800 FIREWIRE PORT HUB

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I need a hub that I can use to connect both my video camera & my external hard drive at the same time, so I can save my raw video directly to my

external hard drive from iMovie on my new 27" iMac. I have a cable that fits the 800 port for my Canon GL1 camcorder. Can someone suggest

a hub I can purchase that will accommodate two FireWire connectors and fit my computer port or/and do I need some adapter also?

I am still learning the lingo so I hope I asked this correctly.

Thank you for your help.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.8), Also have a Mini

Posted on Nov 20, 2011 12:56 AM

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Answer 1

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firewire hubs like usb hubs is a std. so any would work

like this one

http://www.productdose.com/article.php?article_id=4099

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I shall give it a try.

Thank you very much.

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Asnowbird -

Firewire 800 hubs/repeaters are fairly rare. My recent searching found 4 sources (alphabetically):

Kramer Tools - has models with 2, 3, 4, and 8 ports. http://www.KramerElectronics.com.

NitroAV - has an 8 port hub/repeater. http://www.NitroAV.com

Sonnet - Has an adapter (Ying Yang) that alllows both FW 400 & FW 800 to be pluged into new Macs with FW 800 (3 ports) http://www.sonnettech.com

Unibrain - Has 3, 4 and 5 port models, with and without AC power. http://www.unibrain.com

Other sites for retail purchase are http://www.EverythingHerePlus.com, http://www.NetworkTechinc.com/hub-1394.html,and http://Synchrotech.com

I hope this helps. Randy

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Answer 4

Opps sorry, Kramer has 800 in only 3 and 4 port models ....

- Randy

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