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expansion port?

by shadowtick Feb 6, 2009 5:02PM PST

Hi folks.

My wife wishes to use her compaq laptop for video capture / editing. the laptop does not have a firewire port, bbut it does have an expansion 2 slot. Is there something that i could plug in there that will work?

Thanks

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Can't help yet.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 7, 2009 3:44AM PST

I doubt there is a fix for those laptops without firewire and PC Card or Epress slots but you could tell the model number so we can check again.

-> In closing there has never been and appears there will never be an USB to Firewire cable or box. Don't go looking.
Bob

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take

by CODAMAN12 Feb 7, 2009 1:32PM PST

a look at pinnacle systems Moviebox Ultimate ($150). It hooks up via usb 2.o and supports analog and digital video. It also comes with a very good software suite. You might consider getting an external hardrive too. Video can take up alot of space.

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