( 14 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 14 2009
this product is AWESOME!!!! was looking around for this a couple of months for my Dell 530s and couldnt find anything.... came across this by accident. super fast delivery and had everything i needed to start my video project. just plugged it in.. swithced on the pc and WALLAH!!!! vista had no problem installing the drivers on its own. pluged my dv cam to test it out.. and i felt like i've been working on it for years!!! only problem now is.... i have an issue with my external alpha sound card.. but i really didnt put any time n effort to look in to it but im sure it'll be alright.. if u are looking for a "CHEAP" firewire port for your slim pc... THIS IS IT!!! now go and click on that "BUY" button.. cheers!!!!
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Posted: Jul 19 2009
I needed firewire for a Dell 4600C Slimline computer. Oredered this card to install, installed in minutes. Card was recognized immediately. Anyone can do this if you need to add a firewire card. Makes it easy for digital cameras and to use external firewire interfaces or hard drives. Buy it if you need it. This is a great card @ a great price.
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Posted: May 11 2009
I bought this for a Dell Vostro 200 Slimline desktop computer that I didn't think to order with a firewire card when I bought it. I've wanted to be able to do faster transfers with my LaCie 301832 320GB Rugged All-Terrain Firewire800/Firewire400/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive and to be able to connect a video camcorder. I don't know why I waited so long to order and install this card. I guess it's because I wasn't 100% percent sure it would fit. I shouldn't have waited. It took me all of 3 minutes to install it, and most of that time was taken in figuring out how to get the computer case apart. All I did was to take off one of those blank little plate thingies, position the StarTech Firewire Card over the place where it plugs into the computer (I looked up a diagram on the Dell website to see where the PCI slots were) and push it down firmly into place. (If you start on one end and kind of rock it in, it seems to be easier). Then I just put the cover back on the computer and Voila! Instant firewire port! I would probably have paid a lot more at one of the big box stores if I were even able to find one of the slim line models. This one works perfectly. My computer knew it was there right away. It's easy to install, even for a 60 year old woman who isn't too much of a geek and hasn't added one of these before. It's about the same level of difficulty as adding memory to a computer. Or changing a filter cartridge in a refrigerator. Or cleaning the lint filter on a clothes drier. It's much easier than hooking up components to a new stereo receiver or trying to program a VCR. Next time I'll be able to do a video review when I install something because I now have a place to plug in the camcorder.
