[plug] Ext USB2 HD adapter vs Ext IEEE 1394

[Chris Caston]

On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 20:00, James Devenish wrote:
> In message <4039E850.4000907 at jensz.id.au>
> on Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 07:47:28PM +0800, Ben Jensz wrote:
> > Technically speaking, USB2.0 should be faster than firewire.
> 
> Nominal rating for USB 2.0 might be higher than FireWire 400, but
> what about real-work usage? Although FireWire 800 would be nominally
> faster than USB 2.0, FireWire 400 may be significantly faster, too
> (but, of course, these things can depend on more than just the bus).
> After a brief Google: <http://www.barefeats.com/fire35.html>
> 

Very good link James. It would appear that FW800 is nearly on par with
ATA/133 while USB2 lags behind somewhat and when compared to what I'm
used to in xfer speeds probably accounts for my impatient reaction.

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