Hehe... Why? It's not going to get firewire re-instated! Apple never reverse course on these things - that would be akin to the Jobster admitting he had made a mistake!
Just my 5c worth :) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 16/10/08 3:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
