sadly the loss of firewire and it's associated Boot Disk mode removes
what was one of the most useful tech support tools ever for diagnosis
and hard disk repairs.
you can migrate using the network (this is how we've done it on a
couple of MacBook Airs that we've had come through):
on the old "from" mac start Migration and select "to another mac"
from the new "to" computer select "from another mac" then use the
network option
On 15/10/2008, at 12:43 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
Yeh, I think it is disappointing also that they took off Firewire.
Can you
say "Firewire Target Disk mode" to a MacBook now? Or does it screw
up it's
face at you and turn the other way? :o)
At least it's still on the MacBook Pro in some form, and I'm sure
I've seen
Express Card Firewire400 cards around, so am about to go hunting to
see what
they cost. You can never have enough Firewire ports.
Going back to the MacBook no Firewire thing. Makes Migration
Assistant fun
then doesn't it?? (I know they've added in that you can do it via
Ethernet
on some of the newer machines). But how do you Migrate from a
MacBook to a
new computer later on down the track???
(Admittedly I haven't looked into that, so I'm sure there is another
way).
Just made doing a lot of things on a MacBook with Firewire easier,
so I
would have thought they'd keep it. Surely it couldn't be that
expensive to
keep, or space wise you'd think? Or maybe I'm missing something. ;O)
Oh well,...time will tell. :o)
Kind Regards
Daniel
On 15/10/08 12:35 PM, "Mark Secker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Disappointing that the non pro macbooks step back to the iBook days
of
no firewire.... personally I think that's a bad call as the MacBook
is
(was) a great machine for media hobbyists (and for pros needing to
shave a bit of weight off their kit)
One thing with the Pro's at least with Apple's FireWire 800 it is
"backwards" ("downwards") compatible to Firewire 400 (with the
adaptor
cable or dongral) unlike a lot of Firewire 800 cards for Wintel/
Lintel
boxes.
On 15/10/2008, at 6:49 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote:
So...
The "new" macbook does not have Firewire.
Does this mean movie makers can't use it?
Isn't USB 2 too slow for large data transfer like movie?
White Old style Macbook:two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 port
New MacBook: Two USB 2.0 ports
Macbook Pro 15": Two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, one
ExpressCard/34 slot
MBPro 17": Three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 port, one FireWire
800
port, one ExpressCard/34 slot
Blitto
on 15/10/08 2:12 AM, Daniel Kerr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, like all the rumours, they were changed,...
Look pretty cool too. Lots of new features inside and out.
The display is more like the iMac with the black border and
"glass". Worth a
look.
New specs and pricing is:-
MacBook
2.0GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR3 Memory
160GB hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
A$ 2,099.00
2.4GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR3 Memory
250GB hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
A$ 2,549.00
2.1GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB DDR2 Memory
120GB hard drive
Intel GMA X3100 graphics
A$ 1,649.00
(Has the same "look" as the previous white one).
MacBook Air
1.6GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 1066MHz frontside bus
2GB Memory
120GB SATA hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
A$ 2,899.00
1.86GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 1066MHz frontside bus
2GB Memory
128GB solid-state drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
A$ 3,999.00
MacBook Pro
2.4GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
15-inch widescreen
2GB Memory
250GB hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB
A$ 3,199.00
2.53GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
15-inch widescreen
4GB Memory
320GB hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
A$ 3,999.00
Also a new Apple LED 24" Display (Shipping in November I think it
was) for
$1499. Has built in iSight camera, microphone, speakers and 3 USB2
ports in
the back. Also has a Magsafe connector so you can charge your
laptop from
the screen! 1920x1200 resolution.
SO yeh,..quite a nice upgrade. I'm sure the link to watch it will
be up on
iTunes in the morning.
Now,...just to decide if I should sell my MacBook Pro 2.5GHz and
get a new
one. ;O) (anyone want a nice well looked after 15.4" MacBookPro
2.5Ghz for a
good price) :o)
Enjoy!
Kind Regards
Daniel
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