PCIExpress F/W card for 2nd bus on MBP - Anyone having success?

Hi,
I read in another post that this is 'the usual way' to be able to get both an external drive and a Canon camcorder connected at the same time.
In principle it makes sense, but I don't see any such cards in the Applestore, although there are a few that claim to work on Ebay.....
Is anyone doing this successfully?
Any specific card recommendations?
Any other insights?
Thanks in advance,
Ian
MBP 2.16G / 2GB FCE 3.5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

The FW ports on the display are just extensions of
the FW port on your MBP, they are not a separate
bus.
Bummer
I'm about to buy one of the Weibetech cards. It's
about the only one out there that supports FW800. Of
the FW400 cards, I'd go for SIIG or Griffin.
You've had success with these when using a "recalcitrant" Canon Camcorder?
In an MBPro?
Apologies for being somewhat pedantic here, but my pile of H/W that should have worked is larger than it should be.....
Thanks for the comments,
Cheers,
Ian
MBP 2.16G / 2GB FCE 3.5   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

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