Tripp Lite F017-006 IEEE 1394b Firewire 800 Gold Hi-speed Cable, 9pin/6pin - 6ft

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AAZQLI
• Item model number: F017-006
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 18, 2005

Product Description

Product Description
Tripp Lite's IEEE-1394b, or FireWire 800 cables, are the latest in FireWire technology, with data transfer speeds up to 800Mbps, twice the speed of original FireWire. The 9-pin to 6-pin FireWire 800 - FireWire cable (also known as a "bilingual" cable) will connect a 6-pin FireWire (1394a) device to a 9-pin FireWire 800 (1394b) port on a computer, or it will connect the 6-pin FireWire port on a computer to a 9-pin FireWire 800 device (FireWire 800 devices can achieve FireWire 800 speeds only when connected to a FireWire 800 port). These cables are 100% compatible with Apple FireWire, Sony iLink, and all other IEEE-1394b peripherals.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cable - Works on MAC Pro's and Macbook Pro's 2008/2009, January 30, 2009

By	Tarun Chachra "Tarun Chachra" (Hillsborough, NJ) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Apple decided to remove firewire 400 from all of their current generation laptops and add only firewire 800. There are still a lot of devices on firewire 400 and thus you have 3 choices.

1. Buy this cable.
2. Buy an adapter.
3. Buy all new hardware. :-)

I chose 1 - simply because it is easier for me to have a cable that converts 400-800 rather then using an old 400 cable with a dongle adapter. In my experience dongle adapters usually get worn and due to their size end to stick out of ports and break with an accidental leg/arm movement etc..... I have had it happen to me in my mac pro...and what a project it is to fix. Therefore...cables win.

Hope that helps.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for new Macbook Pro (2008), November 25, 2008

By	Michael A. Reynolds "Dj Izm" (C-Ville, VA (for now)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this because the Macbook Pro (2008 Edition) does not have a firewire 400 port but it does have a FW800 port. Since I have a few devices, including my Presonus Firepod audio interface, that require a FW400 connection Tripp Lite's converter cable was perfect. I haven't had any problems with it and it's more flexible than the single-piece converters that I've seen.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfect, September 10, 2008

By	Dr. Jan B. Newman (Clinton, Mt. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought a firewire 800 card as I was told it was the state of the art and backware compatible. I wasn't told that it has a different plug. So I bought this cord. Works great and isn't as bulky as adding adapters.