Mid 2011 MacBook Air to Thunderbolt HDD to Thunderbolt->DVI adapter to Monitor

Ok will this work??

I have a Mid 2011 MBA with thunderbolt

I want to plug in a thunderbolt HDD like this which has two ports:

http://store.apple.com/nz/product/H...erbolt-duo-dual-drive-storage-system?fnode=5f

From the HDD I think want to plug in a Thunderbolt to DVI adapter which will then goto my external monitor.

Will it all work basically??

Thanks!! Carl

newdeal said:

sounds like it should work fine

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Sweet, I don't see any problem myself... Just couldn't find any info or other experiences when googling it... Will see how it goes and let people know in case anyone else looks this up

newdeal said:

if it were me I would save some cash and just get a USB 3.0 external it has to be cheaper than that thing

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Mid 2011 MacBook Air doesn't have USB 3.0 I'm afraid.

I see your point about the cost of that device though, but there are some slightly cheaper seagate alternatives which could be options.

If I did go ahead with this idea I'd prefer daisy chained thunderbolt anyway as I hate having multiple cables to plug in and out all the time, but I'm considering some other options anyway.

I basically want extra storage and a better screen for my aperture photo management, so it's almost getting more cost effective to just get a second hand iMac for the job and that can also be used in target display mode if I want to use it as a screen for the MBA.

Will see how I get on!!

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Boyd01 said:

This worked fine on my 2011 MBA (also on my new 2013 MBA): https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17750325/

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That's good to read, that Seagate drive was one of the devices I was considering too and more cost effective than the WD devices... As I can buy the Thunderbolt adapter and drive in 2 separate purchases, which keeps it under the NZ import duty threshold so can order of Amazon