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discussions.apple.com - 10/17/2008

Support - Discussions - Firewire on the new Aluminum MacBooks?! ...

— discussions.apple.com — 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 ... (more) Support - Discussions - Firewire on the new Aluminum ...

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gizmodo.com - 10/17/2008

Apple Deleting Discussions About FireWire-Less MacBooks in Forums [Apple]

— gizmodo.com — If you're seriously considering a MacBook over a MacBook Pro, one of the major sniggles is the... fact that it no longer has FireWire, an omission seemingly designed to stratify the more-alike-than-ever models . So, it's natural users would take to the ... (more) Apple Deleting Discussions About FireWire-Less MacBooks ...

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Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire
AppleInsider — ... video producer and use my MacBook on site to ingest footage taken from FireWire cameras, even occasionally hooking the camera right up to the MacBook," says one Mac user with the previous generation system.  "Well, it looks like there isn't a FireWire port on it anymore... how the heck am I supposed to do that? I am sure I am not the only one with this concern." Professional musicians also use FireWire in recording equipment. Others have noted that the lack of FireWire additionally rules out Target Disk Mode for managing files or cloning systems, as USB 2.0's architecture ...

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Wired: Gadget Lab — Sleek, sexy and silver, Apple's new MacBook may be a consumer's dream machine. But to some information technology professionals, it looks like a nightmare. That's because the new MacBook has no FireWire port -- an essential component of many IT pros' toolkits. "I've been fixing Macs for 15 years, and this to me is just a big middle finger in the face for us Mac guys," said Tom Koch, the owner of Omnitech, a Mac repair service. Despite the slew of positive reviews for the aluminum MacBook, many potential users are complaining about Apple's peculiar omission of Firewire ...