At 9:29 AM -0700 4/4/09, Bruce Johnson posted: > On Apr 4, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Steve R wrote: > >> Is this adapter from Tigerdirect.ca the right adapter >> to finally use my Firewire 800 port with my Firewire 400 peripherals? >> It's cheaper by half of the adapters I'm seeing on the US sites which >> is usually not the case. >> >> >><http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=242768&CatId=472 >> >> >> > > > No, this is for the really small 4-pin FW connector typically found on > PC laptops or cameras (it doesn't carry power) > > <http://tinyurl.com/d96wwl> > > The second one down is what you want. Monoprice is THE place to buy > cables. We get all our cabling from them for work, ethernet, scsi, > fiber, etc. >
Thanks, Bruce. Glad I didn't place the order ;-) Steve R --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
