing this item i called seagate i spent almost an hour on hold to find out if the protect is compatible with the seagate backup plus 3 tb firewire 800usb 2. As part of the goflex ecosystem, the goflex desk thunderbolt adapter turns any goflex desk drive into a blazingfast thunderbolt device for your. Blackmagic design has created two external gpus egpus ideal for your thunderbolt 3enabled mac. Developed by intel and brought to market with technical collaboration from apple. Jul 02, 20 published on jul 2, 20 if you need fast external hd ssd and do not have a usb 3. Performance i tested the seagate goflex desk thunderbolt adapter with a 4tb goflex drive the two effectively form a goflex desk thunderbolt. Can connect your keyboard, mouse, usb headset, webcam, display monitor, and more, via one thunderbolt 3 cable. With the help of thunderbolt technology and compatible peripherals, users can turn their everyday computer into a powerful workstation. Connect the desk thunderbolt adapter directly to your computer, or to displays and other thunderbolt devices.
The slow trickle of new thunderbolt products continues. We do not recommend using the apple thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 adapter on a pc desktop laptop as it may not. As with a lot of plans, it did not work as imagined, the plan needed some modifications. Keeping its q1 delivery promise, seagate is now shipping its goflex thunderbolt adapter for portable drives of the same moniker. Syntech usb c to usb adapter 2 pack, usbc to usb 3. Thunderbolt 3 usbc to thunderbolt 2 adapter next gallery image. Backup plus and goflex desk thunderbolt software for mac. Im planning to buy this external hard drive here from the apple store. Adapters for the thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port on your. As a bidirectional adapter, it can also connect new thunderbolt 3 devices to a mac with. Seagate thunderbolt adapter for goflex desk stae122 the. Michael gives an update after using this handy external device for a few months. If youre using a dvi cable with your display, use a thirdparty usbc to dvi adapter or cable.
Review seagate goflex thunderbolt adapter mar 16 macnn. As a result of this consideration, i bought a seagate backup plus desktop thunderbolt adapter. This thunderbolt adapter is much, much faster than the usb3sata adapter. Correctly identifying the apple thunderbolt port seagate support us. Seagate stae126 thunderbolt goflex desk upgrade adapter. Top storage devices and adapters for your ipad and iphone. Thunderbolt according to apples press release, thunderbolt technology enables users to daisychain a number of peripherals via this new interface including monitors, printers, and yes external hard drives. Lacie d2 thunderbolt 2 3tb external storage get a lighting fast storage medium for a professional desktop with the lacie d2 thunderbolt 2 3tb external storage. Backup plus or goflex portable drive, mac os x operating system 10. Thunderbolt 3 laptop should be able to connect with thunderbolt 2 peripherals, like how usb 3.
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