Just use a FireWire 800 to 400 adapter, they are passive and therefore are very cheap. One option is Apple's Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter. It's Thunderbolt 2 though, and FireWire 800, so you have a ...

The Adapter does all that it should, but a FireWire 6-pin/9-pin cable makes a more elegant option, plus it's more versatile as you can also use it to connect FireWire 800 products to FireWire 400 ...

use existing FireWire 400 devices with the latest Macs, as well as eliminates the hassle of determining which cable type and length to buy, according to the folks at NewerTech. The adapter plugs into ...

It comes with USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 ports (and a FireWire 400 adapter), plus enough space to back up any MacBook or MacBook Pro twice over. Rugged construction, flexible interfaces, good bang for ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

i could be wrong, but my iMac only shows one firewire bus in System Profiler. so it may just come down to whatever's convenient wire-wise.

Mac shops with significant FireWire investment may not need a total Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 makeover, but staying put with current hard drives and devices will come at a price This past summer Apple ...

Want to add FireWire 800 to your Power Mac? FireWire Depot has announced the DO-1394b FireWire 800 PCI Host Adapter, compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows XP. The device installs in a PCI ...