While newer Macs all have built-in FireWire ports, similarly equipped PCs are the exception, not the rule.

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Like the portable drive, it will work with USB 2.0 and Firewire ports.

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While it is powerful enough to flick between videoclips in iMovie with alacrity, it lacks the Firewire ports that hardcore video-editing junkies need.

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Both also have the new Firewire 800 connection port, which looks a little different from the Firewire ports we already know and love.

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The IdeaCentre A600 all-in-one offers several connectivity options including high-speed WiFi, a 6-in-1 media card reader, side-mounted USB and FireWire ports with additional USB ports on the rear of the panel.

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It sports both Firewire, USB 2.0 ports and a Nvidia (nasdaq: NVDA - news - people ) GeForce 4 graphics card.

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The MIM 2220 is a predictably average machine that sports a 15.4-inch WXGA display, a dual-layer DVD burner, WiFi, 256MB of RAM, 40GB HD, and a trio of USB 2.0 ports along with a FireWire connector.

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If you find yourself needing other ports, such as USB 3.0, Firewire and the like, you can always snag a port replicator such as the Thunderbolt Express.

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Traditionally, computers have a port to transfer video of their screen, and separate ports, such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), FireWire, and PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), among others that are less well known.

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