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Support - Discussions - Firewire on the new Aluminum MacBooks?! ...
Well so far the first 5 posts to these new discussion topics for the new MacBook are ALL concerning the lack of Firewire on the new model. So you certainly are not alone. The new MacBook Pro still retains a Firewire 800 port. But first the iPod line and now the lower end laptop line have dropped ...
MacBook Pro Unibody First Look
ifixit.com — Introduction Steps 1 33: First Look 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 iFixit News 10/15: We took apart the new MacBook Unibody! 10/15: We also disassembled the new MacBook Pro! 9/10: We ... (more) MacBook Pro Unibody First Look
MacBook - Technical Specifications
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MacBook Pro - Technical Specifications
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A ausência de FireWire nos novos MacBooks [atualizado]
MacMagazine — Uma olhadinha rápida nas especificações do novo MacBook mostra que um componente de longa data deixou de incorporar o Mac mais vendido de todos. Apresentada em 1998 com os iMacs, a conexão FireWire desapareceu, estando presente em sua especificação 800 (de 800Mbps) com apenas uma entrada nos MacBooks Pro, podendo se conectar a dispositivos FireWire 400 através de um cabo adaptador. ...

Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire
AppleInsider — ... indicates that virtually all new compact consumer HD cameras now use USB 2.0 to transferring footage directly to a computer instead of the FireWire. Some camcorders also offer the option of burning directly to DVD and a few can transfer video over a USB-to-FireWire bridge cable. That reality is little comfort to those who fall outside of Apple's market for the new entry-level portables, many of whom are vocal in their opinions in Apple's support discussions as well as AppleInsider 's own ...

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