The fire96mf ieee 1394 firewire 800 to 400 adaptor features a male firewire 800 connector on one end and a female firewire 400 connector on the other end providing a cost effective solution for connecting your older firewire 400 devices to your firewire 800 enabled devices or mac family of products supporting data transfer rates of up to 400mbps the fire96mf is great for applications requiring large file transfers delivering a high speed link that minimizes data transfer time eg trans