[SeSawaya]

I just bought a new Macbook pro 13" and I have a iMac with Firewire 800 port. I want to hook these together to transfer data (like target disc mode I guess). What cord do I need??? 9 pin to 9 pin?

thanks

[Spheric Harlot]

Yes.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by SeSawaya 

What cord do I need??? 9 pin to 9 pin?

That's right. Here's a 10ft 9 pin to 9 pin cable for $5

[SeSawaya]

thanks guys!

[SamGuy]

or use a cat5e cable.
1000mbps > 800mbps

[SamGuy]

$1.28
For only $0.86 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 10FT 350MHz UTP Cat5e RJ45 Network Cable - Black | Cat5e Straight Cable - 10ft

[CharlesS]

Originally Posted by SamGuy 

or use a cat5e cable.
1000mbps > 800mbps

You've also got the overhead introduced by the networking protocols, though.