Regarding New Macbooks (NOT PRO) and no firewire.

[irlus]

Hello All,
In a recent post regarding new Macbooks (NOT PROS, AS I UNDERSTOOD THE POST) Bart said that Resolume 3 has been tested and runs fine on the new Macbooks, just a quick question - if you tested it - how did you run video on external drives, as there is no firewire on the new Macbooks, doesn't this cause a problem? Is USB 2.0 ok for massive clip triggering?
Thanks!

[DRNZ]

The new macbooks have FW 800, and a 34mm slot for an eSATA card, both of which are superior to USB 2.0 for fast data transfer.

[VJair]

its only the macbook pros which have fw, not the macbook. but yes, esata will beat fw hands down.

*edited to add*

in fact, does the macbook actualy have an express34 slot?

*2nd edit*

just checked, express34 is only on the pro's .... so USB seems to be the only option on the macbook.