Most modern Macs have Thunderbolt not firewire and you can get a firewire to
ethernet dongle too. I believe these cost about $45, so you need to look at
what you are using the network for to determine if the additional bandwidth
provided by a more expensive cable will actually give you better throughput.
Also, at least the TB to ethernet my office provided me can not be chained to
other TB devices. So if you have an AIR and a external display then you might
be having to choose between ethernet and display. How do FW, TB and USB perform
if there are multiple items with different bandwidths on the bus? I seem to
remember that USB is only as fast as the slowest device in the chain.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:41 PM, michael babcock <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> thanks for this, and of course i’ll go to amazon vs apple :) found a usb3 to
> ethernet for only $13 vs the $29 apple wants for it. Prime ships it to my
> door for free.
>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Overall, you probably won't notice a huge difference between them. I much
>> prefer the Thunderbolt to Ethernet though as I find the Thunderbolt to be a
>> quicker transfer when dealing with HD's. But, in the translation to
>> ethernet, you really won't notice much of a difference. Your call.
>>
>> Later...
>>
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>
>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 20:08, Michael Babcock <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I have the macbook pro mid 2015 and now that i think about it that should
>> have been thunderbolt or usb to ethernet
>> not firewire…
>> but will i see a noticeable difference between thunderbolt and USB3?
>>
>>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 6:50 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Which Mac laptop do you have? MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. Only
>>> older MacBook Pros, and quite old MacBooks have Firewire. USB to ethernet
>>> would work for most of those, but the newer models would do better with a
>>> Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor instead.
>>>
>>> Later...
>>>
>>> Tim Kilburn
>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>>
>>> On Sep 21, 2016, at 19:26, Michael Babcock <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> good day:
>>> I was just offered a job threw amazon work from home.
>>> My macbook doesn’t have an ethernet port, and so i need to buy one of these
>>> adaptors.
>>> does anyone have a suggestion for what one would be better to order?
>>> they are both the same price.
>>> best.
>>> michael
>>>
>>> --
>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac
>>> Visionaries list.
>>>
>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if
>>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners
>>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
>>>
>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at:
>>> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn -
>>> you can reach Cara at [email protected]
>>>
>>> The archives for this list can be searched at:
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
>>> ---
>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
>>> "MacVisionaries" group.
>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
>>> email to [email protected].
>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>>>
>>> --
>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac
>>> Visionaries list.
>>>
>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if
>>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners
>>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
>>>
>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at:
>>> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn -
>>> you can reach Cara at [email protected]
>>>
>>> The archives for this list can be searched at:
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
>>> ---
>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
>>> "MacVisionaries" group.
>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
>>> email to [email protected].
>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>>
>> --
>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac
>> Visionaries list.
>>
>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if
>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or
>> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
>>
>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at:
>> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you
>> can reach Cara at [email protected]
>>
>> The archives for this list can be searched at:
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
>> ---
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
>> "MacVisionaries" group.
>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
>> email to [email protected].
>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>>
>> --
>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac
>> Visionaries list.
>>
>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if
>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or
>> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
>>
>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at:
>> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you
>> can reach Cara at [email protected]
>>
>> The archives for this list can be searched at:
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
>> ---
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
>> "MacVisionaries" group.
>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
>> email to [email protected].
>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>
> --
> The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries
> list.
>
> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if
> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or
> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
>
> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at:
> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you
> can reach Cara at [email protected]
>
> The archives for this list can be searched at:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
> ---
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "MacVisionaries" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to [email protected].
> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
--
The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries
list.
If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at:
[email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you
can reach Cara at [email protected]
The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"MacVisionaries" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
