Connecting MiniDV camera through Ilink to a Macbook w/o firewire port

Hmm. Is there a solution to connecting my miniDV camcorder to a Macbook that does not have Firewire?
Should I regret not going Pro as I mistakenly thought the speed of USB2.0 would be able to handle video?
Will I ever be able to ditch the PC and go totally Mac?
Is there a box of tricks to covert firewire 4 pin to USB?
iLink to Wifi box of tricks?
iLink to Ethernet bot?
or will I have to stick going through the Windoze PC?
(I've tried a firewire to usb cable and from another thread I see that doesn't work as mini dv 'tape needs' to go through firewire..)
The camera is a JVC GR-DVL767, MPEG4 DV in/out, AV out.
Maybe a new camera too?
Cheers!
Steve

There is no way to turn USB to firewire.
Your camera is not MPEG 4, it is simply DV. The only way to capture DV material is through a computer that has a firewire port - preferably a FW400.
Capturing into a PC then bringing it over to a Mac to edit is going to be problematic. Unless you have exactly the same codec on both machines, there will be incompatiblities. There are many flavors of video and often PCs and Macs don't share them.
If the Mac is within the return period, turn it back in and upgrade to a MacBookPro - preferably the 15" or 17" to avoid video card issues.
If the Mac is past the return period, sell it.
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