Cheap ieee 1394 cable

[emaij]

$12.21 for a 6ft ieee cable seems good: ze cable

Then again I found this Monster ieee cable at Amazon but I don't think it could be worth the 250% premium: ze ozer cable

 

[asdren]

I'm not sure on the quality of these but CompUSA has 15ft Startech firewire/ieee 1394/iLink for $10.59.
15 ft IEEE 1394 Firewire Cable 4 PIN-4 PIN M/M
15 ft IEEE 1394 Firewire Cable 4 PIN-6 PIN M/M
15 ft IEEE 1394 Firewire Cable 6 PIN-6 PIN M/M

Actually, I just ordered the 10ft cable for $12.68 last Thursday (figures they'd drop the price on 15ft ones) so I'll let you know what I think when I get it this week. However, on thing I'm very sure of is that there's no need to pay $30 for these 1394 cables.

 

[SteveSimpson]

I believe Firewire cables are $4 at newegg.com

 

[Dewey]

Originally posted by: SteveSimpson
I believe Firewire cables are $4 at newegg.com

Bingo! I toss in a few USB or 1394 cables into all my Newegg orders just in case I (or anyone I know) gets a new printer etc.

 

[ebaycj]

uhh.. this aint hot.

a simple pricewatch search for 'firewire' results in 12 entries that are BELOW 12.21, and that's with shipping included !!

cables are THE highest markup item for computers (esp. internal cables). I don't care if it's a 7 connector terminated u320 scsi cable or a simple IDE cable, the cost to manufacture it is definitely less than $2usd, and in most cases, probably less than $1usd.

$10 is about the most i'd pay for any cable, unless it was custom made for me, or i needed it overnighted.

the vendors mark up cables because they know that its relatively difficult to make your own, and because without cables, nothing would work. they're just lining their pockets.

ebaycj

 

[OrionAntares]

I saw 6' Firewire cables at Walmart for $6 a few months ago. Haven't looked lately though.

 

[Delbert]

I have one I paid $55 for, but it was in 1998.

 

[Bfavre444]

$4 at newegg? and cheap at pricewatch? Bet they're not 4pin to 4-pin. Because 4-pin to 4-pin is always more expensive.

 

[emaij]

Ended up buying one at Big Lots for $7.99 but I don't know if it works yet.

Update: It works. Now I need some good DV editing software.

 

[goob2k]

Originally posted by: Delbert
I have one I paid $55 for, but it was in 1998.

It's hell being an early adopter. -Dilbert

 

[Delbert]

It's hell being an early adopter.

Exactly, I remember anxiously awaiting Adaptec to release the first firewire adapter (called a Spark I think). Wondered if it (firewire/DV) would become a Betamax. By the way, if we were to be technical the title of this should say IEEE 1394. There are several ieee cables. Most parallel printer cables are ieee 1284 for example.