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Re: USB 3.0 hubs that WORK ...

Alan Baker
SubjectRe: USB 3.0 hubs that WORK on a new 15" Retina MacBook Pro
FromAlan Baker
Date11/05/2012 21:19 (11/05/2012 12:19)
Message-ID<alangbaker-542527.12191405112012@news.shawcable.net>
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FollowupsSteve de Mena (12h & 29m) > Alan Baker

In article <j7GdnR3cWPGxgwXNnZ2dnUVZ5o4AAAAA@giganews.com>, Steve de Mena <steve@demena.com>wrote:

Steve de Mena
On 11/4/12 4:42 AM, Lloyd wrote:

Nashton
So let's see. In order to circumvent Apple's piss-poor implementation of a technology that's been available for years in Windows (they still haven't gotten FW right *yet*), we need to go through illegal channels in order to make it work.

They "just work" those Macs, eh?

Lloyd
What are you babbling about?

The dongles being referred to are required by the software maker and apply equally to Windows boxes as they do to Macs.

And what about FW doesn't work?

Steve de Mena
On my Mac Pro the built-in Firewire ports (front and back) did not work correctly with my Avid 003R (Pro Tools) device. I had to get a 3rd party PCIe card.

Sorry, but I don't see the reports of that...

Many places recommend using the "back" FW800 ports and not the front one(s) on a Mac Pro for certain devices.

For instance...

So something ain't working great with them.

Steve

-- "The iPhone doesn't have... ...well, since Edwin seems to have finally crawled away for good, I guess I'll let him off the hook