On Sep 26, 12:02 am, Midnight rider <[email protected]> wrote: > Also, don't go through with USB. USB IS SLOW..... it lags even on USB 3.0. > To save time, get firewire to make sure the speeds are good. I made this > mistake by buying a USB powered external DVD drive to install leopard on my > Power Mac G4 sawtooth, and installation took 5-6 hours, but IDK because the > intro video woke me up. I know that most of you think that the G4 sawtooth > is slow, but in reality even for the G4 sawtooth 5 hours is VERY slow. at > most my G4 sawtooth takes about the same amount of time as any other macs > would take to install leopard, even the intel machines which was 1.5 hours. > I later got that blu ray drive (which is now in my iMac) and i tested it > and it only took 1.5 hours to install leopard.
I agree that USB is slower than Firewire, but the lag you experienced with the Sawtooth was due to the fact that it had USB 1.1 ports, not USB 2.0. I have two external DVD writers, one USB and one Firewire, and cannot honestly tell the difference in terms of speed --if anything, the USB is faster, just because the drive itself is faster. The Intel iMac we're talking about has USB 2.0 ports, so he won't have that issue. External USB DVD devices are cheaper and easier to get than Firewire ones, too. Just my 2 cents. F -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
