17 Mar
2007
17 Mar
'07
6:53 p.m.
Thomas Vecchione wrote:
Third reason? Powered Firewire port(Pro version of Apple laptops only).
I can also count on one hand the amount of PC laptops with this single
feature. Now I will admit flat out, the apple laptops only provide 7w
of power on their firewire ports as opposed to the spec of 15. But it
allows me to run my interfaces that draw power off the port with no
problem and I don't have to lug around a wall wort.
Of course decent firewire
is a huge plus for me (as a freebob
developer). However, the lack of cardbus on MBP is a serious con, as I
frequently need 2 host controllers for testing, and it is convenient to
have a built in and a cardbus one for that.
Pieter