EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Julie Larson wrote: 
>
> Hi everyone,
> I hope you're all having a great holiday season.  I'm looking into a 
> buying a new audio interface for my powerbook.  I need to keep things 
> fairly portable so I think I've narrowed it down to Motu's 828MKII, and 
> RME's Hammerfall multiface/cardbus.  Is there any advantage to pcmcia 
> over firewire or vise versa?  Thanks for any input.


One issue to consider is that Cardbus is a soon to be obsolete feature on
laptops. PCIe has a cheaper and better alternative so you might find that the
cardbus adapter will not work with new laptops within a year or so. Firewire
might be less solid as an interface but I think it will be around for a long
time as a port on new hardware. RME's Fireface is possibly worth considering if
you were going with that companies products although it is more expensive.

I suspect that the forthcoming obsolescence of both PCI and Cardbus (PC
Card/PCMCIA) goes some way toward explaining the plethora or Firewire
interfaces on the market these days - that and the desirability of connecting
the same audio hardware to desktop and portable systems and the fact that you
don't need to crack open the case and install a hardware card in the case of a
PCI card.

Cardbus RME works really well for me on PC and for lots of Mac users too from
all reports on the RME company forum.

Regards,
Murray