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Has anyone found a third party, G5 compatible, P2 card reader?
Working with a G5 PowerPC system that does not have PCMCIA slots . . . any ideas for P2 card readers other than the Panasonic reader?
Considering buying a G4 Powerbook just to ingest footage, but i would rather buy a new Intel MacBook Pro that works with a separate P2 reader.
Any suggestions on G5, MacBookPro compatible P2 readers?
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You hit it on the head, it’s a powerbook. Or you can get Panasonic’s 5 P2 card reader for the low low price of $2500. Don’t forget NABs around the corner, I’d hold off on a purchase (if you can) until then.
Jeremy
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you might try using Bootcamp and a copy of XP to use a PCMCIA card reader via PCI.
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[qt] “but i would rather buy a new Intel MacBook Pro that works with a separate P2 reader.”
So would I.
But you need a 32-bit USB or Firewire reader, and there ain’t around.
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https://www.siig.com/product.asp?query=PCI+to+PC+Card-M&pid=982
Dunno if it works with P2 cards though. Might…but…untested.
Shane
Shane
Alokut Productions
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It does show that it is a 32-bit reader, and Mac compatible.
However, no info on whether it will work with a G5.
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It is a PCI card, why wouldn’t it work with a G5? IN fact, it says this:
“Provides one PC Card slot through your Power Mac’s PCI bus”
It works with the PCI-X Macs, I believe, not the PCIe models. Possibly. Contact them and ask.
Shane
Alokut Productions
http://www.lfhd.net
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