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Item dimensions L x W x H 6.7 x 2 x 15.5 centimetres

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  • Easily connect your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac to a FireWire device with the Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter.
  • Small and compact, it connects to the Thunderbolt port on your Mac computer, giving you a FireWire 800 port that supplies up to 7W for bus-powered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices.
  • System Requirements: OS X v10.7.4 or later, Thunderbolt-equipped Mac computer
  • Compatibility MacBook models: MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015–2017), MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015), MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012–2015), MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012–2015)
  • Compatibility Mac models: iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015), iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014–2015), Mac Pro (Late 2013), Mac mini (Late 2014)
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Easily connect your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac to a FireWire device with the Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter. Small and compact, it connects to the Thunderbolt port on your Mac computer, giving you a FireWire 800 port that supplies up to 7W for bus-powered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices.

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    Customers find the electronic adapter functional and of good quality. It works well for connecting old camcorders to Macs and Firewire audio interfaces without fail. They find it easy to use, plug-and-play with good instructions. The transfer speed is satisfactory. However, opinions differ on whether it provides good value for money.

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    175 customers mention ‘Functionality’166 positive9 negative

    Customers appreciate the adapter's functionality. They say it works well, is well-made, and plugs into the iMac Thunderbolt port. It provides uninterrupted audio transmission, is a useful gadget, and seems like a genuine Apple product.

    "I like that it works well and the quality is very good too but the price point?..." Read more

    "...Its seamless functionality ensures uninterrupted audio transmission, allowing for a hassle-free recording and playback experience...." Read more

    "...And it works flawlessly (so far) without any set up trouble...." Read more

    "...The whole set up works beautifully and has helped me extract videos stuck on mini DV tapes onto movies on my Mac and then transfer them to cloud..." Read more

    41 customers mention ‘Quality’41 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the product's quality. They find it a reliable way to keep Firewire equipment compatible with newer devices. The connector is of good quality and feels secure.

    "...But the quality is great so maybe it’s worth the price for the quality and would make sense to buy once if you get quality." Read more

    "...Highly recommended for anyone seeking a reliable and straightforward audio interface solution." Read more

    "Works well for intended use. Feels quite sturdy, although being Apple it was pricey hence losing a star. TLDR:..." Read more

    "Good quality connector and it was despatched quickly along with a Neet 400 to 800 Firewire adapter...." Read more

    39 customers mention ‘Compatibility’28 positive11 negative

    Customers find the adapter compatible with various devices. It works well for connecting old camcorders to Macs, audio interfaces, and new Macs. The adapter connects firmly and easily with FireWire 400 cables and is great for linking new Macs to old ones.

    "...2 to FireWire 800 Adapter provides a dependable solution for connecting my audio interface to my Mac Mini...." Read more

    "Works flawlessly enabling connectivity with the old and new! Why trash antiques if they still work?" Read more

    "...The only gripe I have is with the cost. The FireWire cable is generic and coated me around £6 but Apple charge a premium £25 for this FireWire to..." Read more

    "...TB adaptor. It all works fine to my firewire external raid and performs well...." Read more

    12 customers mention ‘Ease of use’12 positive0 negative

    Customers find the adapter easy to use. It's dependable, plug-and-play, and works well. They mention it connects easily to MacBook Pros for editing using QuickTime and iMovie.

    "...And it works flawlessly (so far) without any set up trouble...." Read more

    "...Could be a bit too technical for some, but there are some good instructions and webpages out there...." Read more

    "...The adapter connected firmly and easily to the Neet 400/800 adapter and in turn to my 400 male connector on my camcorder lead and worked perfectly..." Read more

    "...No fuss, no bother, it just works. Could be cheaper but... y'know... Apple." Read more

    12 customers mention ‘Transfer speed’11 positive1 negative

    Customers find the video transfer speed of the adapter fast and easy. They say it works flawlessly, instantly connects, and makes the upgrade migration simple. The adapter allows them to transfer all footage from their Sony Handycam and H1e cameras.

    "...Got to admit that it worked flawlessly - the device instantly connected and you really wouldn't know that it wasn't running natively over Firewire...." Read more

    "...and the speed is not noticeably slower, although is much faster than using the older USB2. This is working with a daisy-chain of four FW800 drives...." Read more

    "...The drive will sleep when the mac does and the speed is fine. So all in all a good product, just really expensive for a small piece of plastic." Read more

    "...which I purchased at the same time, it allows me to successfully transfer all footage on my Sony Handycam (DCR-TRV265E) to my Macbook Pro with..." Read more

    7 customers mention ‘Adapter quality’7 positive0 negative

    Customers like the adapter quality. They say it's an excellent adapter if you want high-speed Ethernet connection.

