Tom Piwowar >>Tom didn't mention that a "firewire" connection is best >>between the computer and the external hard drive.
> Sadly, Apple is walking away from FireWire. Their newest > laptops omit it. > Although FireWire continues to have many advantages over > USB2, USB2 is just good enough to get by. FireWire is > another great technology destroyed by our WFB's race to > the bottom. Yes, Firewire is great. But I think you went a little far with the previous sentence, instead of "USB2 is just good enough to get by", I think that should read "USB2 is good enough". How much does it cost a manufacturer for Firewire 400/800 versus USB 2? > So if you are buying new drives make sure that USB2 is > included. It costs a bit more, but everything I have been > buying these last couple of years has both FireWire and > USB2. Firewire seems to be getting rare. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly I used to have a handle on life, then it broke. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
