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February 4th, 2013, 03:47 PM | #1 |
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Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
Finally, it looks like someone has made exactly what I need. A trayless 4-bay Thunderbolt enclosure.
Triple Thunderbolt | USB3.0 | eSATA hardware raid/jbod enclosure with five drive tray-less It's a bit pricey at over $700. But, given that I have a pre-USB 3.0 MacBook Pro, my only options are this or wait for the Belkin Thunderbolt Dock and couple it with a USB 3.0 enclosure. I'm curious if anyone has experience with this. Or am I going to have to be the guinea pig? |
February 4th, 2013, 08:25 PM | #2 |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
I wish someone released a Thunderbolt enclosure for just one 2.5" drive. Getting one with a SSD is ridiculously expensive... I guess an empty TB enclosure would be expensive too, though :/
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February 6th, 2013, 07:27 PM | #3 |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
Check this out:
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/main...oltSSD.en.html Might not be what you're looking for. But it is possible. |
February 10th, 2013, 08:37 AM | #4 |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
I would only buy a drive with two thunderbolt ports. The ability to pass through is a must in my book - my MacBook Pro with only one thunderbolt port that is.
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February 10th, 2013, 05:51 PM | #6 |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
I have the retina MacBook Pro which has 2 thunderbolt ports. And with current prices I'm happy if I can afford just one tb device ;)
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February 18th, 2013, 04:52 PM | #7 |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
What about the Seagate adapters? The 2.5" version will work with any 2.5" drive including a SSD. I use the desktop 3.5" version and love it. I bought one thunderbolt device and can use as many 3.5" drives as I want. I would never buy a single thunderbolt drive since they are a complete waste of money.
I do use the FW800 seagate adapter for 2.5 drives and it works great. The thunderbolt version may not be an enclosure but it is a great way to get as fast of speeds as possible with single drives and would be great for SSD drives. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/840972-REG/Seagate_STAE121_GoFlex_Thunderbolt_Adapter.html desktop version does have two thunderbolt ports. |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
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Did you get the enclosure? I see there is an option to have dual TBolt ports for daisy chain |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
I pulled the plug, get one of this eBOX-TeSU from AMAZON, base on AMAZON user's reviews
It's solid, easy - set up a RAID take less than 2 min. I have to say, it's a good purchased |
August 12th, 2014, 09:32 AM | #11 |
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Re: Thunderbolt Drive Enclosure: It's About Frickin' Time
I currently have a G-Tech 4TB Thunderbolt RAID.
I would love to switch it out for a replaceable drive unit though... it's true that they're a complete rip off... although performance has been superb - it's a noisy and sometimes poorly reviewed item, which doesn't fulfil me with confidence moving forward as it ages. |
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