Comments on: FireWire Isn’t Alone: A Brief History of Features Apple Has Killed

By: TouchSmart Review » A Bevy of New Macs: More For Less, But No Major Surprises

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:23:05 +0000

[...] with a built-in button, and a Mini DisplayPort connector. It loses the FireWire connector-oh no, not again!-but, strangely, doesn’t seem to gain an SD slot. It’s also got Apple’s sealed [...]

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:50:49 +0000

Am I the only one thinking:
USB 3.0?

By: Vadama.com » Why You Don't (and Won't) Find USB 3.0 Ports on Macs

Vadama.com » Why You Don't (and Won't) Find USB 3.0 Ports on Macs — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:35:49 +0000

[...] it gave Firewire a fair shake before the overwhelming popularity of USB 2.0 won out. Apple has a history of ditching technology the rest of the tech world still uses, and after Steve Jobs recently commented that “We [...]

By: A Bevy of New Macs: More For Less, But No Major Surprises | Macs Guide - MacBookSet.com

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:44:55 +0000

[...] with a built-in button, and a Mini DisplayPort connector. It loses a FireWire connector-oh no, not again!-but, strangely, doesn’t seem to benefit an SD slot. It’s also got Apple’s [...]

By: A Bevy of New Macs: More For Less, But No Major Surprises | Technologizer

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:12:21 +0000

[...] a built-in button, and a Mini DisplayPort connector. It loses the FireWire connector–oh no, not again!–but, strangely, doesn’t seem to gain an SD slot. It’s also got Apple’s [...]

By: YYY

YYY — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:02:55 +0000

I really can’t relate to those voices that love to speak on Apple’s behalf and patronise users of “entry-level” MacBooks with a snooty “Oh, they don’t need that” attitude.

By: pj wilkinson

pj wilkinson — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:12:47 +0000

As a Professional musician/producer, the lack of the firewire port is a disaster . we all know that firewire is better for streaming than USB. My first choice of sound card like many others is the MOTU and currently they only offer on model that is USB the 828MKII.
The first Macbook pros have so many faults that when mine is finally died, and it’s heading that way, I will not only have to buy a new laptop but also a new soundcard. I think many of us using mac with motu are in that sticky position right now. if I didn’t hate microsoft products so much I would go to PC. Maybe a Linux developer will offer a solution that is customer friendly and not designed to squeeze every last cent out of its clients..
Just for the record here is a list of the problems I have with my MacBookPro and absolutley no help from Apple..

1. Battery, a silent recall was issued unbeknowing to most customers!
2. audio output is now constantly on digital out, which means I cannot use the built in speakers.
3. CD/DVD drive does not burn DVDs and has trouble reading CDs
4. I pay for all my software and the new logic 8 has so many bugs I cannot list them all on this post..

By: Technologizer’s Fifteen Most Popular Stories of 2008 | Technologizer

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:45:15 +0000

[...] FireWire Isn’t Alone: A Brief History of Features Apple Has Killed (October): When the new MacBook’s lack of FireWire prompted controversy, I thought back to [...]

By: tow.com » blog » Backup Strategy

tow.com » blog » Backup Strategy — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:06:03 +0000

[...] The Drobo holds completed photography projects and other infrequently accessed files. I don’t have it on all of the time because (1) it’s a little noisy and (2) it’s slow because of the USB interface. There is a faster Drobo today that offers two FireWire 800 ports. Sadly, I don’t know how much longer FireWire will be with us, seeing that Apple may be phasing out the high-speed peripheral port. [...]

By: SunyGuy53

SunyGuy53 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:12:22 +0000

You FW people should be getting mad at the industry for choosing USB 2.0 over FW.
Apple is an industry leader, but if the industry doesn’t follow, they have to cut their
loses at some point, and maintain “standard” ports.

With protocols like eSATA and SAS becoming standards for hard drives, FW will be
even less needed or relevant going forward. Apple doesn’t gain by becoming an
industry “holdout” to keep some disgruntled users pleased.

Sunny Guy

P.S. I loved FW 400 as well as the next guy. I still use FW 800 for my external disk.