MacBook Pro drops FireWire 800 port -- no high-speed IEEE 1394 on new model

While Apple's new MacBook Pro sports a number of features not found on its PowerPC G4-based predecessors, one glaring omission that will primarily affect digital video artists and editors is the lack of a FireWire 800 port.

The new units sport only a single FireWire 400 port and two USB 2.0 ports.

However, the new model does include an ExpressCard slot, which supports both the USB 2.0 and PCI Express interfaces.

For more information, see our separate MacBook Pro coverage.

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