Customer Reviews:
 Works but ..... January 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This FireWire Cable works for my Sony Camcorder to Macbook. But quality is something which can be better in terms of durability. Data transfers well but the outer coating of the cable itself is already falling off so I am not sure how long will it last. I will go for a better one. But for the price it may be a acceptable compromise.
thanks.
 Great cable, works perfectly. January 10, 2008
This cable worked perfectly, was packaged great, and was a great buy compared to the cables at local retail stores that can cost as much as $80 (yes, for the same cable, somehow they package them as 'premium cables', even though that's just a scam)
I was finally able to download video off of my DV cam from months ago with this cable.
Excellent January 9, 2008
This is a well constructed wire that does not distort. Worth the cost.
exactly as advertised December 16, 2007
As advertised and much cheaper in price than anyone else. Almost too good to be true. No regrets.
Necessary evil November 1, 2007
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I suspect I'm not the only person who has gone through so much gadgetry requiring so many assorted connectors that it's frequently less time-consuming and irritating to simply purchase the required connector than sort through the boxes and drawers of accumulated stock. Enough is enough. I can remember when the large phone plug would suffice to connect just about anything, then it was the RCA plug, and now it's a galaxy of plugs and connectors--guaranteed to occupy a computer user-photographer-audiophile-videophile-and musician (those electric keyboards and little MIDI boxes!) for several lifetimes.
This cord (I must have 4-5 somewhere in the house by now) will nicely transport your photos from your digital camera to your computer via Firewire connectivity. But the "micro" 4-pin connector is perpetual impending disaster. It's convenient for the Canon Elphs and other small cameras that barely make a bulge in your shirt pocket, but its increasing use by manufacturers--for example, in 500 GB external storage drives used to store the precious records of a lifetime--is inexcusable. I've had them wilt on me, fall loose from their female harbor, fail to reach a coy (recessed) receptacle, and experienced close calls too numerous to mention. Aside from the briefest of uses--a quick transfer of files from a mini portable camera or MP3 player to your computer--the 1394 4-pin should be outlawed. Look for equipment that doesn't require it (remember when floppy disc drives came with the cable permanently attached?).
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