Marc Dupuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I am interested in buying a firewire/USB combo card. There are three that I
> am looking at:
>
> RATOC Systems FireWire/USB board, adds 3 FireWire & 2 USB Ports $119.99 at
> Macgurus
>
> Sonnet Technology Tango USB/FireWire Combo Card- $99.95 Otherworld
>
> MacAlly PCI FireWire/USB 5 Port Combo Card, adds 3 FireWire & 2 USB Ports
> $84.95 Otherworld
>
> Orange Micro OrangeLink FireWire 2-Port/USB 2-Port Combo PCI Board $129.95
> Otherworld
>
> Any recommendations except for price as to reliability etc.
I know the RATOC card has separate power connector to provide power to the
FireWire bus. Apparently PCI slots, or at least some of them, can't provide
as much power as some FireWire devices might want. If you plan on running
(m)any bus-powered FireWire devices, you might want to consider the RATOC
card (I don't believe the other cards have that feature).
Hope this helps,
-Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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