There’s an online petition asking Apple to save the FireWire port on Mac laptops.
More than 6,000 people have already signed the petition.
Here’s the text of the petition:
To: Apple Inc.
We all love your products, Apple Inc.! But your recently refreshed line of consumer notebooks lacks the possibility to plug in digital audio and video equipment [...]
Tuesday, we noted something that didn’t get a lot of attention in the hype surrounding Apple’s introduction of new MacBooks: Apple is killing off FireWire.
Apple’s decision to eliminate FireWire connections in its MacBook lineup has angered legions of Apple fans that use Mac laptops for creating music, videos and new media. The lack of FireWire [...]
There’s something very important missing from the new line of MacBooks that Apple introduced today: FireWire ports.
Here’s the port lineup for the new MacBooks:
MagSafe power port
Gigabit Ethernet port
Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
Mini DisplayPort
Audio line in
Audio line out
Kensington lock slot
Yep - if you’ve bought a FireWire audio [...]