wonderings

So I am looking at the new MacBook Pro retina and non retina. I use my MacBook Pro mostly at work attached to an external, which would use up a thunderbolt connection. So if I get the non Retina MBP I have no thunderbolt really, and if I get the Retina, well I lose out on other things, but have 1 free thunderbolt port. I thought I remembered seeing a thunderbolt adapter that had multiple connections on it, firewire, usb. I cant seem to find anything like that though. Does anyone know of a product like this? Would prefer to have a thunderbolt connection FW800 and a USB, not sure if that would ever really work through one thunderbolt port though

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dwp

Is this what you're thinking of?

Matrox DS-1 Docking Station

There's also this from Belkin which is a bit more expensive but may be more versatile.

Belkin shows off its updated Thunderbolt Express Dock rocking 9 connections for $399 in September | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

wonderings

That is close to what I want, though I need something with FW800. I like that unit as it has a DVI connector so it frees up the other thunderbolt connection, but still need that FW.

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Digital_Gary

The Belkin dock has FW800 but quite pricy!

Belkin upgrades its Thunderbolt Express Dock before it's even available -- Engadget

dwp

I was editing my post when you replied. The Belkin is the ticket.

wonderings

Was just looking at that one. That seems to have it all, just not released yet.

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wonderings

I guess an opposite question is can I get an adapter that goes from firewire 800 to thunderbolt? Would need it for a 24 inch iMac which obviously does not have thunderbolt and would need to potentially connect to a thunderbolt raid.

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John Clay

Nope.

Thunderbolt requires a connection on the logic board.

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wonderings

I wonder then if I would be able to daisy chain through a docking station. So have the 24 inch iMac run FW 800 into the docking station, that goes through my and eventually to the raid.

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John Clay

Again, no. Thunderbolt doesn't work like that. Neither does FireWire.

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