Rocketfish™ - FireWire 800 Cable with 6-Pin Adapter - Multi

It works just fine even though it was an "open box" product. I did not want to buy something that someone else had returned. However, it was the only thing they had that day and I needed it in a hurry. My fear was unjustified. The product was very easy to set up and works just fine daily. I love it, except for the longish cable. It just adds to the cable mess underneath my desk. Next time, I will just get the adaptor ends, but Best Buy did not have one in stock that day. In addition, this item was on sale for about half price. Wonderful! Anyway, all is well. No complaints. Buy this accessory and enjoy! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/rocketfish-firewire-800-cable-with-6-pin-adapter/2344208.p?id=1218321952362&skuId=2344208&st=rocket%20fish&cp=6&lp=33

If you are a Mac user, or have FireWire ports on your non-Mac computers, this is a great cable to have on hand, especially if you have computers or external hard drives with FW 400 ports. Not many non-Macs have FireWire ports. You can get PCI add-in cards for desktops, but chances are, most people using FireWire are doing so on (or to) a Mac. Primarily, I use these cables to connect older Macs to a newer Mac used for diagnostics, as Macs can boot in Target Disk Mode via FireWire (or Thunderbolt if made after mid-2011) but not USB. Older Macs have FireWire 400, as do older external HDDs. Some external drives ship with both 400 and 800 ports, though usually it's only 800. Luckily, the adapter is pretty solid. Unless you jiggle the cable too much, it won't come loose and interrupt or break the connection, which is good. I've had several instances of adapters being too loose to sustain a connection, but this one is tight and not flimsy. Beyond that, not much to say about a cable. It transfers data quickly. It's a reasonable length. It's affordable.

Rocketfish firewire adaptor does what it's supposed to do.

Product is exactly what I needed. The support staff at my local store was convinced that BB didn't have it so I showed them where it was.

Used to convert 800 to 400. Unfortunately, I found the device I was converting would not accept the adapter piece (it fits, just doesn't work through it). Works with other devices though. Returned.

Great products. As Mac users know, sometimes it's hard to find FireWire 800 and 400 accessories. Rocketfish and Best Buy have done the Apple community a great service by making and carrying these products.

Bought this at a discount in the store. I've had no problems since buying it and it cost me less than $20.00. Reasonably satisfied with the purchase.

I bought this firewire 800 cable to connect one MacBook in Target Disk Mode to another MacBook and transfer files. This cable worked great. In this case I didn't need the adapter for firewire 400, but I have it in case I need it in the future.