Re: x86 laptops with 6-pin 1394 connectors?

On Sat, 2003-10-25 at 19:30, Mark Janssen wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 02:09, Michael D. Crawford wrote:
> > Are there any x86 laptops with built-in firewire that have a 6-pin firewire
> > connector, and can supply power to external devices?
> [snip long story]
> > If I can't find a laptop with built-in 6-pin firewire, I won't make firewire a
> > priority anymore in my purchase decision, and just use the cardbus card. It
> > would be moderately helpful to have the 4-pin firewire so I don't have to monkey
> > with a card, but not so much helpful that I would care to pay any extra for such
> > a laptop.
>
> My laptop (a somewhat older Clevo 2700C (3 years old)) has a 6 pin
> firewire connector (one of the reasons for buying it), but is not able
> to provide bus-power to firewire devices, so laptops having a 6-pin
> connector are no guarantee that they provide power.
>
> Usually the reason is that it drains the laptop's power too much.
>
> I myself have 2 external firewire disks, 1 uses a regular power-plug, so
> I just unplug a monitor somewhere ;) the other requires it's own power
> supply... which sucks as it's huge.

I might be wrong here, but I was under the impression that the firewire
spec didn't provide for bus power in any form. In either case, from
using a number of USB-powered devices, you're either going to end up
plugging in your laptop or your device, so you won't be saving yourself
much trouble. :)

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