Comments on: FireWire catching up to USB with 3.2 GB/s spec http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/30/firewire-catching-up-to-usb-with-32-gbs-spec/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:58:19 -0500 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/30/firewire-catching-up-to-usb-with-32-gbs-spec/comment-page-1/#comment-858456 Joe Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:31:08 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=31880#comment-858456 When a Firewire 3200 external device is plugged into a firewire 400 or 800 port, will it get the 3200 performance speed or the 400/800 performance speed? Thank you. When a Firewire 3200 external device is plugged into a firewire 400 or 800 port, will it get the 3200 performance speed or the 400/800 performance speed? Thank you.

]]> By: Raph http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/30/firewire-catching-up-to-usb-with-32-gbs-spec/comment-page-1/#comment-788957 Raph Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:41:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=31880#comment-788957 +1 +1

]]> By: Cam Tandury http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/30/firewire-catching-up-to-usb-with-32-gbs-spec/comment-page-1/#comment-788484 Cam Tandury Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:22:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=31880#comment-788484 If you knew what you were talking about you would already know FireWire is MUCH faster than USB! The extra 40% overhead in USB saturates your CPU while nothing happens while FireWire is actually doing the work. You also have to use a power adapter for most USB connections while FireWire provides a ton of power over a single cable. Most dimwits simply read the theoretical Intel spec and talk out their ass like you are. Others actually use both technologies and KNOW what the fuck they're talking about like myself. If you knew what you were talking about you would already know FireWire is MUCH faster than USB!

The extra 40% overhead in USB saturates your CPU while nothing happens while FireWire is actually doing the work. You also have to use a power adapter for most USB connections while FireWire provides a ton of power over a single cable.

Most dimwits simply read the theoretical Intel spec and talk out their ass like you are. Others actually use both technologies and KNOW what the fuck they’re talking about like myself.

]]> By: bstaz http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/30/firewire-catching-up-to-usb-with-32-gbs-spec/comment-page-1/#comment-787964 bstaz Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:48:12 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=31880#comment-787964 All of the data rates in this post should be in bits per second (bps) not bytes per second (Bps). All of the data rates in this post should be in bits per second (bps) not bytes per second (Bps).

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