Re: firewire vs usb
Talking Firewire 800 400 I recenty picked up two Vantec NexStar MX dual bay drives with 2 x FW800, 1 x FW400 and 1 x USB. Having a 27 iMac with one FW800 port and wanting to connect by FW to an old PowerBook G4 with only FW400 I thought I may be needing a FW800-400 cable. Apparently not. Connected the iMac by FW800 to one of the drives, then the drive by FW400 (6-6pin) to the PowerBook. Boot into Target Disk mode and it shows up on the iMac :) The benefit of connections that support daisy chaining... Thank you Paul van der Mey p...@interactive-knowledge.biz Mob. 0419 201 477 On 08/01/2010, at 10:59 AM, John Thompson wrote: Hi Neil, Thanks for the reply, also thanks to Paul, Joe and Mark for their ideas. My WD did come with one cable, FW400 to FW800, this worked for a short while from my MacBook 400 port but then either the cable or the port stopped functioning. I have been using USB vrom both the Macbook and the Macmini since then but would like to go back to Firewire. Will check out the options sent. Regards John Thompson On 08/01/2010, at 10:26 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi John, I’m surprised the WD drive didn’t come with a FW800 cable (both my WD drives, so far, came with both FW USB cables). However, I’ve found places like Austin computers (Osborne Park) generally carry a good range of cables – though their site at present only seems to show FW400 and FW800 to FW400: http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/tabid/103/Default.aspx?Category=CABLE+AND+CONNECTORSSubCategory=USB+%2f+Firewire+Cables I would have thought that any of the Mac sellers would be able to source FW800 cables – as a comparison Streetwise (a well known online Mac shop) offer, for example: http://www.streetwise.com.au/lacie-lacie-flat-cables-firewire-firewire-p-7224.html http://www.streetwise.com.au/generic-firewire-cable-firewire-9pin-firewire-9pin-p-2342.html plus longer cables – but they get quite expensive. Another local option is Harris Tech (Osborne Park other locations) who also seem slightly cheaper: http://www.ht.com.au/part/W5847-LaCie-Flat-Cables-Design-by-item-IEEE-1394-cable-9-pin-FireWire-800-M-6-PIN-FireWire-M-1.2-m-IEEE-1394-orange/detail.hts http://www.ht.com.au/part/X0430-Belkin-IEEE-1394-cable-9-pin-FireWire-800-M-9-pin-FireWire-800-M-1.8-m-IEEE-1394b-white/detail.hts HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 8/1/10 9:49 AM, John Thompson at jet...@iprimus.com.au wrote: Interesting article James. As an aside to this, I have a Mac Mini (2.53GHz, 4 GB ram, Intel Core 2 Duo) which has one Firewire 800 port. I also have a WD MYbook 600Gig external drive which has two Firewire 800 input ports. My question; where can I purchase an appropriate Firewire 800 cable to connect the two? Tried Dick Smith, Officeworks, and several other computer outlets in Morley, just got the normal blank look we have come to expect from people who have been immersed far too long in the PC/Windows world. Thanks John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 06/01/2010, at 10:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/firewire_vs_usb_which_is_faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
Speaking of which, Wishfully thinking, does any know of any economical, portable, bus-powered external FireWire 800 enclosures for 2.5 hard drives? James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
Hi James, I've got cases from Zytech before. http://zytech.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGYCategory_Code=EN25 Good products and good service! Gav On 09/01/2010, at 7:15 AM, James Devenish wrote: Speaking of which, Wishfully thinking, does any know of any economical, portable, bus-powered external FireWire 800 enclosures for 2.5 hard drives? James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
sorry to say that: i do not recommend bus powered hard drives, if you have more then one on the bus (usb or fw) you get strange crashes or freeze effects because of the limited power available on the bus system!which causes hds to fail/corrupt James On 09/01/2010, at 7:15, James Devenish wrote: Speaking of which, Wishfully thinking, does any know of any economical, portable, bus-powered external FireWire 800 enclosures for 2.5 hard drives? James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
