The other end of the adapter features a 6pin female firewire connector that any standard 6pin male firewire 400 cable can plug into. The construction is excellent, it feels sturdy like ill be able to use it regularly without issues, even throwing it in my backpack everday. Ieee 94ab cable features a 6pin firewire male connector at one end and a 9pin male firewire 800 connector at the other. Apple ends transition from firewire 400 to firewire 800. Siig firewire 800 3port pcie 94b firewire 800 adapter pcie. Heres a firewire 400 to 800 6 pin to 9 pin adapter cable that you can use to connect either two firewire devices with the two different types of ports, or a firewire device with a computer. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter education apple. These clear futuristic external harddrives are perfect for mac and pc. Use your existing firewire 400 devices with computers which only come equipped with firewire 800. However, what i was not aware of until only recently was that the macbooks one firewire port is a firewire 400 port while the macbook pro has both a firewire 400 port and a firewire 800 port. Is it possible to get firewire 400 devices to work with thunderbolt.
Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter owc. Moshi firewire 800 to 400 adapter icentre malta apple. Im surprised, no wait, no i am not surprised the people at the actual apple store didnt know anything about it. The ieee specification provides total compatibility between the 400mbps and. Newertech firewire 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 adapter.
Of all the computers sold by ma, it is the only one that still offers a single fw 400 port. F005006 all together, hoping to connect my old kerosenepowered lacie external hard drive firewire 400, 6pin to my 15 macbook pro thunderbolt input. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we. At first, you might get disappointed, as many experts do not find a way to connect firewire 800 to usb 3. Using this adapter, you wont have to purchase additional cables.
Firewire is apples name for the ieee 94 high speed serial bus. The firewire 800 400 adapter from newer technology allows you to use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac and macbook pro 17 models, which come equipped only with firewire 800 and usb 2. They mostly advise paying attention to and purchasing fw 800400 drives with firewire 800400 connections available on the. Use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac models, which only come equipped with firewire 800 and usb 2. The cool looking transparent case portable hard drive used by barack obama see lower left of photo. I dont think you can make an adapter to plug in a firewire 800 device into a 400 port. Dec 07, 2017 if yes, you should learn how to connect them in a manner that would benefit from the usage of firewire 800 port. Straight 800800 or 400400 connections require another cable. Plugged in the adapter and fw 400 cable, activated the drive and it mounted and works like it should. Usbc to firewire 800 adapter doesnt exist, make our voices heard for one. Ive seen your kind before you talk a good fight but when it comes down to it youll be. Bestel direct uit het grootste aanbod firewire 800 kabels in onze webshop. Usbc to firewire 800 adapter doesnt exist, make our. This accessory works with both firewire 400 and firewire 800.
Newertech firewire 800400 adapter lets you use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac, and macbook pro 17inch models. Firewire 400 to 800 adapter 1pcs, elago firewire 400 to 800 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. If you are a mac user, you will never have to worry about firewire compatibility issues again. So if i use an adapter from fw800 to usb3 the bottleneck is the fw800 port, correct. Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more. If yes, you should learn how to connect them in a manner that would benefit from the usage of firewire 800 port. The cable is 6 feet long, though there is also a 10 foot variant if you need a longer cable. Explore our universal fast wireless chargers, screen protectors, usbc cables and more.
Pci express to firewire 800 ieee 94ba host adapter 3. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer. I bought this to connect my external firewire 400 drives to my new macbook pro which only has a firewire 800 port. This adapter plugs on the end of a firewire 400 cable converting one end to a fw800 connector. They mostly advise paying attention to and purchasing fw 800 400 drives with firewire 800 400 connections available on the. Originally released in the firewire 400 format in 1996, a commonly used cable now is firewire 800. Gtech gdrive fw hard drive 250 gb firewire 800 firewire sign in to comment. Moshi firewire 800 to 400 adapter macfixit australia.
What devices is the ipod to firewire 400 adapter meant for. Firewire 400 cables are capable of transferring up to 480 mbps. Our firewire 800 to 400 adapter features a 9pin male connector that plugs into your computers firewire 800 port. Moshis firewire 800 to 400 adapter features a 9pin male connector that plugs into your computers firewire 800 port. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by apple, which called it firewire, in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily sony and panasonic.
Firewire 400 in a firewire 800 world other world computing blog. Pci express to firewire 800 ieee 94ba host adapter 3 ports woptional lp pcie. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Sonnets firewire 400to800 adapter features a 9pin male connector that plugs into your computers firewire 800 port. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices. Iomega 1tb usb2 firewire fw400 fw800 pc mac backup. Technical specifications for the power macintosh g4 1. Are cheap cable remotes for the iphone and ipad good for listening to podcasts. Nov 10, 2009 how to connect firewire 800 9 pin to 400 4 pin and 6 pin professional cable. Connect firewire 400 to 800 9pin fw800 to 6pin fw400 connector adapter.
Sonnet technology firewire 400 to 800 connector adapter. Apple still sells a thunderbolt to firewire adapter, which provides one firewire 800 port. Sonnets firewire 400to800 adapter makes it easy to connect your firewire 400 94a peripherals to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac, or any other computer with firewire 800 94b ports, without the trouble of purchasing yet another cable. This is where moshis adapter will effectively and simply keep you in business. To do this, connect another pair of lc terminated fiber optic cables from the optical port 2 on the firewire 800 extender plus receiving unit to the optical port 1 on another firewire 800 extender plus receiving unit. I need to connect my motu traveller audio interface which is firewire 400 to my 2017 imac which is thunderbolt 3 usbc. Best buy has the apple iphone accessories you need to stay connected. Take the drives back and get one with fw 800 ports like these from. Use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac, and macbook pro 17 models, which only come equipped with firewire 800 and usb 2.
