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FireWire800, ExpressCard Survive MacBook Pro Revision, So You Can Relax; Thunderbolt Audio Hardware Coming
Photo courtesy of Apple. Those of you in the market for a new MacBook Pro are no doubt already tuned into the product news. So let’s talk about what isn’t changed on the new MacBook line, because it’s a good thing. You still get FireWire 800 ports on all models, including the entry-level 13″ machine. […]
Read moreApple MacBooks: Reappearing FireWire, Disappearing ExpressCard
As you no doubt heard, Apple today refreshed their MacBook lineup with across-the-board adjustments to pricing. I’ll let other sites comment on the news more generally, as this is a music site, not a notebook site. But the big news for audio in terms of I/O, just so you don’t miss that: FireWire on more […]
Apple Restores FireWire, Lowers Prices; ExpressCard Now Only on 17”
Apple giveth and Apple taketh – again. FireWire, back on the whole line. First, off, the good news coming out of Apple’s hardware refresh today: FireWire is again on the 13” MacBook, which is now confusingly called the MacBook Pro. It’s a FW800 port, too, which can be nice for fast storage. That means you […]
Peter Kirn - June 8, 2009
Archive Motion Music tech
Apple Restores FireWire, Lowers Prices; ExpressCard Now Only on 17”
Peter Kirn - June 8, 2009
Archive Motion Music tech
NAMM: Apple + Apogee Use ExpressCard to Take Pro Studio Audio Mobile
Peter Kirn - January 18, 2007
Music tech
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