USB Port To Female Firewire IEEE?

[opiate]

My new laptop does not have a firewire port or PCMCIA slot. How can I hook up my MiniDV Camcorder to get videos on to my computer?

[Ferrit]

http://www.usbfirewire.com/uconverters.html

[opiate]

http://www.usbfirewire.com/uconverters.html

those are just gender changers. I think I need a converter.

[Ferrit]

Indeed so you contact them and ask them to help you with your problem
Sales & Support: 877-522-3779 / Fax: 316-239-2555, 1815 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67211

[slgrieb]

Most likely, opiate, you will need to get something like a StarTech USB to ExpressCard adapter and a 1394 card to plug into it.

[opiate]

Indeed so you contact them and ask them to help you with your problem
Sales & Support: 877-522-3779 / Fax: 316-239-2555, 1815 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67211

that was my idea too, I'm going to call them first.

[opiate]

Most likely, opiate, you will need to get something like a StarTech USB to ExpressCard adapter and a 1394 card to plug into it.

Good find! I have the 1394 adapter that I used with my old laptop, but there is no slot on my new MSI laptop. Can you tell me if the spects on the data rate for this expresscard adapter will be ok for firewire DV?

[slgrieb]

The adapter offers data transfer at up to 480 Mb/sec, so it should work fine for your camera. Will your old card work? Not sure. Expresscard is NOT compatible with either PCMCIA or CardBus standards. But, I bet if you search on newegg or Amazon, you can find a usb adapter that would work with the older cards if you have one.

[opiate]

I have a cardbus 1394 adapter....so I need to make sure the adapter is cardbus compatible, right...

[slgrieb]

Right, you'll either need to shop for an external adapter that supports a Cardbus device, or shell out for a new Expresscard Firewire adapter.

[opiate]

duh, I do have an ExpressCard slot....so I'll order an expresscard 1394 add on. I thought it was a media reader slot....I'm getting old I guess.

Thanks again ya'll

[slgrieb]

All the different formats for memory cards and expansion cards are enough to confuse everybody. Glad it's sorted out.