Perhaps, Bob, or because it is licensed by Apple. Anything other than USB
seems to add significantly to the price.
Chris
On 11 Nov 2013, at 12:37, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Because they're so fast? I use external HDs hooked up via Thunderbolt as my
> main drives. Well, as the drives that contain my images. Programs are on the
> MB Pro HD. Nice to know the price is coming down, though. I know LaCie has a
> Thunderbolt portable drive out now that's fairly reasonable. The more popular
> it gets, the less it will cost.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Nov 11, 2013, at 1:34 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> I don't know why Thunderbolt drives are so pricey, but a friend of mine
>> found a Buffalo drive of 1Tb with USB3 and Thunderbolt ports. It cost
>> GBP100, but since it came with a Thunderbolt cable, pricey items from Apple,
>> it didn't seem to be such a bad deal.
>
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