Belkin FireWire 6-Port Hub

I was looking all over for a FireWire splitter and this one does a great job. I am a video editor and need lots of FireWire ports. I have 3 external Hard Drives and my video camera running through this port and I can say it works perfectly. I use an Apple G5 and Final Cut, this product has helped me get the info I need onto my drives all while hooked into the same drive. As my monitor and G5 were running out of FireWire ports this literally saved the day for all my video needs.If you use FireWire a lot, and only use FireWire drives and cameras then this is a must by. I just wish I would have known about it sooner.

Locks up my intel mac pro running snow leopard instantly every time it is plugged in or out. Wedged hard such that the machine is not even reachable by network for a clean restart. Must be hard reset by power-off. Save all documents, and be prepared for instant death when you bring this unit anywhere near your computer.If you enjoy living dangerously and are planning to install this on a mac, be sure to shutdown your machine first, plug in the device, then reboot. Given that, it seems to work.Also, comes packaged in the worst kind of blister pack that requires great care to open without tremendous risk to life and limb.If there were any viable alternative, I would investigate it seriously. Have to say, while the details may differ, this is pretty typical of the level of quality delivered by anything I have gotten from Belkin in many years.I'll give it two stars because, if you are desperate, and very, very careful, it can be made to work, and you may still have all your fingers.

I recently replace my 2008 iMac with a late 2013 model, but the new computer doesn't have Firewire 400 ports for my old peripherals, just USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt. This hub gives me 5 Firewire 400 ports for those old devices (its 6th port connects it to my iMac via a Firewire 400 cable, a Firewire 800 to 400 adapter, and a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, in series).

I guess I should have read the reviews here, more carefully. I have a Mac Mini that I'm using as the hub for my home net: it is attached to the TV and it hosts a huge RAID drive. I thought it would be perfect to use for iChats with the parents, using an old firewire iSight camera I have lying around. Since the RAID is firewire and there's only one firewire port, no joy. When I saw this little device, I jumped on it.Not only did it not get the iSight working, but, while attached, it appears to have corrupted the RAID drive including 20 years of music and video (all legal, thank you very much). Bummer dude. There are comments, elsewhere, here, about "hub compatibility" etc, which probably explain the issue. Whatever. ... and it might work perfectly in some applications. Having it kill my hard drive, though, with no warning, gets it one star. I just wish there were a way to assign it about -2.

Finding Firewire 400 is getting harder. I read all the previous reviews and researched in general on Firewire brands. Mine was a F5U526-APL. When I went onto the Belkin site the latest iteration is a F5U526-APL-S. I'm using the F5U526-APL as a powered Hub connected to a Quicksilver G4 and an External Firewire DVD Burner and an external Firewire Drive. At first, when I powered on the new Hub. the external firewire drive showed up as unknown device. The Burner mounted with no issues. i Googled immediately, found commentary from other experienced Firewire users who suggested power down, unplug all cords, and cables for a PMU reset. I followed their advice. I waited an hour then powered everything back on. The Belkin Hub mounted both the Firewire external drive and the Burner. No more issues. I'll be watching to see how long the Belkin Hub lasts. I predict it'll do better than the IoGear USB/Firewire Hub that burned out its Firewire capacity in six months and then the entire Hub USB included fried after a year.

Part1:It's OK. Unfortunately, there are not that many different FireWire 400 hubs available on the market today that are cost effective. I'm not that pleased with the product, but it serves its purpose. . .for two days.Part 2:After several attempts to re-install this unit I realized that, unfortunately, it did not work afterall. In an attempt to return the product, Amazon dropped the ball. The interesting part of the return process was the follow-up initiated by the seller. After several weeks of NOT HEARING from Amazon, the seller contacted me to find out how things were going. After a good exchange of what was happening, the seller made good on my purchase. That follow-up and concern to right a wrong is really an indication of the sellers true interest and concern to satisfy the customer. Needless to say, you don't get that kind of service from most sellers! Congratulations to the seller for a job well done!

This is an excellent way to extend your camera's firewire connection. It comes with a power supply and a cable to connect it to the computer. You plug in your current cable into the Belkin and your camera (or any other firewire hardware).I am a professional photographer and use it daily with no problems.

Got this product to hook up a Pro Tools system with a Project Mix I/O. Everything works absolutely perfect with the setup. Glad I invested in this and would recommend it to anyone who needs extra ports and works with video and audio.