10-18-2008, 02:58 PM
Hi everyone,
I agree with MM and OWC Larry (Thanks for the excellent post, BTW!) that firewire is definitely superior to USB 2. I prefer firewire and I'll miss it on the Macbook. Don't doubt that for a second. However, I'm a realist. The newest Macbooks don't have it and Apple is unlikely to restore it in a future model given the target audience of the machines. We can complain to our hearts content but I doubt it's going to change Apple's course of action.
As the primary tech (of sorts) for a slew of people as well as my own business, my priority isn't going to complain about the loss of firewire on a consumer oriented notebook computer. It will be to adapt to the situation and account for the change in my troubleshooting and repair kit. I troubleshot issues on Macs before the existence of firewire. I'll continue troubleshooting issues on Macs now that the Macbook lacks firewire.
I can adapt to this change. You can, too. Of this, I have no doubt whatsoever.
Robert
I agree with MM and OWC Larry (Thanks for the excellent post, BTW!) that firewire is definitely superior to USB 2. I prefer firewire and I'll miss it on the Macbook. Don't doubt that for a second. However, I'm a realist. The newest Macbooks don't have it and Apple is unlikely to restore it in a future model given the target audience of the machines. We can complain to our hearts content but I doubt it's going to change Apple's course of action.
As the primary tech (of sorts) for a slew of people as well as my own business, my priority isn't going to complain about the loss of firewire on a consumer oriented notebook computer. It will be to adapt to the situation and account for the change in my troubleshooting and repair kit. I troubleshot issues on Macs before the existence of firewire. I'll continue troubleshooting issues on Macs now that the Macbook lacks firewire.
I can adapt to this change. You can, too. Of this, I have no doubt whatsoever.
Robert