Quick product review: Fireport 1394 for the Alesis HD24

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In article <aJOdnZ2dnZ1oiKijnZ2dnQBihd6dnZ2dRVn-yJ2dnZ0@comcast.com>,
"WJ" <waltj@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Quick because there's not much to say. The thing set up with no problems.
> The software installed painlessly and is very easy to use. A set of files
> that would have taken about an hour and a half to transfer to computer via
> the Ethernet link took about three minutes with the Fireport. Not to
> mention how nice it was to just pull the drive out rather than set up the
> whole HD24 in it's traveling rack to get to the files. If you routinely
> need to transfer large files to computer from the Alesis HD24 recorder, you
> should take a look at this little gem.
>
> Here's the link to the product information:
> http://www.alesis.com/product.php?id=2
>
> Cheers,
> Walt

I second this. Ethernet was useless for me. I could never get a complete
transfer without the system hanging. Maybe it's because recording 2 hour
sets give me long files, but without the Firepod, the HD24 would be a
major drag.

Edwin
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