( 6 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 14 2009
I have mixed feelings about this product, for several reasons. First, it was exactly what I wanted/needed, and the initial shipping was fast and easy. The price is right, and the cable appears to be well-made. Unfortunately, the first cable, out of the box, made a nasty popping sound when I plugged it into my Maxtor Firewire External disc drive. The smell of burned semiconductors gave me little hope that the cable would work, and sure enough, it was dead. I called the original manufacturer, AntOnline, and explained my situation. The extremely helpful support guy talked to their Firewire guru, determined I had a defective cable, and shipped out a new one, which I received in a matter of days. Even more unfortunately, the second cable popped/smoked too. At this point, I was blaming my Firewire drive for being defective, but all the other devices that I connect to it still seem to work perfectly. Subsequent communication with AntOnline has resulted in nothing but crickets... So now I have two cables, both useful only for tying things down. For that purpose, they'll probably work fine. As Firewire extenders, they're pretty useless. - Tim
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Posted: Jun 24 2009
I was very skeptical about these extension cables. I wanted to capture HD video directly from my Sony camcorder into a computer via Adobe On Location. Since I needed 2 of these "active" extension cables I thought that it will never work without issues but I decided that it is worth trying. Glad that I did... Everything works perfectly! Highly recommended!
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Posted: Mar 18 2009
Purchased this to hook up a mobile firewire recording rig to my Macs so I didn't have to dig around in the back of the rack everytime I had to take it on the road. Works like a champ.