Interesting article James. As an aside to this, I have a Mac Mini (2.53GHz, 4 GB ram, Intel Core 2 Duo) which has one Firewire 800 port. I also have a WD MYbook 600Gig external drive which has two Firewire 800 input ports. My question; where can I purchase an appropriate Firewire 800 cable to connect the two? Tried Dick Smith, Officeworks, and several other computer outlets in Morley, just got the normal blank look we have come to expect from people who have been immersed far too long in the PC/Windows world. Thanks John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 06/01/2010, at 10:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/firewire_vs_usb_which_is_faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
RE: firewire vs usb
Hi John, Cablechick.com.au are always very competitive price wise. http://www.cablechick.com.au/cables?search_text=firewire+800go.x=0go.y =0 Cheers Paul From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of John Thompson Sent: Friday, 8 January 2010 9:49 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: firewire vs usb Interesting article James. As an aside to this, I have a Mac Mini (2.53GHz, 4 GB ram, Intel Core 2 Duo) which has one Firewire 800 port. I also have a WD MYbook 600Gig external drive which has two Firewire 800 input ports. My question; where can I purchase an appropriate Firewire 800 cable to connect the two? Tried Dick Smith, Officeworks, and several other computer outlets in Morley, just got the normal blank look we have come to expect from people who have been immersed far too long in the PC/Windows world. Thanks John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 06/01/2010, at 10:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/firewire_vs_usb_whi ch_is_faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
Greetings! give Danial Kerr a calll at Mac Wizardry @ 04 1479-5960 and Craig or Rob @ Max Style 80 9367-4691 Cheers, Joe On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:49 AM, John Thompson jet...@iprimus.com.au wrote: Interesting article James. As an aside to this, I have a Mac Mini (2.53GHz, 4 GB ram, Intel Core 2 Duo) which has one Firewire 800 port. I also have a WD MYbook 600Gig external drive which has two Firewire 800 input ports. My question; where can I purchase an appropriate Firewire 800 cable to connect the two? Tried Dick Smith, Officeworks, and several other computer outlets in Morley, just got the normal blank look we have come to expect from people who have been immersed far too long in the PC/Windows world. Thanks John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 06/01/2010, at 10:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/firewire_vs_usb_which_is_faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas http://www.iinet.net.au/%7Esaddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.auwamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
Dick Smiths should have them I¹ve certainly seen them at the city store a earlier last year. Failing that NextByte will stock them On 8/01/10 9:49 AM, John Thompson jet...@iprimus.com.au wrote: Interesting article James. As an aside to this, I have a Mac Mini (2.53GHz, 4 GB ram, Intel Core 2 Duo) which has one Firewire 800 port. I also have a WD MYbook 600Gig external drive which has two Firewire 800 input ports. My question; where can I purchase an appropriate Firewire 800 cable to connect the two? Tried Dick Smith, Officeworks, and several other computer outlets in Morley, just got the normal blank look we have come to expect from people who have been immersed far too long in the PC/Windows world. Thanks John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 06/01/2010, at 10:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/firewire_vs_usb_which_is _faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au mark.sec...@uwa.edu.au Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) Computer officer, Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
