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Posted by geo on December 8, 2005, 8:41 pm
Please log in for more thread options what is the difference........A 4 pin plug or unpowered 6 pin will work
quite OK.
thanks
> geo wrote:
>
> > i don't know anything about Firewire or how it works. are you saying
> > that it will need power to be used? I want to get a laptop and
> > eventually us the it for transferring video from VHS, thru a digital
> > camcorder and burning to DVD. will the PCMCIA firwire card be able to
> > do this? and when you mention power, how and where does it come from?
> > thanks
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > PCMCIA firewire cards, how do they work? I want to get a laptop,
> > > > and
> > want to
> > >
> > > 1> Even though they are probably 6-pin, they will not supply power.
> > > So you can't (for example) charge an iPod or power an external
> > > drive over the FireWire cable.
> > >
> > > 2> They're bulky and you have to unplug them every time you intend
> > > to go mobile.
> > >
>
> For what you want to do the PCMCIA card should be OK.
>
> You don't need a powered plug for file transfers.
>
> The main consideration is the speed of the laptop (CPU) and the HD.
>
> You won't get anywhere near 400 mbits/sec, but it should still be
> pretty fast.
>
> A 4 pin plug or unpowered 6 pin will work quite OK.
>
> I move files from PC to laptop using a 4 to 6 pin cable without any
> problems.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
>
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