FW: Well to say it's superior is only half right. It's superior in some ways. If raw speed is what is needed, USB3 or ESATA is superior. I would go everyday and twice on sunday for an esata drive on my home network over FW...but there are situations where FW would be best.
For drives that can hot-swap, no USB, real or vaporware can compare with FireWire for speed and reliability [eSATA depends on controller and mobo]. That's important for real-time video and animation. FireWire allows two-way 'traffic' while USB can't send and receive simultaneously. I stopped using the USB port on my videocam because the video was unreliable [because of USB, not my camera] while FW is flawless as long as the battery is working or it's plugged in.
Where flawless raw speed is required, FireWire is better than USB at any speed--I have FW800, my camera doesn't. Most users don't need that kind of smooth reliability, even for games. Sometimes cheap, L.C.D. is just fine.
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