StarTech IEEE-1394 FireWire Adapter 4 Pin - 6 Pin M/F (FIRE46MF)

by StarTech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 0.8 x 5.9 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000067SO3
• Item model number: FIRE46MF
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 2, 2004

Product Description

This IEEE-1394 Firewire 4-6 Adapter M/F is converts a 4-pin FireWire connector into a 6-pin FireWire connector. Designed and constructed for both durability and convenience, the IEEE-1394 4-6 pin adapter is backed by StarTech.com's lifetime warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Warning - not the solution for the new Macbook Pro, February 5, 2009

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David Fearon (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: StarTech IEEE-1394 FireWire Adapter 4 Pin - 6 Pin M/F (FIRE46MF) (Personal Computers)

Just a quick warning - this is not the adaptor for your new Macbook Pro firewire interface. I'm sure there is such an adaptor - I haven't found it yet. Maybe another kind reviewer will add a link here.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Adapter Also Works With Laptop-To-External HD!, September 26, 2008

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Donna Maher "Digital Product Creation Specialist" (Gainesville, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: StarTech IEEE-1394 FireWire Adapter 4 Pin - 6 Pin M/F (FIRE46MF) (Personal Computers)

I kept finding reviews that referred to i-Pods and digital cameras but I took my chances anyway, and thankfully, this little Startech IEEE 1394 4-6pin adapter did *exactly* what I wanted it to do.

I was able to connect a 6-pin firewire from my 500GB WD My Book external hard drive to my 4-pin Acer laptop port and have it function bilaterally with data transfer or anything else. I use this drive to store things and for backups and wanted to use the firewire port since all my USB ports were full.

Only one teensy qualification though, and that's allowing about 4" of space for how far the very stiff firewire cord sticks out (including the little Startech adapter itself) from the side of the laptop once it's plugged in.

I received it very quickly (as always from Amazon) and it was easy as pie to hook up - though it did take some fiddling to get it inserted into the laptop's port, but it worked splendidly!

Hope that helps someone who had the same problem with trying to hook up a new firewire WD HD to a too-small firewire port in your laptop computer.

Donna

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Firewire adapter, June 26, 2007

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J. Johnston "Bootlegger" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: StarTech IEEE-1394 FireWire Adapter 4 Pin - 6 Pin M/F (FIRE46MF) (Personal Computers)

The two firewire adapters I ordered came quickly and in excellent condition. I needed them to allow me to connect my IPOD and my wife's IPOD to our new notebooks that only had 4 pin firewire ports as the standard IPOD firewire cable is 6 pin.

The adapters worked as described with no problems. The product was built well, has a solid feel, and fits snugly on both ends.