NitroAV's 3-Port FireWire 800/1394b Professional PCI Host Adapter Interface supporting 32-Bit & 64-Bit Bus Systems (Mac/WIN) adds 2x FireWire 800 (9Pin) & 1x FireWire400 (6Pin) ports capable of up to double the transfer-speed efficiency of the original FireWire technology. It provides a seamless connection for DVD, CD-ROM, or external hard drives, and allows you to connect multiple computers and devices simultaneously. The newest IEEE 1394b pecification, FireWire 800 provides real-time data-critical for streaming video or audio applications. The FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Card provides excellent results for bandwidth-intensive transfers with high-speed external disk drives, portable storage devices, digital audio and video, and home entertainment components.

Of course you should, and with NitroAV FireWire 800 PCI Cards, and here's why:

FireWire 800 is backward compatible, meaning your legacy devices will work with the new hardware. But if you plug a FireWire "A" device into a 800 port, you'll have to do so with special, pricey "bilingual" cables that include the new 9-pin connectors, and you'll also impact the performance of other truly 800 devices in the chain. The NitroAV 3-port card is the FireWire card available that allows you to maintain your investment in legacy FireWire devices without buying additional equipment.

• Like all FireWire, easy plug and play installation
• The fastest ever Firewire speeds - up to 800Mbps
• Backwards compatibility with Firewire "A" standard devices and among the only cards to feature a legacy port
• PCI 64-bit Bus Burst Mode up to 266MB/s, backward compatible 32-bit bus.
• Industry leading onboard 800Mbps link controller chip from Texas Instruments
• 18 watts of power supplied to the FireWire bus for running low power FireWire devices
• Provides the digital video and digital audio enhancements promised by FireWire 800
• Up to 63 devices on one FireWire card including DV cameras, CD and DVD burning drives, digital cameras, high res printers, scanners, set top boxes... and tested for compatibility with all NitroAV FireWire products and the limited number of 800 products available industry wide.