Most 800 devices will work on 400 just at the slower speed like wise most 400 devices work on 800, but just at 400 speed.
You can either get a 400 to 800 cable or an adaptor 800 to 400 adpator http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonnet-Technology-FireWire-Connector-Adapter/dp/B0000CDJPQ 400 to 800 adaptor http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet®-FireWire-400-800-Adapter/dp/B00315QQC2 Cable http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet®-FireWire-Cable-IEEE-1394b/dp/B00316V6LW Cheers B. On 14 February 2010 13:19, Philippe Chandless <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Smuggers, > > I'm starting to look into replacing my venerable MacBook. I use it to scan > negatives using a firewire (400) scanner and I see that the iMac and the > MacBook Pro only have a Firewire 800 port. > Is there a way of connecting a Firewire 400 device to an 800 port? or am I > looking at replacing the neg scanner as well? > As a supplementary, is Firewire going to be around for much longer? If it > isn't then what will replace it, USB 2? > > Thanks and bon weekend. > Philippe > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <smug%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- Benjamin Stanley - Technical Director - Trilby Multimedia 47-49 Loveday Street, Birmingham, B4 6NR Telephone: 0121 333 6860 www.trilby.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
