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Title: Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: BCostigan on March 04, 2004, 10:34:15 PM

With the jb3 on the way I'd like to get a firewire card.  Any recommendations?   I've been doing some research online but have no real clue.   At this point the cards only job will be for connecting the JB3 to my PC.

Thanks! :)

Title: Re:Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: zowie on March 04, 2004, 11:47:55 PM

I just bought the cheapest one I could find on ebay for about $15 and it works just fine with my NJB3.

Title: Re:Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: caymanreview on March 05, 2004, 08:02:12 AM

Quote from: zowie on March 04, 2004, 11:47:55 PM

I just bought the cheapest one I could find on ebay for about $15 and it works just fine with my NJB3.

i bought the cheapest one i could find in stores and it worked flawlessly

firewire is firewire, no way around it, all the same i believe

Title: Re:Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: jpschust on March 05, 2004, 10:34:03 AM

well there are now two types of firewire- 400 and 800.  make sure to get a card that supports 800 if you wanna end up doing other stuff with it.  If not:

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=US5FW3

Compgeeks is an amazing company- great prices, great products.  

Title: Re:Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: zowie on March 05, 2004, 01:48:36 PM

I dunno.  The firewire 800s seem to run $60 - $80 vs under $20 for the 400, and the extra capacity doesn't matter with the NJB3.  I'd buy the old and if you fine you need the 800 down the raod when there are more apps for it  out, but it for what should then be a much lower price.

Title: Re:Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: John Kelly on March 05, 2004, 07:17:16 PM

BTW, the FW800 connector is different from the FW400 connector.  So if you go with a FW800 card, be sure it has both 800 and 400 jacks on there. ;)

Title: Re:Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: BCostigan on March 05, 2004, 07:53:27 PM

Thanks guys.....seems like there's no huge difference then.  :)

Title: Re:Firewire card reccomendations?
Post by: mgleason007 on March 06, 2004, 12:38:23 AM

Quote from: John Kelly on March 05, 2004, 07:17:16 PM

BTW, the FW800 connector is different from the FW400 connector.  So if you go with a FW800 card, be sure it has both 800 and 400 jacks on there. ;)

Aren't the portst backwards compatible?