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iMac & Firewire
- Thread starter iSlave
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i doubt the imac will drop those ports. It's a desktop machine. And desktop computers tend to have more of everything. That's one of the advantages of getting a desktop. The iMac also has more USB ports than the macbook/pro, so they aren't dropping any of those either.
I can't see them dropping the firewire ports on the iMacs. The iMacs are desktop machines.
I didn't like seeing firewire dropped on the macbooks, but apple has a range of laptops and anyone needing firewire can always get the macbookPro. They are giving the consumer a choice $$$ vs function.
..bob
I didn't like seeing firewire dropped on the macbooks, but apple has a range of laptops and anyone needing firewire can always get the macbookPro. They are giving the consumer a choice $$$ vs function.
..bob
Nice to see someone understand not every computer has to have the same ports. Too many people are complaining about Apple nixing the FireWire.
imac will have the firewire for reasons mentioned. more importantly, will it have usb 3.0?? that will be the biggest advancement in peripheral connection since usb 2.0 from forever ago. of course, for it to actually have usb 3.0, the new imac wouldn't come out till '09.
It would surprise the hell out of me.
I can't understand why they removed it from the new Macbooks but they didn't remove it from the new MBP and they aren't going to be removing it from any new iMacs either.
Maybe have FW 800 only (and I think use an adapter?).
The Minis are more likely to loose the FW, as they tend to follow the MB....
I do light DV editing on my Mini so I would need the FW.
NO! When Steve tells you that you don't need firewire anymore, you just don't. Don't even think about firewire anymore. OK?
mmmmm...good point!
scary. i just used that today on MBP...such a time saver. but if it all goes USB 3.0, it won't matter cause it's 4x faster than FW800! AWESOME! CAN'T WAIT!!!
mmmmm...good point!
but if it all goes USB 3.0, it won't matter cause it's 4x faster than FW800! AWESOME! CAN'T WAIT!!!
dont forget apple made firewire so its like losing goodness like basically makunig a mac .. a mac
I think that the FireWire port will stay on the new iMacs. I could see them getting rid of the 400 and keeping only the 800.
But do you remember how everyone was saying stuff like this when they dropped the cd drive in the macbook air.