Firewire card for MBP?

stephentayler · Post by **stephentayler** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:45 am

Anyone had any experience using NitroAV 2-Port FireWire800/1394b Professional Express Card Interface Adapter for MacBook Pro.......

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects ... nplm=TJ585

or any other suggestions....

looking for ways of getting better bandwidth so I can use external FW800 drives as well as the Traveler and Liquidmix........

TIA

Stephen

auptown · Post by **auptown** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:03 pm

Another possibility is to go with an eSata card, this way you could run several drives, and still have your FW bus available.

http://www.meritline.com/dual-port-esat ... rd-34.html

stephentayler · Post by **stephentayler** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:28 am

Thanks for that, this seems like a great idea.... it now has me thinking I could be using eSATA for audio, USB for the mBox 2, and Firewire for the LiquidMix and my sound libraries/backup drive.... I have to take my MBP on a trip to the states and will need to prep some ProTools sessions prior to mixing in a full PTHD facility.

These days baggage allowance is such a major factor when flying, and trying to keep weight down becomes a matter of logistics. I would hope to take my Traveler as well, but maybe I might consider picking up an Apogee Duet as a great travel addition/alternative......

So any recommendations for external eSATA drives, and anyone tried the Duet yet??

Thanks

Stephen