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Q: COMPUTERS CONFIGURED WITH FIREWIRE?

What current Apple computers i.e. pro, mini or iMac, are still sold or can be configured with Firewire ports?

Posted on Apr 23, 2016 9:55 AM

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Q: COMPUTERS CONFIGURED WITH FIREWIRE?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Apr 23, 2016 9:59 AM in response to warrens50
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    Apr 23, 2016 9:59 AM in response to warrens50

    Click here and check; in addition, a Mac with a Thunderbolt port can use a FireWire adapter.

     

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  • by Allan Eckert,Solvedanswer

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Apr 23, 2016 10:02 AM in response to warrens50
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    Apr 23, 2016 10:02 AM in response to warrens50

    At the present time none of them have a Firewire port.

     

    Any of the Macs that have a ThunderBolt port can be made ready for Firewire by using a ThunderBolt to Firewire adapter.

  • by warrens50,

    warrens50 warrens50 Apr 23, 2016 11:38 AM in response to Niel
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    Apr 23, 2016 11:38 AM in response to Niel

    Hmmm,

    I looked a lot this AM at Apple's iMacs web pages, and in the promo pages where potential options can be found, I saw and copied these options:


    Current iMac processor configurations:

    2016 iMac

    Up to 3.7 teraflops of graphics computer power

    Up to 4.0 GHz quad-core i7 processor

    Up to 4GB GDDR5 memory

    Up to 3TB Fusion Drive

    Up to 1TB flash storage

    20 Gbp/s Thunerbolt 2

    10 Gbp/s Thunerbolt

    5 Gbp/s USB

    0.8 Gbp/s FireWire 800

     

    Obviously, I found no configurations within the listings for the 21" or 27" units with a FireWire port.

    Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked the question.

    So, this is the reason I did ask the question, which has had 2 responses… Thank you very much!

    BUT,

    Is Apple playing with our minds????

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Apr 23, 2016 11:56 AM in response to warrens50
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    Apr 23, 2016 11:56 AM in response to warrens50

    Could you please post the URL where you found that information?

  • by woodmeister50,

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 Apr 24, 2016 3:33 AM in response to warrens50
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    Apr 24, 2016 3:33 AM in response to warrens50

    Directly from the current iMac tech specs here http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/:

     

    3.5 mm headphone jack

    SDXC card slot

    Four USB 3 ports (compatible with USB 2)

    Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

    • Mini DisplayPort output
    • Support for HDMI, DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (adapters sold separately)

    10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

    Kensington lock slot

  • by dialabrain,

    dialabrain dialabrain Apr 24, 2016 3:47 AM in response to warrens50
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    Apr 24, 2016 3:47 AM in response to warrens50

    warrens50 wrote:

     

    Obviously, I found no configurations within the listings for the 21" or 27" units with a FireWire port.

    Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked the question.

    So, this is the reason I did ask the question, which has had 2 responses… Thank you very much!

    BUT,

    Is Apple playing with our minds????

    There's a difference between having a Firewire port and being able to connect a Firewire device.

  • by warrens50,

    warrens50 warrens50 Apr 25, 2016 5:26 AM in response to warrens50
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    Apr 25, 2016 5:26 AM in response to warrens50

    For those looking for a reference to NEW IMacs with Firewire, here is the URL and image of the page.

     

    The page is not so obviously touting just Thunderbolt 2 and comparing it to the other three technologies.

    So, it does appear, at second glance, to be advertising advantages of the connection methods for the TB2 vs others.

     

    The page and information you are looking for can be found here:

     

    https://www.apple.com/imac/performance/Screen Shot 2016-04-25 at 8.14.59 AM.png