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HOW TO KNOW ABOUT FIREWIRE AND HOW IT WORK
Firewire is high-speed interface that become a hot new standard for connecting
peripherals. This is first created by Apple Computer in the mid-1990's, Firewire
can be used for connecting devices such as digital video cameras, hard drives,
audio interfaces, and also for MP3 players such as the Apple iPod, to your computer.
All of these equipment should have a firewire port first to make it ready for
use this high speed connection. Firewire standard connection can transfer 400
Mbps speed of data, this is almost about 30 times faster than USB 1.1. This
fast speed is really help to transfer a large video files with faster time that
using USB, and great for professional video editing. Apple Computer also released
a new PowerMacs with 800 ports at early 2003 that support transfer data up to
800 Mbps, to double the speed of first firewire speed at 400 Mbps.
Firewire vs USB 1.1 vs USB 2.0?
Both of Firewire and USB connection is used at computer and consumer electronics
industries. First USB 1.1 is use for computer mouse, keyboard and someother
input device which need lower bandwidth.
USB 2.0 is latest USB port after USB 1.1, this USB 2.0 have more faster speed
that the USB 1.1 standart. But firewire is still the highspeed interface performance
for external device such as DB camcorders, hard drives, and also more that 4x
DVD writers speed.
What the differences between Firewire and USB?
USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 are have the same port model, the differences between USB
2.0 and USB 1.1 is at the speed. The 2.0 is backward compatible. So, the any
device with USB 1.1 can use at USB 2.0 port. and also the otherwise. If the
USB 2.0 device use at USB 1.0 port, that the speed going to follow the lower
one. Firewire only supports the connection of two devices without need a computer,
each devices should have a firewire port. USB can only work with a computer
as the go between. Finally, Firewire can handle faster speed bandwidth than
USB 2.0. Because of this many devices like video cameras use Firewire port beside
the USB port.
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