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Okay you want FireWire because your brand new MiniDV camera
boasts the 400Mbps transfer rate support. Unluckily enough your motherboard
doesn't support this feature, so you need a card to throw into your system
to give you the IEEE1394 FireWire support. Oh ... but darn it - you just
bought a new printer, new digital camera, and a new external CD burner
that all utilize the new USB 2.0 technology that whizzes by at 480Mbps.
Then you slap your forehead ... don't have that on your motherboard either.
So you have to buy *sigh* yet another PCI card to plug into your system.
Oh how much fun and expensive that would be - 2 PCI Cards that
run about $50 a shot, two drivers to install, two PCI slots taken away
in your motherboard ... and pretty soon you find yourself bashing your
head against the wall at all the trouble.
What if there was some magic card ... a card that combined
both FireWire and USB 2.0 in one slick PCI card. A card that wasn't $120,
didn't have cumbersome drivers, didn't make you wish you had bought a
Buick instead of a PC. Well get out the pixie dust Tinkerbell because
we got a doozy for you.
The D-Link DFB-A5 upgrades your desktop computer to both
highspeed FireWire and USB 2.0 all in one card. With two external IEEE1394
(FireWire) ports, one internal IEEE1394, and two external USB 2.0 connectors.
The DFB-A5 is a 2-port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and 3-port 1394 Firewire combo
PCI adapter for desktop computers. The DFB-A5 is designed to work with
DV camcorders, mice, keyboards, external CD-R/RW's, external hard drives,
PC cameras, and any other USB or Firewire enabled device. It is 40 times
faster than previous USB adapters with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 support and supports
up to 400Mbps with integrated Firewire in one convenient upgrade package
for desktop computers.
With an estimated retail price of $79.99, the card definitely
is not just a space and driver saver for your computer - but a dollar
saver for your wallet.
The installation of the card is as easy as anything else
you'll ever install in your computer system. Just pop it into an open
PCI slot, install the drivers using the given CD included with the card
and you're in high speed heaven.
What's more to say? If you want the fast connections and
you want to be able to use the latest in the world of technology then
you have to upgrade. Want to do it in a cost effective way with a company
that is world renowned for its quality engineering? Then the D-Link DFB-A5
is the way to go. It's easy to install, easy to use, and a must have for
those of you out there that need to upgrade.
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