[boy8cookie]

Looking for a thunderbolt ssd to boot from. Bus powered is OK, but not required. So far the only option I've seen is the Elgato, but it has mixed reviews. Any ideas?

[subego]

LaCie makes one for $150 more than the Elgato model, but it has two Tbolt ports.

LaCie - LaCie Little Big Disk - Thunderbolt™ Technology in the palm of your hand

[Wiskedjak]

Seagate Thunderbolt Adapter for $100 and any SATA drive is what I'm using.
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-GoFlex.../dp/B006P1QWOQ

This is basically a Thunderbolt to SATA adapter. You don't even need to use a GoFlex drive enclosure (if you do t mind naked drives).

[boy8cookie]

Great suggestion, thank you. I see from the mixed reviews on Amazon that some people are experiencing inconsistent behavior with the adaptor. Can you speak to it's performance?

Edit: The desktop version received better reviews, I may purchase this one instead:
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-GoFlex.../ref=pd_cp_e_3

[Wiskedjak]

I've been quite happy with it and haven't encountered any issues. It even recognized and enabled me to recover a drive that was unresponsive under USB2.