This page was initially build to gather my own info into one single page. Oct 15, 2015 last week i bought the wd my book studio edition ii 6tb. A firenexcoaxs800 set includes two firenex coax s800 75ohm coax bnc firewire 800 ieee94b repeaters and a manual. Since the introduction of thunderbolt as a port in 2011 macs, apple has slowly phased out its previous highspeed connection, firewire. Wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive.
Buy a buslink penta interface p52000n hard drive 2 tb firewire 800 firew or other external hard drives at. When i opened the mybook studio i installed the wd drive manager software, connected the mybook to the. When i opened the mybook studio i installed the wd drive manager software, connected the mybook to the mac using. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0030hal hard drive 3 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. The firewire 800400 card to own for 100% compatibility. We had two wd 8tb my books en route from when pcper published that it got hgst he8 8tb 7200 rpm hard drives from units procured at best buy. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Western digital my book studio lx 2 tb firewire 800usb 2. The current edition as of november 2010 has two firewire 800 ports and one usb 2. How many times faster is a hispeed usb port than an. Sonnets tango express 800 provides a quick way to add or add more highspeed connections to your setup and delivers maximum data transfer speeds for the fastest firewire and usb devices. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by apple, which called it firewire, in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily sony and panasonic. For all macs that match specific usb or firewire capabilities courtesy of s ultimate mac sort click the capability of interest right column. Jul 11, 2012 does anyone know where i can find an adapter to connect usb device to the firewire port on my mid2010 mbp says its firewire 800 for some reason, im having a hard time finding this.
Unfortunately, it has neither the my book elites eink display nor the essentials capacity gauge. I have a mac g5 tower with both firewire 400 and 800. The 94b standard firewire 800 can transfer data up. Neither answered by a verified mac support specialist. I know that firewire 400 800 is a pretty old standard, but a lot of us still want to use solid pro gear like external audio cards without spending hundreds in thunderbolt donglesadapters assumed the mobo is tb ready. Dec 22, 2008 several days ago i lost my firewire connection. If you need a firewire 800 drive, the my book studio gives a good amount of grunt, and is about as maccy as one can mac. This 3 port pci express firewire adapter card can be installed in a pci express slot to add two ieee94b firewire 800 9 pin ports and one ieee94a firewire 400 6 pin port, providing broad compatibility with a wide range of firewire devices e. Sonnet tango express firewire 800 usb 2 holdan limited. The 94b standard firewire 800 can transfer data up to 800 mbps and uses a 9pin connection. Add 2 native firewire 400 ports to your desktop through a pci express slot the pex94a2v 2port pci express firewire card lets you add two native firewire 400 ports to your desktop pc, allowing you to connect ieee 94a firewire devices such as digital cameras, external hard drives, dv camcorders, and more. This was purchased along with a firewire 800 to 400 9pin to 4 pin cable. Buy wd my book studio 2 tb firewire 800 external hard drive 1 tb online at low price in india on. Firewire 800 external hard disk drives for sale ebay.
These cables also work at firewire 400 performance levels up to 40 mbytes per second when connected to any 4pin or 6pin connected firewire 400 device on either end of the cable. It only supports devices that are ohci open host controller interface compatible. Ieee 94 is an interface standard for a serial bus for highspeed communications and isochronous realtime data transfer. With the drive came a regular 9pin 9pin firewire 800 cable, so the idea of cutting it in two and connecting two firewire 6pin 400 connectors was born. Yinyang firewire 800tofirewire 400800 mini hub sonnet. Lacie 2tb dji copilot boss hard drive previous gallery image. Dec 14, 2005 which laptops have built in firewire 800.
Yinyang plugs into the single firewire 800 ieee 94b port found on most new mac computers and enables you to connect and use a firewire 400 device the yin and a firewire 800 device the yang at the same time. Wd my book studio edition wdh1q0 hard drive 1 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. The 69 pin converter can be used on new late 2008 apple macbook pro laptops which have only one firewire800 port for connecting firewire400 devices and cables. Macbook pro 16inch, 2019 firewire 800 thunderbolt 3. Instead of the six pin firewire connector, the smaller, four pin i.
