Firewire 800 is much faster than USB 2.0
USB 2.0 runs at 480 Mb per sec Firewire 800
at 800 MB per sec.
Marc Sims
Data Technician I
Prince George's Community College
BS IT mgnt candidate UMDUC.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/14/07 4:04 PM >>>
Hi Harondel,
On Sunday 14 January 2007 19:52, Harondel J. Sibble inscribed thus:
>
> Yes, ostensibly on paper USB2.0 is faster than firewire 400,
> however in the real world, I personally find FW transfers faster
> and MUCH more reliable. Perfect example, I was copy approx 48gb of
> data from an external combo enclosure (usb2 and firewire), after 30
> minutes, via usb2 connection it had only copied maybe 10-12gb and
> was showing 160 minutes until completion. I eventually cancelled
> it, hooked the enclosure up by FW and had the entire copy completed
> in around 60 minutes.
I will second that. Rock solid, and the transfer rate doesn't leap
all over the place either like USB does!
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Best regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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