On 29 Dec 2005 at 13:11, George Sinos wrote: > So the bottom line, in this case, on a PC, firewire is marginally > faster, but I wouldn't go out of my way to use it. > > On a Mac, it's no contest. USB is horribly slower than firewire. > > It's probably difficult to make direct comparisons between the two > machines. And I'd guess there are enough variables that every > configuration will have slightly different results.
It's interesting but there are too many variables to make any realistic assessment, the direct comparison of USB performance and Firewire performance I can appreciate. They take account of machine differences but comparing Firewire to USB in this case assumes that the interface in the drive box is as capable using either interface. I've found great variation in USB/Firewire performance between cases that offer both (I have USB2 and Firewire 400 on my PC and two devices with both interface types). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
