[X4U] Firewire 800

[Paul Moortgat]

An 800 isn't much of a speed advantage.  Stay with the 400.

Paul Moortgat

On 01 Apr 2009, at 16:45, James Hurley wrote:

> I will be getting the new Mac Mini. It sports an 800 speed firewire.
>
> My external HD is 400 speed. I can connect the two with a 6 pin to 9  
> pin firewire cable.
>
> Of course I will lose the advantage of the 800 speed of the Mini.  
> Any advice on whether I should bite the bullet and cough up the  
> dough for an 800 firewire HD?
>
> LaCie has a 1T HD on sale for $149 which allows for both 400 and 800  
> firewire speeds.
>
> A novice in these matters,
> Jim