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Short FireWire Cables - Where Can I Get Some?
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I'm currently running an external HD via USB 2.0 on my iMac, but I'm going to be moving the HD out of its current enclosure into a miniStack v2. I've got a second HD that will soon be in another miniStack and, when I get Leopard, a third for Time Machine. I plan on daisy-chaining them and stacking them out of sight.
The only slight problem is that I'll be left with a whopping tangle of cables around the HD stack. I bought a Belkin FW and USB hub for £3 from PC World the other day, and it came with a really short (maybe three-inch) FireWire cable, as the hub was specifically designed to sit under or above the mini, so a long cable is unnecessary.
Normally, I'd just go buy a bunch of hubs, keep the cable and eBay them, but PC World hasn't got any left. Any idea where I could get a few more?
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Originally Posted by art_director 
Thanks for the link, but they're still a bit on the long side. I'm looking for something more in the six-inch length. Anyone have any ideas? Googling "short firewire cables" came up empty.
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Maybe you can find those retractable ones... maybe at Radioshack or ebay or something... 
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Originally Posted by Leonard
I finally found something like what I'm looking for: an 8-inch 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable. Granted, it's $12, but the dollar is low just now, and I'd rather pay a little extra to get what I wanted than make do and have huge amounts of cable lying around everywhere. Thanks for the input though.
As for the retractable cables, whilst I think they're a good idea, I'm not really sold on them. The reel in the middle makes them a little bulky and causes more clutter than just using a foot-long cable would.
Edit: Damn it. They don't ship outside the US. I have, however, found a place in the UK that sells 0.3m (~1') cables for £3.99. I suppose that's the best I'll find.
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Last edited by Koralatov; Oct 17, 2007 at 07:44 AM.
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