Is the new USB spec the same as the old spec in this regard? With the raw speed increase in USB with this new type, it must be quite an overhall.
Mike On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Tom Piwowar <[email protected]> wrote: > >USB 2 is actually behind firewire. > > The raw data rate for USB is higher than FW, but as is often the case, > things are not what they first appear to be. USB is processor bound, FW > is not, so effective data rates are higher with FW. > > I would not be so sure that FW is obsolete. Video folks need speed and > are less likely to give it up for a $2 savings achieved by using cheap > hardware. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
