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24-05-2007, 08:37 PM
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Location: Crashed in a Melbourne bike lane
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Firewire 800 - who uses it? What's it for?
I was looking at My Macbook Pro today and wondered - when will I ever use the Firewire 800 port? I even have a cable but I have no idea what devices I can use it with, or why.
Anyone ever use it?
Last edited by Dubhousing; 24-05-2007 at 08:43 PM.
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24-05-2007, 08:44 PM
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Group: Banned Users
Location: Australia
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I have nothing with FW800 so no, come to think of it I have nothing to use my express card slot with either. I think an extra USB would have been more useful.
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24-05-2007, 08:48 PM
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Location: far South Coast of NSW
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I use an exterinal HD with FW800 for photos and find it very quick....... WD sata2 Drive
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24-05-2007, 08:48 PM
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Location: Mount gambier SA now cutting the nightly news.
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i use firewire 800 for my video editing setup. I have 2 d2 lacies drives daisey chained via firewire 800, it just leaves fw/400 in its wake with speed and efficiency. I just absolutly love it. Fw800 I have to say is really a pro feature, that general consumers wouldnt need. correct me if someone here does but thats my impression anyway.
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24-05-2007, 08:48 PM
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Aut inveniam viam aut faciam.
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Location: Perth
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I use mine on my PB15" for ultra fast bootable backups and back and forth with an external LaCie.
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24-05-2007, 08:53 PM
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Beware the Robot Mafia
Group: Administrators
Location: St. Albans, Melbourne
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An external RAID-0 drive loves FireWire 800 
It's predominant use is for video guys who can't get enough speed. |
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24-05-2007, 08:56 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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It's handy to turn a desktop into a Mass Storage Device :P
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24-05-2007, 09:08 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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I have a d2 Lacie External HDD and use FW800 with my Powerbook. I love it. So much better than USB2 IMHO.
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24-05-2007, 09:40 PM
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Location: Adelaide, SA
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I hope to get a new external drive with fw800 connection
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24-05-2007, 09:47 PM
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Location: Canberra
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I've got an external hard drive with it, but an iMac without. Would use it if I could.
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24-05-2007, 09:47 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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Slighty off topic but has anyone seen a 2.5" sata enclose with FW or failing that an external 3.5" sata with FW?
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24-05-2007, 10:13 PM
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Location: NSW
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alessiman, i've been looking for sata cases myself. streetwise.com.au have 2 3.5" ones:
this IceCube one and this Macpower one (not in stock)
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24-05-2007, 10:21 PM
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Not so serious ;)
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Back when I first owned a Mac with coloured plastic, HD's were a bit slower than what you could get out of Firewire 400 and worked about equally as well inside the machine as they did via firewire in a G4 with ATA66. Moving to now, they are faster, so there's a definite benefit to running, say, a 500Gb external off of Firewire 800.
I believe there's at least one drive case that allows a full-sized HD to be powered off of FW800, something I'm very interested in tracking down to use with my MBP.
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24-05-2007, 10:33 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alessiman
Slighty off topic but has anyone seen a 2.5" sata enclose with FW or failing that an external 3.5" sata with FW?
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This isn't FW, but USB2 is probably going to be more then adequate for a 2.5" HDD (they have less throughput then a 3.5"). And it's cheaper....
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/...q=vantec+260SU
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24-05-2007, 10:56 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Near Norwood, Adelaide
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alessiman
Slighty off topic but has anyone seen a 2.5" sata enclose with FW or failing that an external 3.5" sata with FW?
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Yes, and Mac Centre Norwood have them in stock. I can't remember the brand but they are FW400, FW800 and USB 2.0 2.5" drive enclosures. They are about $160- $180. |
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