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    USB vs FireWire

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sreenadh, Jul 12, 2006.

  1. sreenadh

    sreenadh Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got an option for a laptop but it does not have Firewire. Only USB.

    All devices i have come with ONLY USB. So, i dont know anything abt Firewire.

    Anybody can help me out???
     
    sreenadh, Jul 12, 2006
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  2. titaniummd

    titaniummd Notebook Deity

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    If you configured a laptop with USB and your accessories are only USB, what is the problem?

    If you want Firewire, you can get a PCMCIA card to give you Firewire support.
     
    titaniummd, Jul 12, 2006
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  3. SomethingLame

    SomethingLame Notebook Consultant

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    If You plan on doing some video editing then You would really wanna have Firewire. And to be honest I would always go with the laptop with most possibilities, simply for the fact that You can always buy a USB-hub if You need one plugs ;)
     
    SomethingLame, Jul 12, 2006
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  4. mZimm

    mZimm Notebook Evangelist

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    Firewire really is nice because it doesn't take any CPU resources, where USB does. However, for most things, USB will work fine.
     
    mZimm, Jul 12, 2006
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  5. Iter

    Iter Notebook Evangelist

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    Some ppls test the performance for USB(480mb/s) vs Firewire(400mb/s). Firewire have a stable transfer rate, whereas USB's transfer rate is up and down. If your loading data is big such as video or movie, probably firewire is a better choice. The firewire B can support up to 800mb/s, but another device still not support B version yet!!!
     
    Iter, Jul 12, 2006
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  6. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    Ahem, I've got a dual hdd external enclosure (RAID 0) with a 1394B interface... very nice. :)
     
    TedJ, Jul 13, 2006
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