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    Thread: Which is faster: USB 2.0 or Firewire?
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    1. 05-03-2003 09:18 #1
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      Which is faster: USB 2.0 or Firewire?

      I thought Firewire was, but a certain person is disagreeing with me on this. He claims USB 2.0 is faster. Set me straight freinds.
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      Hi bro many say usb2.2 is that bit faster.
      But you can have a read here Firewire vs USB2 there many topic's on this on the net do a search and you'll find many.
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      Firewire = 400Mbit/s
      USB 2.0 = 480Mbit/s



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      Firewire = 400Mbit/s
      USB 2.0 = 480Mbit/s



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      On paper usb 2.0 is faster but, in real life testing it isn't. http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/s...393574,00.html
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      http://www.digit-life.com/articles/usb20vsfirewire/
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