I have a Lacie firewire cd burner. The product info that came with it stated that the user must use the supplied firewire cable to ensure proper function of the device. I guess one could interpret that as being a possible performance/cable quality problem without the supplied cable.
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The big difference between cables is that they come in 6 or 4 pin configurations. Most sony hardware comes with a 4 pin connection, while apple supplies the 6 pin. You will notice that the shape is different between your apple computer and the sony camera firewire connection. I think the 6 pin is 4 data and 2 power while the 4 pin is 4 data only. You would need 6 pin cables to connect bus powered peripherals.
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