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Product Description
Tripp Lite’s IEEE-1394b, or FireWire 800 cables, are the latest in FireWire technology, with data transfer speeds up to 800Mbps, twice the speed of original FireWire. The 9-pin to 6-pin FireWire 800 – FireWire cable (also known as a “bilingual” cable) will connect a 6-pin FireWire (1394a) device to a 9-pin FireWire 800 (1394b) port on a computer, or it will connect the 6-pin FireWire port on a computer to a 9-pin FireWire 800 device (FireWire 800 devices can achieve FireWire 800 speeds only when connected to a FireWire 800 port). These cables are 100% compatible with Apple FireWire, Sony iLink, and all other IEEE-1394b peripherals.
Main Features
Tripp Lite F017-006 IEEE 1394b Firewire 800 Gold Hi-speed Cable, 9pin/6pin – 6ft
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Apple decided to remove firewire 400 from all of their current generation laptops and add only firewire 800. There are still a lot of devices on firewire 400 and thus you have 3 choices.
1. Buy this cable.
2. Buy an adapter.
3. Buy all new hardware.
I chose 1 – simply because it is easier for me to have a cable that converts 400-800 rather then using an old 400 cable with a dongle adapter. In my experience dongle adapters usually get worn and due to their size end to stick out of ports and break with an accidental leg/arm movement etc….. I have had it happen to me in my mac pro…and what a project it is to fix. Therefore…cables win.
Hope that helps.
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this because the Macbook Pro (2008 Edition) does not have a firewire 400 port but it does have a FW800 port. Since I have a few devices, including my Presonus Firepod audio interface, that require a FW400 connection Tripp Lite’s converter cable was perfect. I haven’t had any problems with it and it’s more flexible than the single-piece converters that I’ve seen.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought a firewire 800 card as I was told it was the state of the art and backware compatible. I wasn’t told that it has a different plug. So I bought this cord. Works great and isn’t as bulky as adding adapters.
Rating: 5 / 5
It’s hard to imagine how a simple cable could suck, but this has it nailed. Both the 800 and the 400 ends of the cable fit very loosely, so the slightest movement causes the connection to be temporarily broken. For most firewire devices, this means that the device will lose synch, interrupt whatever you were trying to do, and spend a painfully long time trying to re synch with the computer. It doesn’t help that the cable is as stiff as a coat hanger, so the slightest movement will move the connectors. If anything touches this cable it will break the connection, so you end up tip-toeing around this thing trying to keep it happy. Yes, it does work. If you have to get from 400 to 800, it will do it. But this one is guaranteed to make you angry.
Rating: 2 / 5
I used this cable to daisy-chain a couple of LaCie external hard drives to my Macbook.
Worked like a charm right out of the box, never had an issue with connectivity.
Rating: 5 / 5