Easily connect external esata equipped devices directly to your mac computer with the thunderbolt to esata and usb 3. Connect up to two drives to the hub, which connects to the thunderbolt port on your new mac. 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. Comprehensive line of lightningfast 1 and 2port thunderbolt and pcie adapters. Use the extra usb port to connect extra peripherals. The caldigit thunderbolt station 2 docking station adds esata, ethernet, hdmi, and usb 3. The docks front is designed for the easy connection of your portable devices, headphones and media cards, while the rear features a multitude of ports for your static devices so cables stay out of sight. Connect up to two drives to the hub, which connects to the thunderbolt port on a new mac.
Thunderbolt 3 connects to displayport displays and monitors with. Through a single cable, the owc thunderbolt 3 dock brings an unprecedented combination of ports, convenience and power to your thunderbolt 3 equipped windows pc or mac. The lacie esata hub is a simple and efficient means for connecting esata enclosures to your 2011 mac s thunderbolt port. Startechs new adapter brings esata storage to thunderbolt. I used an external 3 tb 7200 rpm hard drive from gtechnology for the tests. Apr 05, 2012 announced at ces earlier this year, the lacies new thunderbolt esata hub is now shipping. The unit is very small and takes up almost no space on the desktop. The device allows external esata drives to be connected to thunderbolt equipped macs.
The esata hub thunderbolt series allows for connecting esata external hard drives with a thunderboltenabled mac. In addition to all this, the ts3 plus is the best option for both mac and pc laptop charging. And that means it would cost a lot more than a cheap commodity usb hub and so no one would buy it theyd just get a hub instead. I got the esata hub a week ago and yesterday connected it to two 2. As for unneeded ports, it is likely the chipsets available to make the. Check with its manufacturer for compatibility with your mac and display model. Thunderbolt and usb are quite different protocols, so you cant just use a cable it would need to have active electronics in it to convert between the protocols. Thunderbolt 2 to four 4 esata 6gb hub support port multiplier technology. With the esata hub thunderbolt series, now you can connect esata drives to your thunderboltcompatible mac. Oct 27, 2015 the 15port dock includes many of the ins and outs youd expect.
Conveniently, the kanex thunderbolt to esata adapter adds an extra superspeed usb 3. Aluminum enclosure with heat sink design for 60% better cooling. First i connect my external raid 5 array to the esata port of the hub and hook up the thunderbolt cable to my 2011 imac. May 02, 2012 i got the esata hub a week ago and yesterday connected it to two 2.
Jan 22, 2015 if youre still using an esata drive or two, this particular hub will let you connect it to any thunderboltequipped mac, though it will share the thunderbolt 2 connection, reducing esatas. You may block or delete all cookies from this site but parts of the site may not work. Mac hd 12 2 esata hub mac hd thunderbolt series 1 12 mac hd mac hd lacie esata 3 4 100% recyclable copyright 2012, lacie 1201. I was also curious to see how daisy chaining would work and whether the lacie could output a mini displayport signal. Akitio thunder3 pcie v3 box 40gbs for mac and windows. Lacie turns thunderbolt budgetfriendly with esata hub cnet. The best thunderbolt 2 docks for the macbook pro or macbook. If youre still using an esata drive or two, this particular hub will let you connect it to any thunderboltequipped mac, though it will share the thunderbolt 2 connection, reducing esatas.
Adapters for the thunderbolt 3 usbc or usbc port on. Lacie esata hub thunderbolt series thunderbolt technology. The esata hub thunderbolt series lets users connect esata drives to a thunderboltcompatible mac. It includes a second thunderbolt port in case you want to daisy chain another thunderbolt device. Lacie hub connects esata drives to thunderbolt macs. Simply connect an esata hard drive to the kanex thunderbolt adapter, and then plug into the thunderbolt port of your mac or pc. I noticed that the lacie esata thunderbolt hub was for sale at the apple store and decided to give it a try.
Nov 11, 2015 the rear also has three usb 3 ports, a microphone jack, one esata port, gigabit ethernet, hdmi, two thunderbolt 2 ports, and a security lock slot. Buy tb3esatu31 thunderbolt 3 to esata adapter with usb 3. This means you can connect, for example, your highend lacie 324i display and your esata hub to your mac via a single thunderbolt cable. Charge and synch your smartphone or connect a usb hub for port expansion without experiencing any performance delays. Jan 08, 2012 cnet reports on a new esata hub from lacie which allows you to connect external esata drives to your thunderbolt equipped mac. Lacies esata thunderbolt hub pushes data transfer to the.
