Firewire 800 to 400 cable

Igotsoul4u · 3rd February 2009

Is there any reason to buy a firewire 400 drive??? Is a FW 800 port with a 800 to 400 cable pretty much the same thing???

s.d.finley · 4th February 2009

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Originally Posted by Igotsoul4u

Is there any reason to buy a firewire 400 drive??? Is a FW 800 port with a 800 to 400 cable pretty much the same thing???

If your external case will take SATA HD's, then FW800 is the way to go, as you will be able to use some of that SATA speed.

3rd February 2009	#1
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