Question 1

Did anybody measure the USB 3.0 or the eSATA performance?

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I averaged between 600 MB/s and 625 MB/s on the USB port with a Toshiba external USB 3.0 optical drive. My MacBook Pro backup is an eSata RAID-1 with monitoring software; the monitoring software is telling me that I'm pushing 625 MB/s. One thing I've noticed is that the KTU10 tends to run on the very "warm" side with an eSata device attacked. Other than that, the Kanex KTU10 performs better than I expected.

Question 2

Does this adapter support eSata port multiplication? I am trying to connect an iMac to a drive tower with five jbod drives.

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I distinctly remember it working back on Sierra with my 2012 MacBook Pro. Today on High Sierra and Mojave it's a no go. The adapter is recognized, the USB port works, but the eSATA 5 drive enclosure that used to work with it no longer does.

Question 3

Can the eSATA and USB3 ports be used simultaneously, or must they be used one at a time?

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They can be both used at the same time, in fact I just copied a 10GB folder from an eSATA drive to a USB3.0 one at about 60MBps - About two minutes - (the drives are 3TB and 4TB respectively, and very full, so maybe that affected the speed performance.) There is, however, a difference in read and write speed, specially in the eSATA vs firewire800 department. (The 3TB is a FW800+eSATA Lacie Quadra) Hope it helps!

Question 4

Will this work for a elgato hd60s game recorder. my 2012 imac doesn't have usb 3.0 ?

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This will take your thunderbolt port and give you USB 3.0 on you 2012 iMac. I did this to a 2011 21.5" iMac and have had absolutely zero problems. It was recognized immediately and have had no connectivity issues with a Seagate 8TB USB 3.0 HDD for movies using Plex. The HD60S does not have a USB A port. it has USB-C. You would need to get an additional USB-A to USB-C cable here on Amazon with this and it should work.

However, I'm not a gamer. the operative work is "should" you would need to check if the HD60S is interoperable with Macs. doing a quick google the 2012 iMac had Ivy Bridge CPU's which are 3rd gen CPU's for the core i* series. HD60S requires a minimum of 4th gen CPU's. YMMV but I would say it's not a good fit for your Mac.

ASIN	B00LOLBBQQ
Brand Name	Kanex
Colour	Black
Compatible Devices	27-inch, Apple Thunderbolt Display (No USB 3.0), Mac mini (Mid 2011), Mac mini with Thunderbolt (No USB 3.0), MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011), MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011), MacBook with Thun…
Connector Type	USB 3.0
Current Rating	13 Amps
Customer Reviews	4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (690)
Global Trade Identification Number	07426800691652
Item Dimensions	5.1 x 7.6 x 2.5 centimetres
Item Weight	45 Grams
Manufacturer	KANEX
Manufacturer Part Number	KTU10
Model Number	KTU10
Number of Items	1
Number of Ports	3
Package Quantity	1
Power Plug Type	No Plug
Product Finish Type	Matte
UPC	814556010013 814556017173
Unit Count	1.0 count
Warranty Type	Limited

KANEX Thunderbolt to eSATA with USB 3.0 Adapter

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