To buy directly from LaCie;
http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10498
Review of LaCie FastCoder
http://www.bobhudson.com/FastCoder/
LaCie is clearing out its LaCie FastCoder stock for $49.99. A year ago, it sold for $249. This is a really good deal, especially if you have an older Apple Power Mac/PowerBook/iBook G3 and G4 processors with FireWire port.
This compact, silent device allows you to quickly convert DV NTSC to MPEG-1 and/or MPEG-2 files using a FireWire bus. The LaCie FastCoder is compatible with Mac OS 9.2 and OS X 10.2.6 or greater. It comes bundled with the Capty FastCoder Utility for hardware encoding, Capty DVD/VCD 2.x (Full Version) for DVD and Video CD authoring, and SilverKeeper software for backing up your projects. This easy to use, portable encoder supports QuickTime full quality DV-compatible files exported from Apple’s Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, iMovie, or Adobe Premiere Pro.
