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Re: Firewire (for laptop interface applications)

From: "S V G" <vsyevolod@yahoo.com>
>     Rainier wrote:
> <<<2. Getting a USB2+FireWire interface (Adaptec makes one four 'round 
> ?100).
> (snip)
> Solution 2 sounds considerably better, even though it would make me
> throw away (or sell at a loss) my USB2 PCMCIA interface.>>>
>
>
>     I don't know how significant this information is because I'm not a 
> computer gear-head.  The
> Presonus company advises their Firewire users to purchase a dedicated 
> Firewire card and not use
> the dual purpose cards like the combo USB2 + Firewire.  They go further 
>to 
> specify Belcan and
> Adaptec as two companies that produce Firewire cards that meet Presonus' 
> standards.

While I'm not familiar with Presonus I can tell you there are a LOT of 
bogus 
Firewire and Firewire/USB cards out there, sporting what appears to be a 
VIA 
or NEC chipset, and they're mostly pirated cards from mainland China piped 
through Taiwan.  Lots of them on eBay actually - and offering pirated 
videowave or premiere software on CD-R (though it doesn't install too 
well!).

For the price and non-hassle value, it's best to just go to a retail 
operation and get a brand-name card.  I haven't had one problem with the 
Belkin Firewire or USB cards, though I've avoided combo cards in the 
interest of avoiding a possible bottleneck.  I've also been using the USB 
sharing junction Belkin makes and it stays out of the way when you want it 
to.

Stephen Goodman
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