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Users Rage Over Missing FireWire On New MacBooks
CWmike writes "Apple customers, unhappy that the company dropped FireWire from its new MacBook (not the Pro), are venting their frustrations on the company's support forum in hundreds of messages. Within minutes of Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrapping up a launch event in Cupertino, Calif., users started several threads to vent over the omission. 'Apple really screwed up with no FireWire port,' said Russ Tolman, who inaugurated a thread that by Thursday has collected more than 300 messages and been viewed over 8,000 times. 'No MacBook with [FireWire] — no new MacBook for me,' added Simon Meyer in a message posted yesterday. Several mentioned that FireWire's disappearance means that the new MacBooks could not be connected to other Macs using Target Disk Mode, and one noted that iMovie will have no way to connect to new MacBooks. Others pointed out that the previous-generation MacBook, which Apple is still selling at a reduced price of $999, includes a FireWire port. Apple introduced FireWire into its product lines in 1999 and championed the standard."
The person who is a Mac fan is the same person who cannot stand not having what his friends have when it comes to new overpriced things.
Quit complaining. Macs are terrible anyway. If i was computer retarded and only used one for pictures and movies, i might be mad. But face it, when it comes down to it, a Mac is only a big hard drive with cool picture editing programs and more advanced standard hardware an average Mac user will probably never use to its full potential. Bottom line, i can do the same crap on my Windows system that you can on your mac. so while youre calling my system a pc and yours a mac, im laughing while you dont know why. GG mac users.
How about everyone take a deep breath and Google for 'Macbook Firewire card'.
The Macbook does come with with one of those seldom used ExpressCard/34 slots on it. It took me all of five seconds to find an expansion card for that very slot that offers two Firewire 400 ports and one USB port for 40 bucks with a one year warranty. Other options offer Firewire 800 connectivity at a price premium, of course.
I have a feeling this will not give access to target disk mode. (although I'm not sure if that is the case) If so, that will give the haters something to still bitch about.
It's a win-win for the people who just wanted to hook up their Firewire peripherals and the haters who are compelled to tell the world that this Macbook is teh suck because it doesn't run on rainbows and My Little Pony farts.
Dude, the only reason why the majority of people buy an Apple computer it to further the perception that they're "cool". Buying an older model totally defeats the purpose of that. Isn't it obvious?
It started back in Team Fortress Classic