2+ years experience using a macbookpro everyday... macs are way over-hyped/over-priced. but hey, you'll be hip like that. ;)
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:17 AM, RANDY MANN <[email protected]> wrote: > > > want to trade? > jk > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Michael Sullivan > <[email protected]<sulleleven%40gmail.com> > >wrote: > > > > > > > > my macbook pro circa 2006 has both fw400 and fw800 on right side and 3 > usb2 > > ports. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Rupert > > <[email protected]<rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org> > <rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > When did you buy yours? I bought my 15" MBP from the Apple store > > > online three weeks ago and it has no FW400, only FW800. > > > A step down from my old G4 Powerbook, which had both. > > > I meant to say they have 800 not 400 (hence the advice about the > > > cable), but I said it the wrong way round. > > > > > > > > > On 14-Apr-09, at 7:19 PM, Brook Hinton wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Macbook Pro's DO have fw800 - it was just the first gen 15" > > > > model that > > > > didn't. I have a 2nd gen with both 400 and 800 right under my > fingers. > > > > But yes, Rupert's right, take it back and get a white macbook with > > > > fw800 or > > > > a macbook pro. > > > > > > > > Brook > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Rupert > > > > <[email protected]<rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org> > <rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org> > > <rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org>> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You're out of luck for linking it to your XL1, I'm afraid. > > > > > Apple's heartwarming policy of differentiation between products > > > > means > > > > > they killed Firewire in the standard Macbooks to force you to go > Pro > > > > > if you're a Firewire user, because they think you're more likely > > > > to be > > > > > an advanced or Pro user and therefore more likely to spend the > extra > > > > > cash. > > > > > Take it back and get either a Macbook Pro or a White Macbook - I > > > > think > > > > > they still have the older Macbook model available which has > > > > Firewire. > > > > > The Macbook pro doesn't have a Firewire 800, though, only 400 - so > > > > if > > > > > you get that, you'd have to also get a 9 pin FW800 to 4 pin DV > > > > camera > > > > > cable. > > > > > > > > > > Rupert > > > > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 14-Apr-09, at 5:24 PM, RANDY MANN wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i just bought a nice shinny new mac book today with my taxes > > > > > > got it home to find out there is no fire wire port > > > > > > i need to get my videos in this from my xl1 it only has a mini > > > > fire > > > > > > wire no > > > > > > usb > > > > > > > > > > > > any ideas?? > > > > > > > > > > > > randy > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > Brook Hinton > > > > film/video/audio art > > > > www.brookhinton.com > > > > studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
