begin  quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 05:23:50PM -0700:
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> > For some reason, I find that USB
> > drives/cdroms/burners just do not work as reliably as Firewire or SATA.
> 
> Isn't that like saying.."For some funny reason Mercedes-Benz is always
> better quality than Hyundai." ??
 
I wouldn't pay money for a hyundai (again).

> You're comparing Macland high priced goodies like Firewire components
> with Fry's USB drives. ....'course USB will lose.

And rightly so.

USB is fine for keyboards and mice (unless, I suppose, you're a twitch
gamer).  For anything involving moving around lots of data, use a system
designed to, well, move around data.

-Stewart "Although, IEEE1394 has some memory-accessing issues..." Stremler


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