Sonnet FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 Port Adapter

9-pin male (FW800) to 6-pin female (FW400) connector adapter Works with standard 6-pin male FW400 cables Connect legacy FireWire 400 devices to FireWire 800 ports = ideal for new computers that only have a FireWire 800 port and no FireWire 400 port (such as Apple's newest computers). Connect new FireWire 800 devices to legacy computers with only FireWire 400 ports = ideal for older computers that only have a FireWire 400 port and need to connect a new device that only has FireWire 800 ports. IEEE 1394 compliant RoHS compliant

Which cable should I get? What length? Why bother?

Use your existing FireWire 400 cables with this FireWire adapter from Sonnet to connect FireWire 400 devices to a FireWire 800 port, without going through the trouble of purchasing yet another cable. Just plug it in between a FireWire 800 port and a standard FireWire 400 cable's 6-pin male connector (the other end of the FW400 cable plugs into your FireWire device). It can't get any simpler.

Ideal accessory / adapter / converter for Apple's new computers that do not have a FireWire 400 port e.g.:

MacBook Pro 13" (2009 Unibody models onwards)
MacBook Pro 15.4" (Late 2008 and 2009 Unibody models onwards)
MacBook Pro 17" (January 2009 Unibody models onwards)
iMac (2008 Intel aluminium models onwards)
Mac Pro (early 2009 models onwards)
Mac Mini (2009 models onwards)

OR if you have a new external device that only has FireWire 800 but you have an older computer that only has FireWire 400 ports!

Very small and light - excellent for travel and/or an addition to any tech support person's box of tricks.