Macbook no firewire.....are you kidding me!

[iphonesrq]

I just bought a unibody MB yesterday....I just noticed that there's no firewire!
My old white mb has firewire,...WTF?

 

[budfoot]

you win the internet today...


well, except for the ron paul comment ;-)

 

[flopticalcube]

It was quite the surprise to everyone last year when the aluminum MacBooks came with no fw. A real show-stopper for some. The white MacBook has firewire and is very similar internally to the aluminum one.

 

[jmann]

Don't you do research on things that you spend $1200+? It was everywhere that this wasn't an included feature. You have to have a Pro model, or a white MacBook.

 

[iphonesrq]

I never said this was new news....just venting!

 

[iphonesrq]

Don't you do research on things before you spend $1200+? It was everywhere that this wasn't an included feature. You have to have a Pro model, or a white MacBook.

i guess it was over looked....no big deal

 

[Richard1028]

When I heard this I couldn't believe it myself. Anybody know the reasoning? (Other than shaving off a half ounce of weight).

 

[iphonesrq]

the only thing i use it for is backing up w/ time machine....it only matters the 1st backup for be speedy....like I said, i guess i overlooked but no big deal I really like it anyways

 

[iphonesrq]

When I heard this I couldn't believe it myself. Anybody know the reasoning? (Other than shaving off a half ounce of weight).

I guess this is what I really would like to know too, cause I would have bought the uni or the white anyways

 

[flopticalcube]

When I heard this I couldn't believe it myself. Anybody know the reasoning? (Other than shaving off a half ounce of weight).

Lack of use probably although there is a good sized niche of audio pro's like DJs that use it and, of course, people with FW camcorders. I use it for HD clones (for backup). It would be about 20% slower if I had to use USB so its not a huge loss for me (although I don't have a new MB, yet).

 

[Eidorian]

I never said this was new news....just venting!

We're way ahead of you.

 

[morrisman1]

I just wrote up a post on how the motherboard has no room, then i went to get sample pictures to compare white to unibody motherboards, and i ended up deleting the post, because the white macbook really doesnt have any more room on the motherboard than what the unibody has.

The security port on the white macbook is further along the side, closer to the front to make a little more room but the size of the motherboard is about the same

Apple made a decision to leave firewire out of it, but hey, i dont use it and never have so i dont care. Id like some gtx260s in SLI in there though but thats not happening either