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Re: Firewire (for laptop interface applications)
From: "S V G" <vsyevolod@yahoo.com>
> Rainier wrote:
> <<<2. Getting a USB2+FireWire interface (Adaptec makes one four 'round
> ?100).
> (snip)
> Solution 2 sounds considerably better, even though it would make me
> throw away (or sell at a loss) my USB2 PCMCIA interface.>>>
>
>
> I don't know how significant this information is because I'm not a
> computer gear-head. The
> Presonus company advises their Firewire users to purchase a dedicated
> Firewire card and not use
> the dual purpose cards like the combo USB2 + Firewire. They go further
>to
> specify Belcan and
> Adaptec as two companies that produce Firewire cards that meet Presonus'
> standards.
While I'm not familiar with Presonus I can tell you there are a LOT of
bogus
Firewire and Firewire/USB cards out there, sporting what appears to be a
VIA
or NEC chipset, and they're mostly pirated cards from mainland China piped
through Taiwan. Lots of them on eBay actually - and offering pirated
videowave or premiere software on CD-R (though it doesn't install too
well!).
For the price and non-hassle value, it's best to just go to a retail
operation and get a brand-name card. I haven't had one problem with the
Belkin Firewire or USB cards, though I've avoided combo cards in the
interest of avoiding a possible bottleneck. I've also been using the USB
sharing junction Belkin makes and it stays out of the way when you want it
to.
Stephen Goodman
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