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<blockquote data-quote="Kash" data-source="post: 622195" data-attributes="member: 23444"><p>Firewire 800 and 400 have different connectors, so you can't simply plug a 400 device into an 800 port. However, as it currently stands, Macs with Firewire 800 ports also have Firewire 400 ports and I don't see that changing anytime soon as there still many devices out there that use the 400 port.</p><p></p><p>Worst case scenario, you buy an enclosure that has a Firewire 800 port and then take out the drive from your old enclosure and stick it in the new one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kash, post: 622195, member: 23444"] Firewire 800 and 400 have different connectors, so you can't simply plug a 400 device into an 800 port. However, as it currently stands, Macs with Firewire 800 ports also have Firewire 400 ports and I don't see that changing anytime soon as there still many devices out there that use the 400 port. Worst case scenario, you buy an enclosure that has a Firewire 800 port and then take out the drive from your old enclosure and stick it in the new one. [/QUOTE]
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