Review about western digital my book studio lx 2 tb firewire 800 usb 2. Wd my book studio 2 tb firewire 800 external hard drive 1. Hard disk description, desktop, desktop, desktop, desktop. Firenex coax s800 75ohm coax bnc firewire 800 ieee94b. Sonnets yinyang firewire 800 to firewire 400800 mini hub solves both problems.
Buslink penta interface p52000n hard drive 2 tb firewire 800. Western digital my book studio 2tb externe festplatte 8, 9 cm 3, 5 zoll, 7200 rpm, 16mb cache, firewire 800, usb 2. I know that firewire 400800 is a pretty old standard, but a lot of us still want to use solid pro gear like external audio cards without spending hundreds in thunderbolt donglesadapters assumed the mobo is tb ready. Firewire is a highspeed digital interface that comes in two varieties 94a or just 94 and 94b. Or at least thats what i had to do when my sons nook crashed and burned last month. Wd my book studio ii externe festplatte 2tb 3,5 zoll. Firewire is out of fashion and most new pcs are supplied without such ports which means you are going to need a firewire card. I have a macpro with three 1tb drives and one 2tb drive installed.
Western digital my book studio 2tb compact and light enough to easily fit in a backpack or briefcase, western. The good news for audio and video professionals is that firewire 800 is not all that different from firewire 400 except when it comes to speed. The usb and firewire capabilities of each recent g3 and later mac are listed below. Audio and video devices are already cropping up to take advantage of the bandwidth and ease of use.
This site uses cookies to provide and improve your shopping experience. This is not a commentary that the nook is a bad little ereader, because its not. Otherwise, you can try to get out the soldering iron and insert a 5v line from the usb ports. Western digital 500 gb my book external hard drive 100% new sealed in package. For the price its a good unit raid 0 1, usb2, esata although no cable for this comes in the box, firewire 800 with the cable and also a f800400 converter cable which was. When we tested the my book studio using firewire 800, all three tests clocked in.
How do i tell if my macbook pro has firewire 400 or 800. Data transfer speeds up to 800mbs ensure fast transfer of your information, especially when connected via the firewire800 port. Thank you, i was wondering the same about this thread being open. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Newnex 9pin 94b cables work at firewire 800 performance levels up to 80 mbytes per second when used with 9pin connected firewire 800 equipped host controllers and 9pin connected firewire 800 hubs and repeaters. Jul 18, 2012 thank you, i was wondering the same about this thread being open. Externe festplatte firewire 800 preisvergleich gunstig bei idealo. Wd my book studio wdbc3g0020hal hard drive 2 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. The 69 pin converter can be used on new late 2008 apple macbook pro laptops which have only one firewire 800 port for connecting firewire 400 devices and cables. Im starting to think if i should sell the firewire audio card and move on i own a fireface 400 which works incredibly well but firewire is giving me too many headache my previous firewire card was a lacie firewire 800 that worked amazing until it started making my pc. External hard drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases.
Western digital my book studio 2tb externe festplatte. I run a mac os x leopard network serving around 40 macs and bought one of these the 2tb model actually to act as a network home disk for the users. Shop for wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive at best buy. I recently tested an owc mercury eliteal pro mini drive enclosure, which is equipped with 2firewire 800 ports, a usb2 port, and an esata connector.
