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From: pfgpowell on 7 Aug 2010 03:44 Hi, I am thinking of getting a secondhand Macbook Pro (secondhand for financial reasons) and the one I have my eye on doesn't have Firewire. In fact, I think Firewire was dropped from other laptops. I do a lot video editing, so is there a way around this so that I can still use my iLink Sony camcorder?
From: Chris Ridd on 7 Aug 2010 03:48 On 2010-08-07 08:44:04 +0100, pfgpowell said: > Hi, I am thinking of getting a secondhand Macbook Pro (secondhand for > financial reasons) and the one I have my eye on doesn't have Firewire. > In fact, I think Firewire was dropped from other laptops. I do a lot It was dropped for one model/size a while ago, if memory serves, but exists on almost all others. > video editing, so is there a way around this so that I can still use > my iLink Sony camcorder? Choose a different MBP! The trend is towards AVCHD video cameras using USB, and away from FW. So you might want to consider switching your camcorder. -- Chris
From: pfgpowell on 7 Aug 2010 04:04 On 7 Aug, 08:48, Chris Ridd <chrisr...(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-08-07 08:44:04 +0100, pfgpowell said: > > > Hi, I am thinking of getting a secondhand Macbook Pro (secondhand for > > financial reasons) and the one I have my eye on doesn't have Firewire. > > In fact, I think Firewire was dropped from other laptops. I do a lot > > It was dropped for one model/size a while ago, if memory serves, but > exists on almost all others. > > > video editing, so is there a way around this so that I can still use > > my iLink Sony camcorder? > > Choose a different MBP! > > The trend is towards AVCHD video cameras using USB, and away from FW. > So you might want to consider switching your camcorder. > > -- > Chris I can trawl throurh Everymac to get this info, but to save time, can anyone tell me when Apple dropped Firewire from laptops i.e. which Macbook Pros I should be looking at. The reason I want to hang onto this camcorder is that it is s digital 8 which can still play my vast array of super-8 tapes.
From: Ian McCall on 7 Aug 2010 04:10 On 2010-08-07 09:04:08 +0100, pfgpowell <pfg.powell(a)virgin.net> said: > I can trawl throurh Everymac to get this info, but to save time, can > anyone tell me when Apple dropped Firewire from laptops i.e. which > Macbook Pros I should be looking at. The reason I want to hang onto > this camcorder is that it is s digital 8 which can still play my vast > array of super-8 tapes. Unibody 13" Macbook Pro, which was essentially the non-Pro version beefed up in a new case. The rest still have them. Cheers, Ian
From: Duncan Kennedy on 7 Aug 2010 05:41
Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > On 2010-08-07 09:04:08 +0100, pfgpowell <pfg.powell(a)virgin.net> said: > > > I can trawl throurh Everymac to get this info, but to save time, can > > anyone tell me when Apple dropped Firewire from laptops i.e. which > > Macbook Pros I should be looking at. The reason I want to hang onto > > this camcorder is that it is s digital 8 which can still play my vast > > array of super-8 tapes. > > > Unibody 13" Macbook Pro, which was essentially the non-Pro version > beefed up in a new case. The rest still have them. > I may have misunderstood but the unibody 13in MBP (Intel) I bought new in November 09 has one FW port. (The 13in MB plastic model of the same period doesn't) -- duncank |