On 10/08/2017 06:05 PM, david wrote:
On 10/06/2017 11:06 PM, David Kastrup wrote:
"David W. Jones" <gnome-4S9g3957RhF54TAoqtyWWQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
I have a System76 laptop. There's no Expresscard port on it.
On their current baseline "Lemur" model I see
Expansion: USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.0 Type-A, USB 2.0 Type-A, SD Card Reader
That's sort-of "ugh" for connecting Firewire devices. Concerning the
bandwidth, I think you'd need USB 3 (USB 2.0 nominally has 480mbps over
Firewire's 400mbps but reserves less for synchronous transfers and there
are other problems IIRC).
I don't know about reliable adapters, but I haven't looked.
I've got to try some. The only other option I would have would be to use
it on one of my desktop systems, which aren't exactly very portable!
I've been poking around on Amazon. The consensus of reviewers seems to
that USB-C to Firewire adapters don't work and simply cannot work.
Including a review by an electrical engineer.
I found this USB<>ExpressCard adaptor:
https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-USB-to-ExpressCard-JU-EP0012-S1/dp/B001KUOW9O/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1507524480&sr=8-29&keywords=firewire+to+usb+adapter
IIRC, the original poster had a Firewire ExpressCard and was looking for
a laptop with an ExpressCard port. Maybe this would work for them?
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