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eSATA-600 at 6.0 Gbps while FireWire runs at 1.2 Gbps.

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Q: Which is faster an eSATA-600 port or a firewire 800 port?
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How many times faster is a FireWire 800 port than a FireWire 400 port?

two times faster


Which is faster eSATA or fire wire 800?

Firewire 800USB 1.1 - 15 MbpsFireWire (1394a) - 400 MbpsUSB 2.0 - 480 MbpsFireWire 800 (1394b) - 800 MpbsSATA 1.5 - 1.5 GbpsSATA 3.0 - 3.0 Gbpsesata is much faster than firewire 800


How many times faster is FireWire 800 than FireWire 400?

2x faster


What is a FireWire 800 port?

FireWire (technically known as an IEEE 1394 interface), introduced by Apple in 1995, allows a fast connection for peripherals such as video cameras. It is similar to a USB connector. The original version is now known as FireWire 400. FireWire 800 was introduced to give faster transfer speeds and supporting longer cable lengths without loss of signal. The connectors for the 400 and 800 versions are not interchangeable but converters are available which will allow FireWire 400 equipment to be connected to the FireWire 800 port at the slower connection speed.


What are the merits of Firewire 800 vs 400?

Firewire 800 has twice the bandwidth of the Firewire 400.The number is the throughput in Megabits.


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


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Superspeed usb is about ten times faster than hi-speed usb and roughly five times faster than firewire 800?

True. Check page 397.


Which is faster an eSATA port or a FireWire 800 port?

Firewire 800 (IEEE 1394b) has a maximum speed of 800Mbps (Megabits per second). eSATA has a maximum speed of 3.0 Gbps (gigabit per second). So eSATA is faster. In very few scenarios [like transfering a bunch of small files], FireWire will come close, but in most scenarios eSATA will spank it hard. eSATA runs at the same speed as an internal hard drive connection, because it's the exact same thing. It just doesn't have the little L notch. Also keep in mind, some USB and FireWire speed will be lost while being converted from SATA to a signal that they can work with. The signal has to be processed for FireWire and USB to be able to use it. But FireWire 800 is faster than USB 2.0. And it's better for capturing video from cameras. USB 2.0 does a big burst then it slows down, while FireWire maintains a more constant throughput. I don't know of any video cameras that use eSATA. eSATA has been the best thing for external hard drives, until they came out with USB 3.0. It seems to be making eSATA obsolete. I still use eSATA because it's what I have, and it's about 3 times faster than USB 2.0. Also USB 3.0 is good for everything but, e SATA is still best for external hard drives, while FireWire is considered best for video.


How many times faster is a Fire Wire 800 port than a Fire Wire 400 port?

Twice as fast.


How many time faster is fire wire 800 port than a fire wire 400 port?

Twice as fast.


Which is faster interface to the system an external serial ATA hard drive or an external FireWire hard drive?

50-85 Mbps for eSATA vs 25 - 45 Mbps firewire 400 not sure what 800 goes to but eSATA will still be faster it's just like an internal drive. eSATA is up to 6 times faster than external firewire according to the fabulous Guide to managing and maintaining your PC by Jean Andrews