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intz2nu

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Oct 28, 2012
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Could some folks here shed some light on using an external Thunderbolt drive with the new 2012 iMac, such as if Thunderbolt external drives can be used with Windows through Bootcamp? Will Windows be able to see the fast Transfer speeds of the Thunderbolt external HD? Also could someone tell me what external Thunderbolt HD's only use a single cable for use or if such a thing exist? I've always wanted an External Thunderbolt HD but was never sure if it would work with Windows through Bootcamp and if there are any out there that not have more than 1 cable to plug-in for use.

I have a few regular smaller portable external HD's that only need to be plugged into the USB outlet for use but I believe some of the larger ones require a cable to the wall type of thing and the one going from the HD to the computer.
 
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