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    Notebook with Firewire 800

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hendra, Jun 15, 2009.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Other than Apple, which notebook that has built-in Firewire 800?
    Does Express Card with Firewire 800 perform as good as built-in one?
     
    hendra, Jun 15, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    The Express Card transfer rate boasts 2.5gb/s

    So it should be able to support full rate of the FW800 adapter card.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 16, 2009
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  3. RainMotorsports

    RainMotorsports Formerly ClutchX2

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    What is it your needing FireWire 800 for? If its for something like storage eSATA is faster and will continue to get faster as 800 is pretty much limited already.

    If its equipment other then storage or you are stuck with storage that doesnt have eSATA but does FW800 then an express card as stated above is your best bet on the pc end of things.
     
    RainMotorsports, Jun 16, 2009
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