Looking at new laptops, none have firewire any more?

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Coloartist

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So I am looking to upgrade my laptop. It seems none of the new PC's have Firewire anymore.

Does anyone have recommendations for a nice laptop with Firewire, or do you have to add a PCMCIA Firewire card?

Thanks
 
I just went to Sony's website. All I can find is USB and a ExpressCard® /34 slot.


edit: I found it. They now call Firewire "i-link"
 
Just bought a new Lenovo W510, it has a 4-pin firewire port.

I don't think anybody in the Windows world calls it "firewire", that's an Apple trademark. Sony calls it "i-link" and I think everyone else just calls it IEEE-1394 or "1394".
 
I think most of the Sonys should have i.link ports, and there are other Lenovos that have it, like the 13.3" IdeaPad U330
 
Hey gang, haven't posted in a long while. But of course, when I need technology help, where do I go? DVXUSER of course.

Rather than start a new thread, I'm bringing back this one because it's relevant to my issue. I cannot for the life of me find a non-MAC laptop that has a firewire port. Reasonably priced that is (under 1K)...I have to upload DVX100A footage. I need a new laptop. I would like to upload this footage to said new laptop.

If anyone knows of any laptop out there (I've Googled, scoured Amazon, Newegg, etc.) that has either a firewire, i.link, or even an ExpressCard slot that I can hook an adapter up to, please post a link. It's crazy that in this day and age that I can't find an easy solution to get my DVX footage uploaded (Desktop is not an option.) This has been a major headache.

I've read on another thread about a TWO adapter solution that works as follows: Adapter 1 has usb jack on one end, ExpressCard slot on the other. Hook that up to your laptop. Adapter 2 has ExpressCard slot plug on one end and firewire port on the other. Hook that up to Adapter 1. Use a double sided firewire cable to hook Adapter 2 to DVX100A firewire. Proceed to capture. However, that whole scenario screams DVX-firewire-port-burnout.

Anyone have any leads on the laptop I'm looking for?? Or has anyone tried said dual/adapter workaround?

Based on Barry's suggestions and experience, I've looked into Sony and Lenovo with little luck.

Please let me know,
Thanks.
Rick
 
This sounds cool:

Sony VAIO VGN-CS320J/P : is style, thin and light with entertainment laptop features. The Sony VAIO VGN-CS320J/P 14.1-Inch Laptops offers a high gloss cosmopolitan pink coloring and tricked out with a pair of dynamic LED lights that glow from beneath the front to deliver an ultra-cool effect in a full spectrum of colors with 12-tone music analyzer that translates your musics. The 14.1-inch XBRITE-ECO display with anti-reflective coating to minimize reflection and ensure a beautifully clear image from any viewing angle.

Sony VAIO VGN-CS320J/P offers performance and efficiency of Intel Core 2 Duo processor technology and you have an eye-catching laptop that will complement your life on all levels and computing needs.

Sony VAIO VGN-CS320J/P is powered by the 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor with fast 800 MHz front-side bus speed and 2 MB L2 cache. Sony VAIO VGN-CS320J/P also features include Intel’s 5100AGN wireless LAN support 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, a 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB of 800 MHz RAM (expandable to 8 GB), dual-layer DVD±RW drive, integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics up to 1750 MB of total available video memory, ExpressCard 34 slot, and both Memory Stick and SD memory cart slots.

Read more: http://elaptops.blogspot.com/2011/03/sony-vaio-vgn-cs320jp-laptops-review.html#ixzz1njKdoQ8E
 
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