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"Y" Not Have it Both Ways?

Are you a longtime Mac user? If so, you've probably purchased a few peripherals along the way—devices like DV camcorders, external drives, and even an old iPod® or two—and some of them probably have FireWire 400 interfaces (a.k.a. IEEE 1394a and iLink®). Your older Mac probably had at least two FireWire ports, so connecting more than one of those devices at the same time was easy. But, if you've purchased a new iMac, Mac mini, or MacBook Pro in the last couple of years, you may have run into a couple of problems when you tried to connect those great devices—there's only one FireWire port, and the connectors didn't match! Sonnet's Yin•Yang FireWire 800 to FireWire 400/800 mini hub solves both problems.

Fusion Enclosure Back PanelYin•Yang plugs into the single FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) port found on most new Mac computers and enables you to connect and use a FireWire 400 device (the Yin) and a FireWire 800 device (the Yang) at the same time. Yin•Yang doesn't need one power adapter, yet it will support a bus-powered 2.5" drive on either port. Fully IEEE 1394 compliant, this mini hub requires no drivers, supports all industry standard FireWire peripherals, and allows you to plug in and disconnect devices without shutting off your computer.

 

Yin•Yang Overview Video

 

Key Features

Provides a simple way to connect both a FireWire 400 device and a FireWire 800 device at the same time to a single FireWire 800 port on your computer

Supports concurrent data transfers to and from two attached devices at 800 Mb/s and 400 Mb/s, respectively

Operates without an external power supply

Supports one bus-powered device on either port

Allows you to plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer

Small and rugged—the hub case measures just 1.9" x 1.5" x .6", and the attached cable 3" long

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Yin•Yang is very small and rugged. The hub housing is about the size of a matchbox, and the attached cable is only three inches long. Whether you use Yin•Yang at home or on the road, you'll get expanded connectivity for all of your FireWire devices.

MacPro, iMac, Mac Mini with FireWire 400-to-800 Adapters

Sonnet's Yin•Yang FireWire 800 to FireWire 400/800 mini hub makes it easy to connect a wide range of FireWire 400 and 800 peripherals to notebook and desktop computers with only FireWire 800 ports.

 

Part No.  
FHB-8284 Discontinued
Hardware  
Warranty 1-year
Number of Ports

2

RoHS Compliant Yes
FireWire Support  
Standard IEEE 1394b compliant
Cables Supported

9-pin male FireWire 800 (1394b),
6-pin male FireWire 400 (1394a)

Performance

When a FireWire 800 and a FireWire 400 device are both connected, the devices communicate with the host computer at 800 Mb/s and 400 Mb/s, respectively.

Peripherals Supported

Supports all industry standard FireWire 800 and FireWire 400 peripherals

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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