Firewire 400mbps Or 800mbps? Options

[Drainland]

Hi there,

I was just about to purchase a new Imac and a Motu 828 mk11 (when it becomes available) for use with Logic when I noticed in a review that the iMacs only have firewire 400mbps connections as opposed to 800 on the tower systems. So basically what I need to know is will this be fine - and will I still get the best capabilities from my set-up? I also noticed that the new Imacs don't have usb 2.0 - so wondered if this would cause any problems - I'll be using an emagic Mt4 midi interface as well.

many thanks in advance!

[Drainland]

thanks rickenbacker!

Yes I'll be using firewire 400mbps to send many multiple audio tracks back and forth via mixing console and motu 828 mk2 to and from Logic/iMac.

Apparently, according to a person at Apple UK, the firewire ports on the iMac aren't shared. Just thought I'd mentioned that in case anyone else was wondering.

Also just got an email from a helpful person at Motu saying the 828mk2 is 400mbps anyway!

I only got concerned about all this when I read a review speculating that Apple saw 800mbps firewire as something for the "pro" domain, and I wasn't sure where it was coming from. What I want to do is from a professional stand point - but I guess like the early post says - that review comment probably had more to do with if you're networking computers etc. I just simply need to know if it was fast enough for my recording needs.

Thanks again guys.