Will the “Macintel” systems support Firewire?
One certainly hoped that Apple would not abandon their superior Firewire standard for USB 2.0, particularly given that videographers rely on Firewire as a lifeline. However, prior to shipping any of the Intel-based Macs, noting that none of the current iPod models support Firewire, it was viewed as not unreasonable to think that Apple might no longer support Firewire at least on “consumer” targeted systems. There was much speculation along those lines coming from The Apple Core blog, among others. Fortunately, all Intel-based Macs support Firewire “400”. Firewire “800” has been restricted to the highest-end models.
