MacBook Pro Special Report: FireWire 800 cards for ExpressCard/34 slot on the way

Apple has opted to omit the FireWire 800 port from its new MacBook Pro line. Various firms already offer ExpressCard FireWire 800 adapters, but there's a catch -- so far the cards are only available in the 54 mm ExpressCard standard, not the 34 mm standard Apple uses.

We've now received anonymous word from a major peripheral manufacturer indicating that FireWire 800 cards for the ExpressCard/34 slot are on the way.

The firm told MacFixIt:

"We do not have an estimated release date, but we are currently working on a couple of ExpressCard solutions (1394b being one of them). We, like other companies have an ExpressCard/54 cards and all we need to do is down-size them into the ExpressCard/34 form factor

"We expect to begin testing our cards within the next 2-3 weeks, and if all goes well, we could see production no long afterwards."

Index:

• 30" Cinema Display distortion
• Airline, auto power adapter problems
• Audio distortion/poor sound quality
• Apple addressing issues with new revisions?
• Battery Exchange Program
• Battery problems: Shuts off when not connected to power, more
• Built-in Display distortion
• Clock speed of ATI X1600 card -- some units apparently underclocked
• Cooling solutions
• Dead-on-arrival units
• Display slightly bent, not latching properly -- solutions
• Downgraded SuperDrive relative to PowerBook G4
• ExpressCard issues
• FireWire 800 cards for ExpressCard/34 slot on the way
• High-pitched whining noises: Eliminating; Apple acknowledges
• iSight not functioning properly -- fix
• Kernel panics caused by AirPort drivers; Not sleeping properly, still "on" with lid closed
• Kernel panics upon waking up (Inability to wake from sleep)
• Lack of alternative power adapters
• LEAP Networks; cannot connect to
• Loss of speaker capabilities
• Missing components
• Not sleeping properly, still "on" with lid closed
• Notes from service manual
• Poor general network performance
• Printer issues: Not recognized, more
• Problems sharing the Internet connection
• Release notes
• Repeated system freezes or sudden restarts -- checking for bad RAM
• Replaced logic boards have no software serial numbers
• Slow networking performance with VLANs; VOIP phones
• Wireless connectivity issues

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