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 | Title : Adaptec FireConnect 4300 AFW-4300 1394/FireWire Card
Author : Adaptec
Release Date : 20020218
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $69.99
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Editorial Reviews :
More and more digital video camcorders, hard drives, scanners, printers, CD-RWs, and other peripherals are relying on the FireWire interface to connect desktop computers to these devices. This fast, configurable, reliable, and easy-to-use interface standard can form the basis of your connections to peripherals, while bringing the power and creativity of digital-video editing to your computing experience.
The Adaptec FireConnect 4300 card makes adding FireWire devices to your computer a snap. Just use the thin, flexible FireWire cables and small, simple connectors to link together a daisy-chained system in no time at all. Your peripherals can be spaced as far as 15 feet (4.5 meters) apart--giving you the flexibility to place up to 62 peripherals where it makes the most sense to you. The FireWire-enabled devices are can be hot-plugged, so you don't have to turn off your computer to connect or disconnect devices. For plug-and-play convenience, devices are recognized instantly when they are added to the configuration and can be used immediately.
Buyer Reviews :
I bought this card after trying another Adaptec card - the DuoConnect 3121 - which has Firewire and USB2.0 connectors.
My advise: if you run Windows 2000 - stick with the simpler 4300 Firewire card (this card). It is simple and easy to install. No drivers, and the extra software is only needed for cameras/DVDs (I use my card for my new scanner). I have had troublefree service from it so far.
The Adaptec DuoConnect 3121, on the other hand, looks very tempting on paper - but trying to install it on Windows 2000 is an absolute nightmare (if you already have other adapter cards). I had severe hardware conflicts - which caused operating system driver corruptions in the end - and lots of wasted hours.
This is where Adaptec support came in. They gave me really good support, and refunded my money when we couldn't get the DuoConnect 3121 working under Windows 2000. And I bought their AFW-4300 instead.
In summary: The 4300 is a good card. Adapter cards from other companies are cheaper than Adaptec brand down here, but the Adaptec support is worth the extra money.
(by An electronics fan)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Easily connect FireWire/1394 devices to your PC or Macintosh system
* Hot-pluggable FireWire devices is a snap--you don't have to turn your computer off to connect and disconnect devices
* Included MGI VideoWave 4 software has powerful editing and special effects tools that make creating videos a breeze
* OHCI-compliant and can transmit FireWire data at rates of up to 400 Mbps
* Connect up to 62 daisy-chained external FireWire/1394/i.Link+ devices
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