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FireWire has a higher transfer rate than USB, making it more suitable for video transfer and connecting external storage. USB is host-based, meaningit must have a host computer to transfer data to / from (with a few exceptions). FireWire devices can transfer data between themselves directly without the need for a computer host. FireWire supports fewer devices connected together (63, vs. 127 for USB).
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∙ 11y agoThere are two main differences between Firewire and USB. Firewire data transfer speeds are faster than USB. Also, Firewire uses a different connector than USB.
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How can one identify a firewire port?
If someone is looking to identify a firewire port, they must look and notice the difference between it and a usb port. Firewire and usb ports are generally meant for the same things: to hook up printers and to transfer information.
Where can you get a firewire to USB?
can you get a usb adapter for a firewire cable
Where can you get a firewire to USB adapter?
can you get a usb adapter for a firewire cable
Order the following ports according to speed Firewire eSATA USB?
eSATA is faster than FireWire and firewire is faster than USB.
Will a Ipod charger that is firewire work with iPod Nano 4G if you use the syncing USB cable between the iPod and the charger?
The FireWire will be disabled until the USB cord is disconnected. Once disconnected, you can only charge your iPod with the FireWire. 1394 (FireWire) does not support data transfer to the iPod...
Where can one purchase an external usb firewire hard drive?
One can purchase an external USB firewire hard drive in electrical appliances stores such as Radioshack. In addition, Amazon or eBay will have external USB firewire hard drives.
Can I use the USB & Firewire adapter to turn my external USB hard drive into a faster Firewire drive?
Your external USB drive only needs a cable.It's only going to be as fast as the bandwidth of a USB or USB 2.0 connection can be?
What is faster than USB or Firewire?
bluetooth
What recent standard is a competitor to FireWire?
Usb 2.0 and usb 3.0 (new)
Which two interface types make it possible to attach different external components to laptop and desktop without powering the computer off?
firewire and usb
Is USB 2.0 or Firewire faster?
The maximum speed of USB2 at 480M/Sec is a little quicker than Firewire 400 (IEEE.1394a) which runs at 400 M/Sec (hence the "400" bit of the name). In tests, however, FireWire 400 delivers a higher sustained transfer speed. Benchmarks suggest that hard drives connected with FireWire will copy information considerably faster than they would using USB 2.0. To achieve higher performance, FireWire requires additional circuitry in supported devices. This often makes FireWire more expensive than USB 2.0. Firewire 800 (IEEE.1394b) as the names suggests, has a peak speed of almost 800 M/Sec. Used primarily by PC musicians for recording and transferring multichannel audio at high sample rates and for digital video cameras and decks
Do CD duplicators typically use USB or Firewire to connections?
CD duplicators used to use Firewire, but these days almost exclusively use USB connections.