Hi John, I¹m surprised the WD drive didn¹t come with a FW800 cable (both my WD drives, so far, came with both FW USB cables). However, I¹ve found places like Austin computers (Osborne Park) generally carry a good range of cables though their site at present only seems to show FW400 and FW800 to FW400: http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/tabid/103/Default.aspx?Category=CABLE+ AND+CONNECTORSSubCategory=USB+%2f+Firewire+Cables I would have thought that any of the Mac sellers would be able to source FW800 cables as a comparison Streetwise (a well known online Mac shop) offer, for example: http://www.streetwise.com.au/lacie-lacie-flat-cables-firewire-firewire-p-72 24.html http://www.streetwise.com.au/generic-firewire-cable-firewire-9pin-firewire- 9pin-p-2342.html plus longer cables but they get quite expensive. Another local option is Harris Tech (Osborne Park other locations) who also seem slightly cheaper: http://www.ht.com.au/part/W5847-LaCie-Flat-Cables-Design-by-item-IEEE-1394- cable-9-pin-FireWire-800-M-6-PIN-FireWire-M-1.2-m-IEEE-1394-orange/detail.ht s http://www.ht.com.au/part/X0430-Belkin-IEEE-1394-cable-9-pin-FireWire-800-M -9-pin-FireWire-800-M-1.8-m-IEEE-1394b-white/detail.hts HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 8/1/10 9:49 AM, John Thompson at jet...@iprimus.com.au wrote: Interesting article James. As an aside to this, I have a Mac Mini (2.53GHz, 4 GB ram, Intel Core 2 Duo) which has one Firewire 800 port. I also have a WD MYbook 600Gig external drive which has two Firewire 800 input ports. My question; where can I purchase an appropriate Firewire 800 cable to connect the two? Tried Dick Smith, Officeworks, and several other computer outlets in Morley, just got the normal blank look we have come to expect from people who have been immersed far too long in the PC/Windows world. Thanks John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 06/01/2010, at 10:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/firewire_vs_usb_which_is _faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: firewire vs usb
Hi Neil, Thanks for the reply, also thanks to Paul, Joe and Mark for their ideas. My WD did come with one cable, FW400 to FW800, this worked for a short while from my MacBook 400 port but then either the cable or the port stopped functioning. I have been using USB vrom both the Macbook and the Macmini since then but would like to go back to Firewire. Will check out the options sent. Regards John Thompson On 08/01/2010, at 10:26 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi John, I’m surprised the WD drive didn’t come with a FW800 cable (both my WD drives, so far, came with both FW USB cables). However, I’ve found places like Austin computers (Osborne Park) generally carry a good range of cables – though their site at present only seems to show FW400 and FW800 to FW400: http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/tabid/103/Default.aspx?Category=CABLE+AND+CONNECTORSSubCategory=USB+%2f+Firewire+Cables I would have thought that any of the Mac sellers would be able to source FW800 cables – as a comparison Streetwise (a well known online Mac shop) offer, for example: http://www.streetwise.com.au/lacie-lacie-flat-cables-firewire-firewire-p-7224.html http://www.streetwise.com.au/generic-firewire-cable-firewire-9pin-firewire-9pin-p-2342.html plus longer cables – but they get quite expensive. Another local option is Harris Tech (Osborne Park other locations) who also seem slightly cheaper: http://www.ht.com.au/part/W5847-LaCie-Flat-Cables-Design-by-item-IEEE-1394-cable-9-pin-FireWire-800-M-6-PIN-FireWire-M-1.2-m-IEEE-1394-orange/detail.hts http://www.ht.com.au/part/X0430-Belkin-IEEE-1394-cable-9-pin-FireWire-800-M-9-pin-FireWire-800-M-1.8-m-IEEE-1394b-white/detail.hts HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 8/1/10 9:49 AM, John Thompson at jet...@iprimus.com.au wrote: Interesting article James. As an aside to this, I have a Mac Mini (2.53GHz, 4 GB ram, Intel Core 2 Duo) which has one Firewire 800 port. I also have a WD MYbook 600Gig external drive which has two Firewire 800 input ports. My question; where can I purchase an appropriate Firewire 800 cable to connect the two? Tried Dick Smith, Officeworks, and several other computer outlets in Morley, just got the normal blank look we have come to expect from people who have been immersed far too long in the PC/Windows world. Thanks John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 06/01/2010, at 10:30 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/firewire_vs_usb_which_is_faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
firewire vs usb
why apple is using fw800 interface http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/185415/ firewire_vs_usb_which_is_faster.html quite interesting read James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