This edition is available with storage capacities of 1 tb, 1. If you want to benefit from this improved service, please optin. Just lately i bought a firewire 800 drive and discovered that my computer only has a firewire 400 6pin connector. What is the difference between firewire 94a and 94b. The question as to whether this is at all useful for mobile applications can be disputed. Western digital my book studio mac edition 2 tb testberichte. Last week i bought the wd my book studio edition ii 6tb. Mybook studio 6tb problems please help wd community. My macbook has 120gb disk and 2gb memory, 15 screen if that gives an indication of how old it is. A 6 pin to 9 pin converter is also available for connecting legacy firewire400 devices on a 9 pin firewire800 port. Once installed, this host card will add two firewire 800 ports and one firewire 400 port 6pin allowing support of various types of firewire products such as external hard drives, dv camcorder, digital cameras and much more.
If you can power your hds externally then youre good to go with a 4 to 6 pin firewire cable. Jul 18, 2012 im starting to think if i should sell the firewire audio card and move on i own a fireface 400 which works incredibly well but firewire is giving me too many headache my previous firewire card was a lacie firewire 800 that worked amazing until it started making my pc get random freezes, either on mac and pc. This is twice the speed of the original 94 standard, and is a real musthave for transporting and networking multiple types of digital data between users and systems. Unibrain 9pin to 9pin firewire 800 cable 10m33ft 1636. Diese ausfuhrung wurde auch mit 2 tb verkauft, was mir zu wenig. Unfortunately windows 2000 does not completely support ieee 94. If a firewire device is not on the hcl list, dont buy because it wont play. Wd my book studio ii externe festplatte 2tb 8, 9 cm 3, 5 zoll, firewire 800, esata, doppellaufwerk, usb 2. For the price its a good unit raid 0 1, usb2, esata although no cable for this comes in the box, firewire 800 with the cable and also a f800400 converter cable which was really nice. Being music makers ourselves, we love geeking out on all things gear. The 94a standard firewire 400 supports data transfer rates up to 400 mbps and uses a 6pin connection. Download speed for camcorder tapes is as per the specification and the quality is good.
Unibrain firewire 800 10 meters 33 feet 9pin to 9pin cable, unibrain produces reliable firewire800 94b cables, offering cutting edge design while using the most advanced manufacturing processes. Without the aid of instruction sheet, i was able to install a standard 2. Western digital firewire 800 external hard disk drives for sale ebay. Lightningfast firewire 800 or esata interfaces combined with raid 0 striping yields the speed you need for fast, smooth video and audio editing, rendering.
Western digital my book studio edition 1tb firewire 400. Western digital my book studio edition ii 1tb firewire 400. Dec 01, 2011 i recently tested an owc mercury eliteal pro mini drive enclosure, which is equipped with 2 firewire 800 ports, a usb2 port, and an esata connector. Owc announced today the release of the mercury elite pro dual, a hardware raid storage solution featuring high speed usb 3. A 6 pin to 9 pin converter is also available for connecting legacy firewire 400 devices on a 9 pin firewire 800 port. Western digital my book studio edition 1tb firewire 400 800. Ieee94b is the latest in firewire technology, and the ieee94b or firewire 800 cable provides transfer speeds up to a blazing 800 mbps.
Since each firenexcoaxs800 repeater has two ieee 94b firewire 800 ports it can also be used as a hub for daisy chain connections. Firewire 800 is essentially the same as firewire 400, but twice as fast. I only have one firewire 800 port on my mac so would it be possible to transfer files by connecting the two via firewire 800 when only one is connected to my mac. You would think all firewire cards were all the same. Sell on amazon siig firewire 2port pcie nn e20012s2 by. Which is faster, an esata port or a firewire 800 port. Lacie 2tb dji copilot boss hard drive next gallery image. Review about western digital my book studio lx 2 tb firewire 800usb 2. We have some benchmarks and the scoop on the western digital 8tb drives found on newer 2016 western digital my book external drives. Oyen digital 20tb mobius 5bay firewire 800 esata usb 3. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the mac left column. Get the best deals on firewire 800 external hard disk drives when you shop the largest online selection at. Bilingual refers to cables used to connect legacy firewire to the new firewire 800, and have a high speed 800mbps connector on. Dv camcorders, external hard drives, digital cameras, etc.
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