![]() This past summer Apple announced its 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro with a surprising omission: no FireWire port. One may also ask, when was FireWire discontinued?Īpple's last products with FireWire, the Thunderbolt Display and 2012 13-inch MacBook Pro, were discontinued in 2016. The iSight camera used for chatting on the Mac connects using a Firewire cable. What devices use FireWire? Firewire is most often used to connect digital camcorders, external hard drives, and other devices that can benefit from the high transfer rates (up to 480 Mbps) supported by the Firewire connection. Also, Apple phased it out with Thunderbolt which is roughly 10x faster than USB 3.0. It went from firewire 400 to 800 (where it topped out), but USB 3.0 which is the new standard is almost 4x faster than firewire 800. ![]() ![]() But it definitely became a niche product, with even Apple eventually dropping the port from its MacBooks.Īlso question is, is FireWire still used?įirewire is still used by musicians. It's still in use in many high-end setups, and you can still buy Firewire drives today.
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