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Like saying someone runs windows under bootcamp when actually windows doesnt even run under bootcamp, it might run under a vm like parallels, and. Firewire, has its own set of problems and whether to hot plug the cable with drive on or off, and behavior there are a number of mac pro users with fw800 ports that run slow or dont work. Happiness for us is finding, testing sometimes to destruction and providing the very best mac products and services on the planet. Enclosure must have both interfaces as im connecting both my macbook pro and mac pro to it. Buy mediasonic hfr2su3s2fw proraid 4 bay external hard drive enclosure with usb 3. Packaging contents 1 x s354ufer enclosure 1 x screw driver and screw kit 4 x hard drive handles 1 x univeral power adapter with 3 power cords naukeu 1 x esata.
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