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    Firewire/iLink/IEEE 1394 vs USB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by inspirations365, Aug 4, 2008.

  1. inspirations365

    inspirations365 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,

    So from doing a bit of light research (from wikipedia), I've found that USB 2.0 is faster than IEEE 1394a, but that "FireWire 800 [IEEE 1394b] is substantially faster than Hi-Speed USB".

    What is "Hi-Speed USB"? I'm assuming it's USB 2.0, of course, but I want to be sure. Also, how much faster is 1394b than USB 2.0?
     
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    sgip2000 Notebook Consultant

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    Firewire is faster because it is hardware based, whereas USB uses CPU clock cycles to process the transfer. Cut the CPU cycles out, and USB is faster.
     
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