[X4U] Firewire 800

[Zane H. Healy]

Better yet, go with a FW800 system disk, and use the internal drive for
data.

Zane



On Wed, 1 Apr 2009, Paul Moortgat wrote:

> 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
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