Product Description

Firewire 800 to 400 Adapter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1773 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: SONNET TECHNOLOGY
• Model: FAD-824
• Released on: 2008-01-10
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• 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
• IEEE 1394 compliant
• Take advantage of the latest peripheral devices with data transfer rates up to 800 Mbps

Manufacturer's Description
Sonnet Technology Universal FireWire Connections FireWire 400-to-8-adapter

Avoid Hassles"Just Adapt!

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.

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Customer Reviews

Brilliant little gadget
Sonnet Technology FireWire 800 to 400 Adapter

What a wonderful little gadget! I upgraded from my Powerbook to a MacBook Pro and needed the old 400 Firewire access for my Ist Gen iPod (yes, honestly). I pondered buying yet another cable (how many different ones do you have), when I came across this little beauty. Simple, easily storable, and does exactly what I want. A wonderful product.

Does the job but their are better ways
The adapter does what it says on the tin, adapts a firewire 400 male to a firewire 800 female. Perfect for the new macbook pro's which only have an 800 port.

Downside? It doesn't fit the macbook port in a snug enough way to stop it being knocked out. Now whether the 800 ports don't have a way to hold them in (the 400 has a bobble on the male end and a dip on the female for s secure connection) or the adaptor is just slightly too small on the male end I don't know.

Personally, next time I will buy a 400 to 800 cable instead. The male 800 may well be better constructed and fit more tightly.

Sonnet firewire 800 to 400 adaptor
This is a simple device you just plug one end onto your existing firewire 400 lead and then plug the other end into you firewire 800 socket on your device, no software needed. I used it to transfer data from my old imac which had only firewire 400 ports to my new mac pro which had only firewire 800 ports. A firewire 400 lead is needed.