 Firewire 400mbps Or 800mbps? |
 Mon 26 May 2003, 16:02
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Hi there,
I was just about to purchase a new Imac and a Motu 828 mk11 (when it becomes available) for use with Logic when I noticed in a review that the iMacs only have firewire 400mbps connections as opposed to 800 on the tower systems. So basically what I need to know is will this be fine - and will I still get the best capabilities from my set-up? I also noticed that the new Imacs don't have usb 2.0 - so wondered if this would cause any problems - I'll be using an emagic Mt4 midi interface as well. many thanks in advance! |
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Wed 28 May 2003, 11:58
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 15-Mar 03 From: London - UK Member No.: 14,405 |
thanks rickenbacker!
Yes I'll be using firewire 400mbps to send many multiple audio tracks back and forth via mixing console and motu 828 mk2 to and from Logic/iMac. Apparently, according to a person at Apple UK, the firewire ports on the iMac aren't shared. Just thought I'd mentioned that in case anyone else was wondering. Also just got an email from a helpful person at Motu saying the 828mk2 is 400mbps anyway! I only got concerned about all this when I read a review speculating that Apple saw 800mbps firewire as something for the "pro" domain, and I wasn't sure where it was coming from. What I want to do is from a professional stand point - but I guess like the early post says - that review comment probably had more to do with if you're networking computers etc. I just simply need to know if it was fast enough for my recording needs. Thanks again guys. 
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Drainland Firewire 400mbps Or 800mbps? Mon 26 May 2003, 16:02
Drainland sorry for the double post! There was a problem... Mon 26 May 2003, 17:47 robertirvine The hope for Firewire is to become the media netwo... Tue 27 May 2003, 00:06 Drainland Thanks Robert,
no really I'm not looking to n... Tue 27 May 2003, 12:42 rickenbacker Compared to USB, even a shared 400mbps transfer ra... Wed 28 May 2003, 11:31
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