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If you have any problem when you received the item, please feel free to contact us first. * Applications: digital camcorders, scanners, storage devices, printers, and other devices * Plated contacts provide reliability through repeated mating cycles * Fully molded strain reliefs and connector ends for durability and long life cycle * Fully shielded for protection against EMI and RFI * Data Transfer Rates up to 800 Mbps (limited by device/port speeds) Just go to eBay and snag a 400 to 800 FireWire cable for a few bucks (one end is 400 the other is 800). * Simple hot-pluggable plug and play connections I have the same exact setup for a mobile rig. leveraging a single cable to connect a bunch of Thunderbolt, USB, and audio/video accessories all at once to a Mac. * 100% compatible with Apple® FireWire® 800 and all other IEEE 1394b peripherals * Connects 9-pin FireWire port or hub to 9-pin FireWire device You would need a FireWire 400 to 800 adapter to use the FireWire to 30 pin cable as your MacBook has FireWire 800 if it’s a 2012 and the FireWire to 30 pin uses FireWire 400. * Computer accessory measures 6 feet long * Cable features 9-pin to 9-pin connections The FW800 variant supports daisy-chaining with a high speed of 800 Mb/sec. They were first called FireWire 400 but have since been updated to FireWire 800.
* FireWire 800 1394b is a computer essential Quick Answer, does MacBook pro support FireWire Originally developed by Apple in 1999 the FireWire 800 ports are available in non-retina MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro. It will connect to the Thunderbolt port on your MacBook Pro computer to supply the high-speed connectivity of a FireWire port.Brand New FireWire 800 1394b 9-pin to 9-pin Cable-6 Feet To provide support for devices that still run FW800 port, you will need an adapter to use with the new Thunderbolt ports.įollow these Steps to Connect your New MacBook Pro with FireWireįirstly, to easily connect the Thunderbolt port on the computer to a FireWire device, purchase a Thunderbolt -FireWire Adapter. The problem now is that Apple has dropped the FireWire cable port from its systems to save space but there are still a huge number of devices out there that depend on the FW800 port. The invention of USB 3.0 has completely obliterated FireWire 800, and as such the port is becoming a shadow of itself. The FW800 variant supports daisy-chaining with a high speed of 800 Mb/sec.įireWire 800 send speeds constantly at the peak level without stopping, unlike USB that sends speeds at a burst rate that halts occasionally.
Originally developed by Apple in 1999 the FireWire 800 ports are available in non-retina MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro. FireWire also has an advantage of charging the device it is connected to while the transfer is still on-going. Not only does a FireWire cable help connect devices to the computer it can also connect two computer systems together.
The speed transfer rate of a FireWire port reaches to a consistent 800 Mbps. If you are a Mac user, you will never have to worry about FireWire compatibility issues again. Devices that can benefit from the high-speed rate transfer include but are not limited to digital camcorders, external hard drives and video streaming devices. Moshi’s 800 to 400 FireWire adapter provides a simple way to connect FireWire 400 devices to the latest Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, iMac and all other computers with a FireWire 800 port. It has found use in most computers because of the speed it offers over a standard USB port. FireWire, just like your USB, is a very popular type of connector that can help you add peripheral devices to your computer.