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Any way to harness the power of USB3 drives on an early 2011 Macbook Pro with only USB2, Firewire 800 and Thunderbolt Ports?
Hi,
I can’t seem to figure out how to use the power of USB3 drives on my Early 2011 Macbook Pro. One would think there would be a USB 3 to Thunderbolt adaptor on the market, but many have speculated that Apple doesn’t want to make this available in order to force customers to upgrade to a new macbook.
Is there any way that anyone knows of in order to harness USB 3 power without USB 3 ports? I have a bunch of USB3 drives, simply because a lot of places no longer sell firewire drives. And last time I checked, Thunderbolt drives were incredibly expensive. I would really like to be able to use my USB 3 drives at faster than USB 2 speeds.
Film Editor, London UK
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3 Replies
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There sure is, some top results from a Google search for “thunderbolt to USB 3.0”
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=897993&Q=&is=REG&A=details
https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/03/belkin-thunderbolt-express-dock-review/
https://www.caldigit.com/ThunderboltStation/
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Thanks for the suggestion. However, I should have stressed that I was looking for an affordable way to do this – without purchasing one of these docks that cost a few hundred dollars. There really should be a simple adaptor, but for some reason Apple seems to have made this impossible.
Film Editor, London UK
http://www.scottclementseditor.com -
[Scott Clements] “Thanks for the suggestion. However, I should have stressed that I was looking for an affordable way to do this – without purchasing one of these docks that cost a few hundred dollars. There really should be a simple adaptor, but for some reason Apple seems to have made this impossible.”
Do you happen to have the 17″ 2011 MacBook Pro by any chance?
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