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USB 3 to Firewire 800 adapter?

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skadd

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Original poster
Mar 5, 2010
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Does that exist?
I want to buy a 4TB external drive that only has USB 3, problem is that I only have Firewire 800 and USB 2.
 
mfram

mfram

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Jan 23, 2010
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San Diego, CA USA
The USB 3 drive should work on a USB 2 port. It just won't go as fast as USB 3. I've used my Seagate GoFlex USB 3 on a USB 2 port for a while.
 
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