Years ago, it wasn't that uncommon for new computers or notebooks running Windows to have a FireWire port but as the years went by Mac computers are the only brand that really continued to support ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

I think that all you need is an external firewire drive enclosure....kinda like the old external SCSI enclosures, it has it's own power supply, and you just plug it in and away you go.

While Apple's new adapter can be attached to a computer by its FireWire connection, it will not provide Thunderbolt over FireWire. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past ...

Seagate have announced their third-generation of portable hard-drives, the Seagate GoFlex Storage System, which debuts a system of interchangeable connection adapters that can be used to turn a ...

I'm looking for an external enclosure to house a WD 80GB 7200RPM 8MB cache SATA drive (not sure of the exact model). I'm looking for something particularly with firewire support (preferably with the ...

NitroAV on Wedensday introduced two new additions to their SATAStar Series PCI-Express host adapter expansion cards. The cards have been tested to work on Power Mac G5s equipped with PCI-Express slots ...

Mac shops with significant FireWire investment may not need a total Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 makeover, but staying put with current hard drives and devices will come at a price This past summer Apple ...

Years ago, when Apple shipped its first Macs with 1GB hard drives, I remember asking myself, “Who would ever need that much storage?” It didn’t take me long to figure out who, especially now that the ...

After a short will they/won’t they moment last week, Apple has finally made the Thumderbolt to FireWire adapter officially official. Despite last week’s hesitations, you can now buy the adapter for – ...