firewire or usb 2 with ao5

satd153 · #1 20-01-2003, 16:24

any advantage using one over the other? firewire use more cpu resources than usb 2??

CactuSaq · #2 20-01-2003, 19:36

Firewire has a much faster transfer rate than usb. Firewire can do transfers of over 100mb a second while usb can only do a max of 12mb a second.

satd153 · #3 20-01-2003, 19:45

isnt firewire 400 meg per sec and usb 2 420 to 460 ??

Seven O Two · #4 21-01-2003, 00:06

firewire im not sure if it is 400 MegaBytes a sec or 400 megabits a sec (50 megabytes is equal to 400 megabits)

usb 2.0 IS 480 Megabits a sec which is 60 MB a second

and dvd burning doesnt even come close to maxing either one of those out, fastest i have seen is like 10 megabytes a sec......

all about personal preference...unless you have usb 1.0 or 1.1, then use firewire

thefunkygibbon · #5 21-01-2003, 05:19

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Originally posted by Seven O Two
firewire im not sure if it is 400 MegaBytes a sec or 400 megabits a sec (50 megabytes is equal to 400 megabits)

usb 2.0 IS 480 Megabits a sec which is 60 MB a second

and dvd burning doesnt even come close to maxing either one of those out, fastest i have seen is like 10 megabytes a sec......

all about personal preference...unless you have usb 1.0 or 1.1, then use firewire

its 400megaBITS per sec which works out in real life transfers about 40-50mb per sec. usb2 is slightly faster
usb1 isnt worth bothering with really, not for external storage.