If you want to bypass USB altogether, you can use this firewire reader: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I04WWY/102-5976764-7178538 It's a bit pricey, but trust me, photography is my livelihood and I run about 40 gigs of RAW files a week through it, and it is fast and reliable. It will smoke a USB reader, and it is powered by and compatible with the FW port that's already on your DA. - Jake Jake Holt Jake Holt Photography Austin, Texas office: 512-514-0501 cell: 512-750-4753 www.jakeholt.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/g4/attachments/20070818/ffc02298/attachment.html