Thunderbolt 3 firewire

[AlexS]

I am wondering if these new thunderbolt 3 /USB-C motherboards will be FireWire compatible?

 

[jimmysmitty]

There are adapters but why would you want to use a dead interface? Firewire is just dog slow even compared to USB 3.0 let alone Thunderbolt.

 

[AlexS]

Would you like to buy me a new interface?
I'm specifically asking about thunderbolt 3 here.
Cheers...

 

[AlexS]

Argh sorry didn't mean to downvote can't change it.

 

[jimmysmitty]

The only reason I say that is that Firewire was good against up to USB 2.0. 3.0 passed it in performance.

And Thunderbolt 3 should still adapt to Thunderbolt and be adaptable to firewire. I have no idea about USB Type-C since it is new and not a lot of devices have it yet but I am going to doubt it since Firewire is a dead interface and I can't find anything online for it being adaptable to firewire.

I highly suggest moving to at least USB 3.0 to keep yourself from falling into a hard to find cable/adapter situation as once a interface/standard dies it becomes harder and harder to find.

Remember Thunderbolt is just the interface. It can travel vis a Thunderbolt cable or USB type c and even Display Port. It is a interface Intel developed to enable all in one connections using a single interface for simplicity but also for speed which is why it is capable of up to 40Gbps.

 

[AlexS]

I have a Firewire Focusrite audio interface I intend to keep until it dies or there is a much better solution. It doesn't need huge amounts of bandwidth over the bus (so I don't need to waste my money updating it) and it does the job great.

I will need a new PC next year and if Thunderbolt 3 can handle it with an adaptor I will definitely wait until it becomes common before I update my PC.

 

[jimmysmitty]

As I said, I can't find anything that adapts from USB Type-C to Firewire. The best I can find is USB Type-A to Firewire which you can then possibly adapt to USB Type-C but the more adapters you throw into the chain, the bigger change you might run into an issue.

The other side is the software needs to be able to see the device on the Thunderbolt interface and if it is too old it might not support it.

I guess the only way to find out for sure is when you get a new computer.