Hi All I would suggest that if it is an issue you all add your comments on the Apple Discussions boards and perhaps email Garner here in Apple Perth?
regards Roger On Thu Oct 16 15:41 , Ronda Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Hi Chris, > >Apple are not keeping up with the deleting ... there is a lot of >discussion on the Apple Discussions. > > > > >Cheers, >Ronni > >On 16/10/2008, at 3:38 PM, Chris Burton wrote: > >> Hi Ronni >> >> Thanks for the info on the apple threads. that is amazing! >> >> Big mistake by Apple >> >> My 15" MacBook Pro will be with me for quite awhile >> >> regards to all >> >> chris >> >> On 16/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi People, >>> >>> Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple >>> Discussion Boards. >>> >>> MacFixit has this to say: >>> >>> FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; >>> Apple censors threads - >>> http://www.macfixit.com/article.php\?story=20081014223302211> (Alert >>> Trigger: Late-Breakers) >>> Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) >>> MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's >>> discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:"What is >>> Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do >>> target >>> firewire mode?"Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode >>> leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire >>> target disk >>> mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct >>> computers, >>> run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac >>> OS X >>> startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing >>> threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of >>> FireWire >>> connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose >>> writes:"Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack >>> of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting >>> every >>> thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on >>> the New >>> MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple >>> Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new >>> MacBooks, >>> and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. >>> There are >>> no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this >>> issue!"The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie >>> users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that >>> use the >>> protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple >>> apparently >>> expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to >>> another >>> system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion >>> boards says that "USB is the preferred interface for iMovie >>> '08."There >>> are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide >>> power or >>> 6-pin connectivity. >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> I honestly don't know ... "what were Apple thinking", taking >>> Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. >>> I'll be keeping my 17" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port >>> that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: >>> >>>> err..... do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the >>>> MacBook Pros (and a FW800->FW400 cable/port adaptor)... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much >>>> rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model >>>> iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the >>>> latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to >>>> "move on" from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a >>>> FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the >>>>> MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a >>>>> video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is >>>>> there any adaptors / methods that can do this? >>>>> >>>>> We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard >>>>> them just because Apple has gone cheap on us...... >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Eugene > >-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >Unsubscribe - [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')">[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
