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Firewire? mx17 r3

Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Litoid, Jun 1, 2011.

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hello guys, ive got the nice r3 on my hands but from time to time, i need to edit videos on my laptop.. but cant capture since my camera is a sony with firewire output.

what can i do? this doesnt have firewire, and cant find any usb 3.0 adapter or eSata..

any help, appreciated.

Litoid, Jun 1, 2011

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Coming from the audio side of Firewire... it seems like the only thing that's pratical now is ExpressCard. There ARE mini PCIe Firewire cards, but they require a molex connection and a way to route the Firewire ports. I wish there was another way, but I spent a very long time looking for a solution. Any firewire > usb adaptor I bought on eBay didn't do anything except cause my system to shut down as soon as I plugged it in.

Your best bet is to use an old system to capture/transfer the video and send it over to the mx17 that way. Good luck.

RabidFish, Jun 2, 2011

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aw damn, they should make a firewire readers through usb 3.0, hopefully someone will make a better solution for this.

thanks anyways.

Litoid, Jun 2, 2011

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