Thunderbolt 3 ports look exactly the same as USB-C ports, and indeed, the connector is physically the same from a plug-in perspective. Is USB 3.0 Type C the same as Thunderbolt? Yes a USB 3.0 drive will be (maybe) half the speed of the internal SSD but it’s still ‘fast’ just not ‘fastest’. USB 3.0 is still pretty fast, so a fast SSD over USB 3.0 will be much faster than a mechanical drive and even faster than last years SSDs from the Airs (Because they were very slow for SSDs). This makes USB 3.0 faster than eSATA and about six times faster than FireWire 800 (full duplex at 800Mbps). eSATA, an external connection that runs at the same speed as the internal SATA 1.0 bus, has a maximum theoretical of 3Gbps. Put side by side with eSATA and FireWire 800, USB 3.0 is far superior. The naming scheme is accurate though, as it represents the actual speed of the cable: 400 Mbps vs. The older standard, FireWire 400, is a flatter connector with one rounded side, and the faster 800 version resembles a fat USB connector. Thunderbolt currently looks to be heading the same way. But it definitely became a niche product, with even Apple eventually dropping the port from its MacBooks. It’s still in use in many high-end setups, and you can still buy Firewire drives today. It involves installing the legacy FireWire drivers into the Windows 10 OS. Microsoft has officially discontinued support for Firewire (IEEE1394) with the introduction of Windows 10 OS, but there is a workaround that many SPOT customers have used successfully.
If you purchase a PC with USB-C you would need to ensure that the USB-C port on the computer is an approved Thunderbolt 3 port. Apple's Approved Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter:.Apple's Approved Thunderbolt 2 to Firewire Adapter:.A Bilingual S800 to S400 FireWire cable:.If you are buying a new computer the following articles will be helpful.Īlternatively you can use an Apple Mac which would require the following cables/adaptors depending the Mac you get. USB to Firewire adaptors are not supported and in general do not work for audio equipment. To connect the Firestudio to a computer for recording/control purposes, the computer must have a valid firewire port or one that can be used with an adaptor.
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