What are CardBus-compliant PowerBooks? The next generation of professional PowerBooks, called Lombard or 101 and the "Wallstreet" G3s will support the card without a doubt. Here are the maybes: the original G3 (Kanga) should support the card, the 2400 (MightyCat) PowerBook may support it, and P1, Apple's consumer portable, is expected to support the card.

Contrary to what's been reported elsewhere, Lombard/101 does not have FireWire on the motherboard, only USB. Thus, users that want to connect FireWire devices will have to buy the card, which is expected to handle the full 400 Mbps speed of IEEE 1394.

Given that the card has just gone alpha in the development cycle, meaning it is just beginning to be seeded outside a core group of engineers, if Lombard is on track for its expected introduction in mid-May, the card will be available well after its release.

What is not known is the price of the card, or any possibilities of a bundle with Final Cut Pro. If you've got some ideas on the card, or have further information, contact The Zone.

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