iMac 27 Firewire 800 port

sinitry23 · sinitry23 #1 (**permalink**)

02-05-2011, 10:41 AM

Hi,

I have one firewire 800 port on my iMac 27. If I was to split that into two firewire 800 ports does this reduce performance? Also, what is a good adapter you guys recommend to have two firewire 800 ports?

Buzzard2010 · Buzzard2010 #2 (**permalink**)

02-05-2011, 10:44 AM

I suggest a firewire hub as a good starting place to look.

HTH
- Simon

skiltrip · skiltrip #3 (**permalink**)

02-05-2011, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzard2010

I suggest a firewire hub as a good starting place to look.

HTH
- Simon

What would be a good hub to use with a Mac, does it matter, or anything with good reviews on Newegg should be good?

Buzzard2010 · Buzzard2010 #4 (**permalink**)

02-05-2011, 02:34 PM

Any should do although I have heard that Belkin ones are good for Mac.

Hope this helps

- Simon

ClockworkWorld · ClockworkWorld #5 (**permalink**)

02-05-2011, 02:51 PM

We use a this and it works great for our iMac and MBP

Don't notice any slower performance with it either, to answer your other question

I suppose if you really get picky and check the performance there might be some loss, but it's not noticeable for us to make any difference.

chscag · chscag #6 (**permalink**)

02-05-2011, 03:14 PM

Note that you can daisy chain firewire devices. And as long as they are self powered you do not need a hub. You may even be able to daisy chain several devices that are not self powered as long as they are low power devices.

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Member Since: Dec 16, 2010 Posts: 240	02-05-2011, 02:51 PM We use a this and it works great for our iMac and MBP Don't notice any slower performance with it either, to answer your other question I suppose if you really get picky and check the performance there might be some loss, but it's not noticeable for us to make any difference. Late 2010 iMac 27 inch  2.93GHz i7 16GB RAM 2TB HDD 2011 Macbook Pro 17 inch Glossy  2.3GHz Quad-core i7 8GB RAM 750GB HDD
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Member Since: May 22, 2009 Posts: 77	02-05-2011, 10:41 AM Hi, I have one firewire 800 port on my iMac 27. If I was to split that into two firewire 800 ports does this reduce performance? Also, what is a good adapter you guys recommend to have two firewire 800 ports?
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