    "This is an excellent adapter if you want high speed ethernet connection on your mac, not if you want to connect an old camera or similar device to it..." Read more

    "Perfect adaptor. Does the trick! Used it with other cables and adaptors to digitise old home movies from D8, Hi8 and Video8." Read more

    "An excellent adaptor. I needed to recover iMovie and IPhoto libraries from my old IMac (the graphics card failed)...." Read more

    "fast delivery, nice adapter, nice colour..." Read more

    90 customers mention ‘Value for money’31 positive59 negative

    Customers have different views on the value for money of the adapter. Some find it reasonably priced, while others consider it a little expensive but still good quality.

    "...Despite all the good news, it's still rather expensive for what it is - but that's Apple for ya, and that's why I dropped a star :-)..." Read more

    "...But the quality is great so maybe it’s worth the price for the quality and would make sense to buy once if you get quality." Read more

    "...Feels quite sturdy, although being Apple it was pricey hence losing a star. TLDR:..." Read more

    "...28 pounds is a bit over expensive for such a basic cable (Apple a bit ver greedy on accessories); 2) even..." Read more

    9 customers mention ‘Design’5 positive4 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the design. Some find it sleek, with a nice color and doing its job elegantly. Others say it's poorly designed by Apple, with functional design principles compromised in the name of eye-catching design. There are also complaints about quality lacking on some items.

    "...This adapter combined with the Firewire 800 to 400 cable does the job elegantly. Highly recommended." Read more

    "...Here, a functional design fundamental has been compromised in the name of eye-catching, price-leveraging aesthetics...." Read more

    "Typical Apple product, sleek. well made and does the job, its just a pity Apple keep changing their products so you have to keep buying adapters" Read more

    "quality lacking on to many items" Read more

    Great for what I needed it for!
    5 out of 5 stars
    Great for what I needed it for!
    Perfect adaptor. Does the trick! Used it with other cables and adaptors to digitise old home movies from D8, Hi8 and Video8.
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    • Marvin
      5.0 out of 5 stars The most important thing about this is that it works!
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2024
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      I like that it works well and the quality is very good too but the price point? But the quality is great so maybe it’s worth the price for the quality and would make sense to buy once if you get quality.
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    • Maple
      5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable Solution For My Audio Interface
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2024
      Verified Purchase
      The Apple Thunderbolt 2 to FireWire 800 Adapter provides a dependable solution for connecting my audio interface to my Mac Mini. Its seamless functionality ensures uninterrupted audio transmission, allowing for a hassle-free recording and playback experience. With this adapter, I can easily integrate my audio setup with my Mac without any compatibility issues. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a reliable and straightforward audio interface solution.
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    • Ian Stark
      4.0 out of 5 stars Expensive but works under Windows 8.1 so happy :-)
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2014
      Verified Purchase
      No-one was able to answer the question of whether this would work under Windows 8.1 on an Asus laptop equipped with Thunderbolt but I was quite desperate for a super-quick solution so I gave it a go. And it works flawlessly (so far) without any set up trouble. I confess I hadn't read the description sufficiently to realise it was FW800 so I had to make an emergency last minute trip to Maplins to get a 800 to 400 cable (another £20), but on setting it all up and attaching a Canon XH-A1S video camera to it everything connected seamlessly and without any intervention or tweaking from me. It just worked. For anyone interested I am capturing using Sony Vegas Pro 13. Next challenge is to see if it will capture for up to an hour without dropping frames. Fingers crossed.

      I'm a professional videographer with fifteen+ years experience of flaky firewire connectivity so my hopes were not particularly high, however I am delighted that I can continue to use this old camera as a capture device. It's sat in a box for two years and is probably unsellable now.

      In my case the adapter has already paid for itself as yesterday I was asked to supply a third camera for a product launch event in 36 hours time. For a total outlay of fifty quid I am able to charge my client an additional amount many times more than my outlay. The alternative would have been to rent a third camera for several hundred, if I could get one at such short notice.

      Next day delivery c/o Prime meant I ordered the adapter on the Friday afternoon and it arrived on the Saturday morning.

