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Thunderbolt drive at OWC
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:54 pm
by dosuna11
Has anyone tried this yet? It is a 1TB thunderbolt drive.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Buffalo/HDPA1.0TU3/
Re: Thunderbolt drive at OWC
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:04 pm
by FutureLegends
Well, as far as I know, they only have 5400rpm drives in them. Which seems a waste for a TB drive and also, I wouldn't pay that kind of money for a 5400 drive. Maybe you have no other choice if you have a pre-USB3 Mac, but otherwise you get a 7200rpm drive for half the price.
Re: Thunderbolt drive at OWC
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:25 pm
by mikehalloran
It's bus powered meaning you are meant to use it with a MacBook. If you have no place to plug in, might just be the ticket.
There are faster, better, larger TB drives if you don't need bus power.
Re: Thunderbolt drive at OWC
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:53 pm
by dosuna11
I have an open thunderbolt port. All my firewire drives and MK3 are in chained into FW 800 port. iMac dual quad. Any suggestions?