Jun 14, 2012 the esata hub can connect esata hard drives to thunderboltcompatible mac computers without expresscard34 slots and can daisy chain with other thunderbolt peripherals to cut down on cable clutter. Lacie hub now shipping, connects esata drives via thunderbolt. Utilize the usb port on the adapter to simultaneously attach other usb devices. Shopping somewhere like amazon or newegg might find you. Thunderbolt 3, thunderbolt 2, thunderbolt products. This port can be used to connect an external storage drive with an esata interface to your thunderbolt. Tb3esatu31 thunderbolt 3 to esata adapter with usb 3. Lacies esata thunderbolt hub pushes data transfer to the max. The rear also has three usb 3 ports, a microphone jack, one esata port, gigabit ethernet, hdmi, two thunderbolt 2 ports, and a security lock slot. With tb2qes3 the latest thunderbolt 3 to esata hub from datoptic, now you can connect up to 20x drive to your mac via thunderbolt 2 or thunderbolt 1 bus, whether your drives are set as jbod via port multiplier or simple four 1. Cloned the hd over and was able to boot from it, everything looking good.
You can even daisy chain the hub to connect up to 12 esata drives six hubs with two esata drives per hub to a mac. Announced at ces earlier this year, the lacies new thunderbolt esata hub is now shipping. Thunderbolt 3 five 5 trayless bay jbod tower with host. Supports thunderbolt data rates of up to 20gbps with 2 dedicated pci express lanes one per port. I found, as others have, that the unit works flawlessly when connected to an esata only external hd enclosure interface. The best thunderbolt 2 docks for the macbook pro or. My imac boot to finder and immediately recognized the two partitions on my raid 5 as esata. Iogear gtc3deu thunderbolt 3 to esata and usb adapter.
It may also differ from the performance achieved when connecting the same esata storage device directly to an esatacompatible computer. For even greater expandability, add the kanex 4port usb 3. Akitio thunder dock thunderbolt docking station akitio. This adapter is designed to work with both thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 ports allowing you to connect both esata and usb 3. Theres no driver for the lacie esata thunderbolt hub. The akitio thunder dock is ideal for people who have existing esata storage devices to connect with a thunderboltequipped mac macbook pro, mac mini, imac, and especially the new mac pro. The second thunderbolt 3 port on the thunder3 dock pro operates the same as a thunderbolt 3 computer port by supporting thunderbolt 3 up to 5 daisy chained, usb 3. The esata hub is the perfect solution for companies that use esata drives, but have upgraded their macs to versions without expresscard34 slots. Thunderbolt technology supports daisy chaining, so you can connect a display or other thunderbolt device to the esata hub. The hub comes with two thunderbolt ports and two esata ports. Cerrxian esatap power over esata combo male to usb 2. Cnet reports on a new esata hub from lacie which allows you to connect external esata drives to your thunderbolt equipped mac.
With its 14 ports of connectivity thoughtfully placed, the owc thunderbolt 3 dock delivers convenience while keeping desktops clutterfree. May 02, 2012 i noticed that the lacie esata thunderbolt hub was for sale at the apple store and decided to give it a try. If youre using a dvi cable with your display, use a thirdparty usbc to dvi adapter or cable. Theres no driver for the lacie esatathunderbolt hub. Simply connect it to the thunderbolt 3 port on your laptop to provide an esata port and a usb 3. The best thunderbolt 3 docks for apples 2019 inch macbook pro. Addyourown graphics desktop card, and portable allinone external graphics expansion systems. Thunderbolt 3 provides twice the display bandwidth of thunderbolt 2, enabling your mac to support up to four 4k displays or up to two 6k displays. As the name suggests, startechs thunderbolt 3 to esata and usb 3. Help with lacie esata thunderbolt hub apple community. Its the perfect solution for companies that use esata drives, but have upgraded their macs to versions without expresscard34 slots. Users can theoretically connect up to 12 esata drives 6 hubs x 2 esata drives per hub to a mac while maintaining esata 3gbs speeds. Compact and portable, its the perfect companion for your macbook pro or any other. Lacie las vegasif you have a thunderboltenabled computer but just cant afford.
The esata hub can connect esata hard drives to thunderboltcompatible mac computers without expresscard34 slots and can daisy chain with other thunderbolt peripherals to cut down on cable clutter. The 15port dock includes many of the ins and outs youd expect. It may also differ from the performance achieved when connecting the same esata storage device directly to an esata compatible computer. Thunderbolt 2 to four 4 esata 6gb hub support port. Supports booting from an attached drive with any thunderbolt mac running os x 10.
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