Comments on: Wow Steve, FireWire sounds really cool! When’s it coming to the MacBook Pro?

By: bc

bc — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:38:28 +0000

Otherworld Computing also has a FW800 to FW400 adapter for only $10 (they also have the Sonnet one for $15).

But they also have 800 to 400 direct cables, no adapter needed, $9 for a 1ft long one (one came with a recent FW800 drive I bought).

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/add-ons-and-hubs/cables

By: darrell

darrell — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:37:11 +0000

was there that much fuss when Apple announced the ADC cable on the arcylic cinema displays?

By: Tom Ward

Tom Ward — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:56:40 +0000

It sucks how Apple removes features and tells us “You don’t need that” … I guess I’m no longer their target audience.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:37:16 +0000

Wow…video was just 9 years ago. Hard to believe we once lived in that reality. Wonder what the Steve Jobs of 1999 would say if he could see where Apple is today. Probably “boom”.

By: odin

odin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:56:34 +0000

Ethernet doesn’t ever hit it’s theoretical limit. USB 2.0 usually transfers files faster That’s why firewire is cool, it comes closest to it’s limit than either.

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:39:11 +0000

FW1600 and 3200 are going to rock!

By: sd

sd — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:23:39 +0000

Just so things are clear: you don’t actually need an adapter, per se. Firewire 800 and firewire 400 are completely compatible. The only difference is the physical plug. They sell wires that have an 800 plug at one end and a 400 plug at the other end.

That’s why Apple dropped FW400 from the new MBPs: why have two ports that are identical, except one is inferior? Since the superior FW800 port can easily be used with all of your old FW400 peripherals, that’s all you need. And as peripherals move up to FW800 as well, you’ll be set for the future.

By: Tom Foolery

Tom Foolery — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:15:47 +0000

check that out eh… 6GB

sign me up for one of them

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:46:07 +0000

“Listen guys, Iâ€™m an impulse buyer. Who has time to think about adapters?”

Remember the old days when Apple sold printers and would actually put cables in the box so that you didn’t get it home and suddenly discover that you needed a cable and had to go back to the store to get one?

Ah, those were the days…

By: Dr. Macenstein

Dr. Macenstein — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:28:12 +0000

Hey Steve, I’m not buying that. The slowest drive speed should be the limiting factor no matter what, so since the same MacBook was used in both cases (once pulling from, once pushing to), no data should ever have been moving faster than 5400. Also, the MBP has 3gigabit serial ATA, so if anything THAT should have been faster that the G4 Tower, no?
Ahh who cares, I’ve already admitted I was wrong to complain this time! just watch the video and enjoy!

-The Doc