Mine is the gen prior to this - and you're right, looks like the new ones don't have 400, just 800 (at least that's better than the 1st gen which had 400 but not 800 - I notice a big difference between the two with HD, though others say its negligible.). Sorry bout the mixup.
Anyway, Randy, Rupert's advice is still the right advice - take the thing back and get a mac that talks to your XL1. Brook On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Rupert <rup...@fatgirlinohio.org> wrote: > > > ... and the Macbook White has FW400 not 800 as Brook said! > (confused much?) > http://www.apple.com/macbook/white/specs.html > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > > On 14-Apr-09, at 7:19 PM, Brook Hinton wrote: > > > > > > > The Macbook Pro's DO have fw800 - it was just the first gen 15" > > model that > > didn't. I have a 2nd gen with both 400 and 800 right under my fingers. > > But yes, Rupert's right, take it back and get a white macbook with > > fw800 or > > a macbook pro. > > > > Brook > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Rupert > > <rup...@fatgirlinohio.org<rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > You're out of luck for linking it to your XL1, I'm afraid. > > > Apple's heartwarming policy of differentiation between products > > means > > > they killed Firewire in the standard Macbooks to force you to go Pro > > > if you're a Firewire user, because they think you're more likely > > to be > > > an advanced or Pro user and therefore more likely to spend the extra > > > cash. > > > Take it back and get either a Macbook Pro or a White Macbook - I > > think > > > they still have the older Macbook model available which has > > Firewire. > > > The Macbook pro doesn't have a Firewire 800, though, only 400 - so > > if > > > you get that, you'd have to also get a 9 pin FW800 to 4 pin DV > > camera > > > cable. > > > > > > Rupert > > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > > > > On 14-Apr-09, at 5:24 PM, RANDY MANN wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i just bought a nice shinny new mac book today with my taxes > > > > got it home to find out there is no fire wire port > > > > i need to get my videos in this from my xl1 it only has a mini > > fire > > > > wire no > > > > usb > > > > > > > > any ideas?? > > > > > > > > randy > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________________ > > Brook Hinton > > film/video/audio art > > www.brookhinton.com > > studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- _______________________________________________________ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
