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PCI Firewire card recomendations??
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Jan 12, 2004, 06:44 PM
 
Hello, my B$W built-in FW has crapped out on me. Only way is to get a new mobo...hell no. So only other alternative is to get a PCI FW card. Which are the ones that are known to work well witht the B&W? or macs in general? i'm using 10.3 and i have an Adaptec scsi card installed in ther that works just fine. also what are some good ATA 100/133 PCI card that i can use on my B&W? i want to speed it up as much as i can---call it its 'last hurrah' before i bite the bullet and get me a dual G5
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Jan 12, 2004, 07:04 PM
 
Well, this would be my personal recommendation.

FireWire as well as USB 2, kill two birds with one stone. It is 100% Mac compatable. Not too shabby for $31.
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Jan 12, 2004, 07:12 PM
 
...And as far as an ATA controller card, I'd recommend this. I have never heard anything but praise for SIIG products. And if you haven't shopped with OWC before, I can assure you that they are excellent. As is NewEgg.
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Jan 13, 2004, 02:41 PM
 
THanks for the info!! Will make my purchases soon i bet!
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Jan 13, 2004, 04:52 PM
 
Stop right there.

I just sold this one on eBay:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3AIT&rd=1

The winning bidder appears to be a deadbeat.

As such, I'll sell it to you for the winning amount of $17.52 plus shipping

Much better than $31 ;-)
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