[X-Newbies] Re: 2 Firewire or not 2 Firewire, that is the MacBook question.

[Charles Martin]

> From: "Brian Durant" <globetrotterdk at gmail.com>
>
> Maybe, but the switch prevents new Gen 2 MacBooks from being started
> in target mode, not to mention problems connecting camcorders. Or?

Correct about Target Mode, but not so much about camcorders anymore.

Most camcorders made in the last few years (which offer substantially  
improved optics, even the non-HD ones) now either burn their own media  
internally (the hated mini-DVD or an internal HD or flash card) and/or  
offer USB2 connectivity.

If you're still using a camcorder that relies on FW to transfer video,  
you should really look at upgrading your camera to a newer model; the  
quality of the video is substantially better, and for better or worse  
USB2 is ubiquitous on this now. War's over, and Firewire 400 lost. :(

(that's NOT to say that Firewire as a concept is dead; keep your eyes  
open over the next year or so -- but it IS to say that FW is now a  
"pros-only" technology.)

Cheers
Chas

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