Once again, there are no, none firewire to usb adapters. Pasow firewire 800 to 400 9 to 6 pin cable 9pin 6pin 6ft, ieee 94 3ft 9 pin male to 6 pin male clear firewire 800 400 cable for ieee 94 cmple firewire 800 9pin to firewire 400 6pin bilingual cable 3 feet electop firewire 94 6 pin female to 94 9 pin male ieee 400 to 800 adapter. Its convenient design lets you charge your iphone or ipod while simultaneously charging a usb device like a cell phone or wireless headset. I can confirm that what you need is a thunderbolt to firewire adapter and you can buy a firewire 800 to 400 cable.
Additional firewire 800 extender plus receiving units can be chained to reach further distances. May 04, 2020 his entire recent line of laptops had already made the transition to the fw 800, except for a white macbook model that is still marketed by apple, but not for long. Welcome to rmac we are reddit s community of mac users, enthusiasts, and experts. Newertech firewire 800 400 adapter lets you use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac, and macbook pro 17inch models. Up for sale is an iomega 1tb external hard disk drive with usb2 and firewire 800 ports.
The firewire 800400 adapter from newer technology allows you to use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac and macbook pro 17 models, which come equipped only with firewire 800 and usb 2. The recorded transfer rates conform to the maximum. In general, however, it seems that apple already considers the. The newertech ministack v2 is also available as a 0gb kit. How to connect firewire 800 9 pin to 400 4 pin and 6 pin professional cable. Usbc to firewire 800 adapter doesnt exist, make our voices. Firewire 400 in a firewire 800 world owc blog home. This port is sometimes labeled s100 or s400 to indicate speed in mbits. Connect firewire 400 devices to computers with firewire 800 port. Can i use this to connect 2007 imac to 2010 imac both use fw800. On the mac the iomega ego blackbelt 1tb mac edition is at home and lives up to its name. I bought this to connect my external firewire 400 drives to my new macbook pro. Unit also has a usb hub and a usb charging port to charge your iphone or other devices.
This is the solution that i suggest to my customers and it works for them. I believe firewire 800 has at least 1 additional set of pins which would make if possible to make an adapter to plug a 400 device into an 800 port but not the other way around. Harnessing the powerful pci express capabilities on modern motherboards, this x1 pci express to firewire 800 host adapter provides full 800mbps throughput for high performance firewire 800 peripherals. Im from a different country, thats why i want to know. Firewire 800 is compatible with all firewire 400 peripherals, you just need an adapter to connect to the newer port. Firewire 800 to 400 and firewire 400 to 800 adapters which. Monster cable icarcharger 800 for ipod, iphone and other. Sonnet fw800 to fw400 firewire adapter office depot. Formatted and fully tested to use on a pcwindows or mac and ready to use. Sonnets firewire 400 to 800 adapter makes it easy to connect your firewire 400 94a peripherals to the latest mac pro, macbook pro, mac mini, imac, or any other computer with firewire 800 94b ports, without the trouble of purchasing yet another cable.
From apples perspective, this move makes a lot of sensethe company saves a lot of case space on laptops by only including one firewire port, and production costs are lowered on all machines. As many of you know, the new macbook pro touch bar laptops are legacy free to the point you have to buy 5 adapters to plug in anything. Specially tapered design allows for easy connection. Moshis 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. Iomega 1tb usb2 firewire fw400 fw800 pc mac backup storage. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to. Firewire 800 to 400 and firewire 400 to 800 adapters. The adapter is smaller than an iphone 4 and very lightweight. Procable firewire 800 to 400 adapter bridge the gap between firewire 400 800 devices and computer ports for maximum flexibility. Does daisy chaining firewire 800 and 400 cause all devices to use 400 speeds. So, in order to connect your old firewire 400 devices, youre going to need an adapter of some sort. I currently have an early 2009 mbp but it is having power issues and i. When hooking up a straight fw400 connection, the plug is removable.
What devices is the ipod to firewire 400 adapter meant for, and for what purpose. The adapter provides two external firewire 800 ieee 94b ports, and one. Firewire 800 is backwards compatible with all firewire 400 peripherals. Any locals carry an adapter or cable that will allow me to use my fw400 external drive on my fw800 port. You run your mouth but i really dont believe you have the guts to stand toe 2 toe with me or anyone for that matter. Easily charge iphone, ipod or usb device on the road keep your iphone, ipod and other portable devices charged up wherever you go with the icarcharger 800. The 3port fw800 pcie card works with pcie slots of various lane widths and features two 9pin ieee 94b firewire 800 ports and one 6pin ieee 94b firewire 400 port, giving you plenty of connection options. The main difference between the two types of cables is the transfer rates. Apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with builtin thunderbolt cable. Moshi connect adapter firewire 800 to 400 duration. I need to backup using my fw400 external hd before i send the pb in for service. My youtube channel features content for mac, iphone, ipad, and ipod. I purchased an apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter, an elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter, and a tripp lite firewire ieee 94 cable 6pin6pin 6ft.