- May 7, 2004
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Hi,
I'm looking for quite a specific PCMCIA card here for my notebook, I want to achieve USB2 and FireWire on the same card, I have a couple of options
1) A card with ONE USB2 port and ONE FireWire port (available?) I dont want to get one of those that offer 2 USB2 ports and 2 FireWire ports (they are too expensive...like $30 more then a normal single Firewire or USB2 card)
2) A FireWire card with 2 ports, one I want to use itself for a FireWire device I have, and for the other - is it possible to get a FireWire to USB2 convertor? (I know there would be small speed changes). That way if I had a USB2 port I could attach a HUB to it therefore many USB2 slots (I only need FireWire for one peice of hardware)
Either way, I dont want to end up paying more then $25 total for a USB2 and FireWire port (single USB2/Firewire cards cost around 15-20 USD)
My last question - Is there any FireWire to FireWire data transfer cable around? I know there are USB data transfer ones, but I couldnt find any for FireWire, do they exist?
Thanks,
-Shak
I'm looking for quite a specific PCMCIA card here for my notebook, I want to achieve USB2 and FireWire on the same card, I have a couple of options
1) A card with ONE USB2 port and ONE FireWire port (available?) I dont want to get one of those that offer 2 USB2 ports and 2 FireWire ports (they are too expensive...like $30 more then a normal single Firewire or USB2 card)
2) A FireWire card with 2 ports, one I want to use itself for a FireWire device I have, and for the other - is it possible to get a FireWire to USB2 convertor? (I know there would be small speed changes). That way if I had a USB2 port I could attach a HUB to it therefore many USB2 slots (I only need FireWire for one peice of hardware)
Either way, I dont want to end up paying more then $25 total for a USB2 and FireWire port (single USB2/Firewire cards cost around 15-20 USD)
My last question - Is there any FireWire to FireWire data transfer cable around? I know there are USB data transfer ones, but I couldnt find any for FireWire, do they exist?
Thanks,
-Shak