      Despite all the good news, it's still rather expensive for what it is - but that's Apple for ya, and that's why I dropped a star :-)

      Recommended.
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    • Muscobaldi
      5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful!
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2024
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      Works flawlessly enabling connectivity with the old and new! Why trash antiques if they still work?
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    • Bigben
      5.0 out of 5 stars Pricey but works very well
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2020
      Verified Purchase
      Item works very well. I have used it to transfer videos recorded on mini dv tapes with a Sony mini DV camcorder. You will need a FireWire / iLink cable. I got a FireWire 4 pin - 9 pin cable. The 4 pin end connects to Sony Camcorder and the 9 pin end connects to this Apple Thunderbolt adapter. In turn this thunderbolt adapter connects to a thunderbolt 2 port on your computer / Mac. If your computer/ Mac only has USB type C port, you will also need an Apple Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adapter which costs around £45. The whole set up works beautifully and has helped me extract videos stuck on mini DV tapes onto movies on my Mac and then transfer them to cloud storage. The only gripe I have is with the cost. The FireWire cable is generic and coated me around £6 but Apple charge a premium £25 for this FireWire to Thunderbolt adapter. As I pointed out above, if you also need a Thunderbolt 2 - 3 adapter, you will have to spend another £45.
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    • Steve Ball
      5.0 out of 5 stars Not cheap but worth it
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2024
      Verified Purchase
      I have an old Presonus Firestudio firewire audio interface and when new was over £300. Unfortunatly my pc running windows 10 was a little tempremental with it so I bought a new usb interface for it and the Presonus went on a shelf. I also have an old late 2013 but nicely specced up imac that runs Logic Pro and I thought it worth a punt to see if the Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter would work. Well it certainly did and the Presonus is now back in action. Fantastic. Even though the asking price seems a bit steep it was well worth it.
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    • M Steer
      3.0 out of 5 stars Does the job
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2019
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      No issues with the connector itself apart from the usual Apple price gouging. What I really needed was a TB3->Firewire connector but they don't sell one and I couldn't find an alternative. So I got this and a TB3->TB adaptor. It all works fine to my firewire external raid and performs well. Just wish there was a more elegant way of connecting it all up. Living the dongle life with Apple kit. :-(
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    • Andrew
      5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfectly for old iPods
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2020
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      Bought this to get an old 3rd gen iPod up and running again, the 1/2/3 generation iPods need FireWire to restore as well as sync with iTunes however my late 2012 iMac doesn't have a FireWire port so I had to use the Thunderbolt port (first time I've used Thunderbolt since I bought the iMac new back in 2012) You will also need a FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 adapter but those cost under £10

      **** Please note my iMac has the FIRST GEN Thunderbolt port **** Gen 1 and 2 Thunderbolt look the same as Mini Display port - Gen 3 Thunderbolt looks like USB C

      So if you need this for old iPods you the chain to be like this:
      iMac with Thunderbolt port > Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 - FireWire 800 to FireWIre 400 > FireWire 400 to FireWire 400 for 1st and 2nd gen iPods or FireWire 400 to 30pin for 3rd gen iPods
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    • Cliente ÍøÆغÚÁÏ
      5.0 out of 5 stars Funciona
      Reviewed in Spain on 26 February 2024
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      Funciona perfectamente
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    • Markus
      5.0 out of 5 stars Thunderbold to FireWire Adapter
      Reviewed in Germany on 22 September 2023
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      Alles in Ordnung funktioniert super
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    • Client d'ÍøÆغÚÁÏ
      5.0 out of 5 stars Un adaptateur de très bonne qualité
      Reviewed in France on 25 August 2023
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      Encodage vidéo de mini DV avec des caméscopes qui on plus de vingt ans et ça fait le boulot sans aucun problème
      Aucune perte de données,c’est cher pour un adaptateur mais c’est le seul que j’ai trouvé pour ce boulot qui ne bugs pas
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    • Paolo G.
      5.0 out of 5 stars Funziona!!! E non era scontato...
      Reviewed in Italy on 20 March 2021
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      L’ho acquistato per collegare ad un Mac mini Apple Silicon, una scheda audio firewire... avevo un po’ paura perché il segnale sarebbe passato attraverso un secondo adattatore sempre Apple che trasformava il segnale da thunderbolt 2 > a thunderbolt 3, però alla fine tutto è andato per il meglio e l’hardware esterno funziona correttamente e senza problemi. L’unico neo è il costo eccessivo di questi adattatori, io ho dovuto spendere 80€ circa per far funzionare un device che altrimenti avrei dovuto abbandonare... però è il prezzo da pagare per questa eccessiva varietà di collegamenti che esistono!
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    • Tom W.
      5.0 out of 5 stars Worked great for hooking up older camcorder
      Reviewed in Canada on 14 February 2019
      Verified Purchase
      I used this adapter (as well as a firewire 400 to 800 adapter) to hook up an Panasonic PV-GS250 Camcorder to a windows 10 laptop that had a thunderbolt socket and it worked great.

      Windows recognized the device (without the hassle of manually installing any drivers) and I was able to record video without issue. Very happy, as I thought I was out of luck having gotten rid of my older computers that had fireware ports years ago.
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