I think controller cards <B>are</B> the only way to add firewire or usb 2.0 to any computer. As for brands, I've only had experience with Koutech. I bought the card from newegg for only ~25 dollars.

I could use some help and suggestions guys and gals. I recently went on a trip and borrowed a camcorder from my buddy. He rarely uses it and apparently know less about it than I do. Which says alot as ...

Another advantage to FireWire is that it doesn’t need a computer host, nor does it need to signal the other component that it’s “alive,” as current USB implementations must. This kind of data ...