firewire

FireWire

Reviews The standard's succeeding generations are named FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and so on. The trademarked name of the IEEE 1394 external bus standard originally developed by Apple.

21 December 2006, 9:50

What else should I buy?

Reviews If your system has a FireWire/IEEE 1394 port, which looks like these. Four-pin FireWire Six-pin FireWire all you need is a FireWire cable with the matching connectors. If you don't have a FireWire port, you'll have to add a FireWire adaptor card.

14 May 2005, 17:06

Pioneer DV-989 review

Reviews The DV-989 also features a pair of the latest digital audio i-Link connections.i-Link, also known as FireWire, allows the direct, uncompressed transfer of any digital audio signals using only a single cable -- provided you have a compatible receiver.

Editor's rating   9.1

Tags: pioneer, dedicated, channel, connectivity

21 February 2006, 14:45

Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch)

Reviews The 12-inch PowerBook runs an IBM PowerPC G4 at 1.5GHz and includes Firewire, DVI, Airport and an optional DVD writer. There's also on-board FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. If you need to capture high-definition footage or your storage devices are...

Tags: apple, sensor, firewire, ethernet

13 May 2005, 10:46

JVC Everio GZ-MC200 review

Reviews In effect, you skip the part of the editing process where you use FireWire to transfer footage to a hard disk for editing. If you're transferring a sizable mass of data, it won't be long before you're begging for FireWire.

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: jvc, conditions, hard disk, mod

17 May 2005, 6:00

IBM ThinkPad X40 (Pentium M, 1.00GHz, 256MB, 20GB) review

Reviews IBM decided not to include FireWire on the X40, which will leave some video enthusiasts in the dark. Unfortunately, the X40 doesn't include a FireWire port. The sad truth about small laptops is that shaving off size and weight typically means...

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: ibm, operating system, microsoft outlook, slot

2 March 2004, 15:45

Canon MV930 review

Reviews You get to use a popular, cheap recording medium (the MiniDV cassette tape), and the standard method for transferring footage for editing (the FireWire cable). The MV930 plugs in like any other FireWire camcorder and was recognised straight away by...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: canon, holiday, scene, hard disk

15 May 2006, 18:10

Canon DC20 review

Reviews There are ways to edit your finished footage, but not with a mainstream editing package, and not using FireWire. This cable is designed to transfer still photos only -- there is no FireWire connection on the camera.

Editor's rating   6.2

Tags: methods, operation, camcorders, recordings

6 June 2006, 16:27

What kind of digital camcorder is best for me?

Reviews FireWire (a.k.a.iLink or IEEE 1394); A/V; S-Video; microphone terminal FireWire (a.k.a.iLink or IEEE 1394); A/V; USB; S-Video; accessory shoe; microphone terminal; headphone terminal FireWire (a.k.a.iLink or IEEE 1394); A/V; USB; S-Video; accessory...

14 May 2005, 16:38

LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive (80GB) review

Reviews There are two versions of the Rugged All-Terrain drive: USB 2.0 only (£90 for 80GB version) and triple interface, which includes USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 (£110 for 80GB version) -- both of these come in different capacities (see below).

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: lacie, hard drive, firewire, pin

25 August 2006, 12:00

LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe 16x review

Reviews The guide offers little practical help -- fortunately, installation is as simple as powering up the drive and attaching the FireWire or USB cable to the host PC. The external (FireWire/USB 2.0) LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe is attractive overall...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: lacie, mac os, hp, label

2 September 2005, 23:02

Acer TravelMate 3012WTMi review

Reviews An external DVD-RW drive is supplied, which connects to the T3012WTMi via FireWire. The FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector for the optical drive is on the right-hand side along with a USB 2.0 port, a single PC Card slot and a card reader that accepts...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: acer, optical, microphone, cell

17 May 2006, 18:15

Evesham Solar Storm review

Reviews There are six separate audio jacks for connecting a set of speakers as well as parallel and serial ports, four USB ports, a six-pin FireWire port, two PS/2 ports for a mouse and keyboard, plus an external serial ATA port.

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: evesham, ports, cpu, speakers

19 February 2007, 16:59

Shuttle XPC G5 6801M review

Reviews Below this, there's a flap concealing a set of front-facing USB ports, audio jacks for attaching headphones or a mic and a 4-pin FireWire port. The USB, eSATA, LAN and FireWire ports. Behind the flip-down panel at the front, you'll find two USBs, 4...

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: shuttle, cpu, watching, tuner

2 June 2008, 16:49

Hitachi DZ-MV580E review

Reviews You'll be driven mad by the lack of Firewire and true high-resolution video. If you're transferring a lot of data, you'll quickly begin to understand why most other camcorders have Firewire ports. When you're used to Firewire, USB 2 is relatively...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: hitachi, camcorders, compress, shape

14 May 2005, 13:59