Good desription, Bryan. Also, FW has its own controller while USB relies on the CPU for all functions (i.e. FW is smart while USB is dumb.)
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2009, at 3:35 PM, Bryan Forrest <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been trying to explain the differences between USB and FW speeds > to non-techie people, and came up with the following metaphor. If you > see flaws in it, could you let me know so I can edit it and be more > accurate in my description? > > As I understand it, USB is a serial connection, FireWire is parallel. > Therefore... > > If a two lane highway (our USB connection) has a speed limit of 55 > mph, versus an 8 lane highway (FireWire) with a speed limit of 45 mph, > the 8 lane highway will still allow more traffic, simply because more > cars can travel each direction at once, even with the slower speed. > > I know this is simplistic, but generally, is that the right idea? > > Thanks folks! > > Bryan > > > >
