Is Firewire becoming obsolete?

[Kenny]

Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
Firewire connection on them.
I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
Comments welcome.

Kenny

 

[Bob I]

"Firewire" is a catchy name for a 1394 port. Plenty of them out there,
and no, adding a card doesn't invalidate a warranty.

 

[Inter Hagel]

Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have

Firewire connection on them.
I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.
Comments welcome.

I find them on almost all newer motherboards.

 

[Don Phillipson]

Looking at new PC's, both desktop and laptop it seems that very few have
Firewire connection on them.
I use a video camera with Firewire, if I add a Firewire card to a new
desktop I would likely invalidate the warranty.

Why do you think adding any compatible card to a new
desktop would invalidate its warranty?

 

[Richard Urban]

Adding hardware does not invalidate a warranty.

 

[Kenny]

Not sure about new PC's but many new DVD players etc. would have a paper
sticker covering the screw holes and if it's broken, meaning that someone
has opened it up, it can invalidate the warranty.

Kenny

 

[Inter Hagel]

That's a pretty lame computer maker that would have that much grip on its
product after it walks out the door. A company called A_ _ _ E comes to
mind! Not doing any competition bashing of course. Never!

 

[ANONYMOUS]

You are worried about firewire, I am more worried about dial-up modems.
All DELL laptops come without modems for faxes etc while on Desktops you
need to pay extra £20 to get it fitted. This world is definitely going
backwards. Dial-up modems are very handy to send faxes from laptops and
pcs. Perhaps people don't send faxes anymore and instead just make do
with emails!!

Now I am really worried and renowned pigs are calling themselves bears.

 

[Michael W. Ryder]

That's a pretty lame computer maker that would have that much grip on
its product after it walks out the door. A company called A_ _ _ E
comes to mind! Not doing any competition bashing of course. Never!

A lot of computers come with a tag across the back of the case and the
side of the case that has to be broken to open the case. The reasoning
is that if you open the case they have no control on what you did. If
you built a computer for someone and guaranteed to fix it if it broke
you would want to make sure that the consumer did not disconnect or
break something while in the case or added a component that damaged
other parts.

 

[Inter Hagel]

You are worried about firewire, I am more worried about dial-up modems.

All DELL laptops come without modems for faxes etc while on Desktops you
need to pay extra £20 to get it fitted. This world is definitely going
backwards. Dial-up modems are very handy to send faxes from laptops and
pcs. Perhaps people don't send faxes anymore and instead just make do
with emails!!

Agreed - modems are handy sometimes. But aren't USB modems cheap now?
Surely that's a good solution for those needing a modem?

 

[M.I.5¾]

A lot of computers come with a tag across the back of the case and the
side of the case that has to be broken to open the case. The reasoning is
that if you open the case they have no control on what you did. If you
built a computer for someone and guaranteed to fix it if it broke you
would want to make sure that the consumer did not disconnect or break
something while in the case or added a component that damaged other parts.

There are very few jurisdictions where that would hold up. After all a
Desktop PC is inherently expandable, being fitted with PCI and/or PC Express
slots precisely to allow you to add extra cards.

 

[smlunatick]

Agreed - modems are handy sometimes.  But aren't USB modems cheap now?
Surely that's a good solution for those needing a modem?

It also seems that dial-up modems are also "disappearing" because
several "all in one" printers that offer faxing also offer PC faxing.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Agreed - modems are handy sometimes. But aren't USB modems cheap now?
Surely that's a good solution for those needing a modem?

It also seems that dial-up modems are also "disappearing" because
several "all in one" printers that offer faxing also offer PC faxing.