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+CONNECTORS&SubCategory=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
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> Email: [email protected]
>
>
>
>
> on 8/1/10 9:49 AM, John Thompson at [email protected] 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. [email protected]
>>
>> 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
>>>
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>
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