[Rockies-Edu] No Firewire in new white MacBooks
[Rockies-Edu] No Firewire in new white MacBooks
- Subject: [Rockies-Edu] No Firewire in new white MacBooks
- From: Corey Carson <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:02:36 -0600
Saw this thread and thought it was worth sharing. With Firewire returning in the MacBook Pro 13" model, some feel that not including Firewire in the new white MacBook was a step back. While I'm not here to argue that point, I thought I'd clarify some points so that you know about all of your options in regards to imaging computers, and utilizing video camcorders that have USB.
--- Here are some key points which might be helpful regarding the modern capabilities of USB vs. FireWire...
- Instead of disk-to-disk imaging via Target Disk Mode, most schools today utilize a more efficient network-based imaging model using solutions such as NetInstall, NetRestore or DeployStudio. DeployStudio is completely free, yet it offers many powerful features including full automation and real-time monitoring. Other network-based imaging solutions include NetBoot and NetInstall (both built into Mac OS X Server) as well as Casper, LANrev and FileWave.
For more information on all of these solutions, please visit:
DeployStudio < http://www.deploystudio.com> Casper < http://www.jamfsoftware.com> LANrev < http://www.lanrev.com> FileWave < http://www.filewave.com> - All Macs with Intel processors support booting from external USB hard drives. (USB booting was never supported on non-Intel, PowerPC Macs.) Therefore... - Instead of imaging via FireWire, many schools simply store images on an external bootable USB hard drive and boot from it to image, in a one-off scenario. You can also use this method to create the master disk images, of course. The advantage to this method is that it does not require a second (host) MacBook. In addition, you can store multiple disk images, for various models of Macs, on a single bootable hard drive, giving you additional flexibility for imaging all Intel Macs in your organization. - Regarding capturing video into the Mac, the vast majority of camcorders available today connect via USB and not FireWire. iMovie '08 (released in August 2007) introduced built-in support for working with non-FireWire USB cameras, including expanded format support for MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and AVCHD video formats. --- I hope that this information is helpful.
Thanks, Corey
---------------- Corey Carson Systems Engineer Apple - Higher Education Colorado, Wyoming and Montana 303.378.7193 800.800.2775 (Tier 1 Tech Support) 866.752.7753 (Tier 2 Tech Support) Rockies-edu listserve: ----------------
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