The NitroAV 7-Port FireWire 800 USB 2.0 Professional PCI Host Adapter is a big 7-port PCI card with FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. It won't be long before all USB and FireWire peripherals are upgraded to the new standard. Even today's big desktops don't have an endless number of PCI slots. This new and unique combo card is the only way to get both new standards in a single bus card.

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
• 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.

FireWire was the standard for video, audio, multimedia content creation and mass storage, Thousands of PC users found FireWire for the first time at NitroAV, and are now making their CDs, DVDs and keeping all their digital lifestyle backed up to FireWire HDD's.

But but no matter how much fun you're having with your current FireWire stuff... the time has come for an even higher ceiling, and these two - yes, two - FireWire 800 cards from NitroAV card put you on the edge with support for both the new standard and legacy devices and a big new card that includes USB 2.0 and the newer, faster FireWire

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