Best way to add USB 3 or Firewire 800 to macbook pro retina?

[webstersp]

I've ordered my macbook pro retina last tuesday and should be here betwenn july 6th and 11... I'll use it for music production with logic and I also use it for photos (amateur photograph!).

I would like to know all the posibilities i have to add USB 3 ports with thunderbolt or Firewire 800. Are there any thunderbolt/ USB 3 Hub?
Would love to add 2x USB 3 or 1 USB 3 and one firewire 800.



Thanks

 

[sevimli]

YOu already have 2x USB3 ports, just buy thunderbolt-to-FW800 adapter and you are all set.

 

[bogatyr]

just buy thunderbolt-to-FW800 adapter and you are all set.

Also to add: The Apple adapter comes out next month.

 

[darrinS]

Just to add to this - USB3 is very fast. That alone is a great upgrade for me since I move around big files from MBP to external hard drives.

 

[webstersp]

I already have 2x usb 3... ! for my USB Audio interface RME Babyface, and one for my external USB 3 HD (for logic projects,better to use external HD) so I can't use anything else on USB. I sometimes need to use a Alesi USB midi drum pad, a midi keyboard controler. I don't really want to pay 299$ to get time capsule when I already ahve few external hd's!

So 3 or 4 usb 3 port and maybe one firewire 800 would be great!
With the apple thunderbolt to firewire 800 cable I only need to find a thunderbolt to usb 3 cable!
Since they are small they would be perfect for my portable studio!

 

[Stetrain]

How about something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/J-Tech-Digita...F8&qid=1340069125&sr=1-1&keywords=usb+3.0+hub

That turns one USB 3.0 port into 4.

There's also this Thunderbolt dock that's shipping later this year which has Firewire 800 and 3 USB 3.0 ports:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/belkin-thunderbolt-express-dock/

 

[awer25]

Just get a 4-port USB 3.0 hub for $40.

 

[odysseus]

YOu already have 2x USB3 ports, just buy thunderbolt-to-FW800 adapter and you are all set.

For people with quad-interface external hard drives, maybe an eSATA to USB 3 adapter ($25!) would be a cheaper and faster solution?