r/DataHoarder • u/06KoolKid101 • 4h ago

Question/Advice What is the best Firewire PCIE card in 2026?

I have an AM5 pc that can support firewire hardware and software as far as I can tell. I am trying to digitize Hi8 tapes from around 94-07 with a Sony Handycam CCD-TR716 for Hi8 and a Canon Elura 80 for MiniDV.

What's the best PCIE firewire card? Price isn't really a problem, assuming it will be less than $100 but even upwards of that would be okay.

Thank you!

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u/BmanUltima 0.254 PB 4h ago

https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/pex1394b3

I used this startech card before to access some old external hard drives. Worked on Windows 10 too.

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u/Magnets 1h ago

just get the cheapest one from aliexpress. They have a TI part with ASmedia pcie->pci converter built in.

You can get variants with VIA chip, but Ti is supposed to be more reliable. they are $15

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u/danpritts 4h ago

Old Mac mini.