Firewire is by far the superior technology. Only dopes get fooled by the numbers, which remind me of the MHz/GHz arms races, which was meaningless when comparing different architectures.
Firewire is faster even when rated at a slower speeds like Firewire 400 (400mbps) to USB 2.0 (480mbps); Firewire uses Peer-to-Peer" architecture vs. USB's "Master-Slave" architecture.
Firewire does not use CPU cycles.
Firewire can daisy-chain 63 devices off a single port.
You can boot the OS from a external hard drive powered by Firewire.
Firewire 400 & 800 are backward compatible.
USB is junk, which is why it's great for keyboards and mice.
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Firewire is by far the superior technology. Only dopes get fooled by the numbers, which remind me of the MHz/GHz arms races, which was meaningless when comparing different architectures.
Firewire is faster even when rated at a slower speeds like Firewire 400 (400mbps) to USB 2.0 (480mbps); Firewire uses Peer-to-Peer" architecture vs. USB's "Master-Slave" architecture.
Firewire does not use CPU cycles.
Firewire can daisy-chain 63 devices off a single port.
You can boot the OS from a external hard drive powered by Firewire.
Firewire 400 & 800 are backward compatible.
USB is junk, which is why it's great for keyboards and mice.