800 FIREWIRE PORT HUB

I need a hub that I can use to connect both my video camera & my external hard drive at the same time, so I can save my raw video directly to my
external hard drive from iMovie on my new 27" iMac.  I have a cable that fits the 800 port for my Canon GL1 camcorder.  Can someone suggest
a hub I can purchase that will accommodate two FireWire connectors and fit my computer port or/and do I need some adapter also?
I am still learning the lingo so I hope I asked this correctly.
Thank you for your help.

Asnowbird -
   Firewire 800 hubs/repeaters are fairly rare.  My recent searching found 4 sources (alphabetically):
Kramer Tools - has models with 2, 3, 4, and 8 ports.  http://www.KramerElectronics.com.
NitroAV - has an 8 port hub/repeater.   http://www.NitroAV.com
Sonnet - Has an adapter (Ying Yang) that alllows both FW 400 & FW 800 to be pluged into new Macs with FW 800 (3 ports)   http://www.sonnettech.com
Unibrain - Has 3, 4 and 5 port models, with and without AC power.  http://www.unibrain.com
Other sites for retail purchase are http://www.EverythingHerePlus.com, http://www.NetworkTechinc.com/hub-1394.html, and http://Synchrotech.com
I hope this helps.  Randy

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