USB 2.0 vs Firewire

ChrisUlrich · 01-01-2008, 09:01 PM

Even though USB 2.0 is rated higher for transfer and read rates... why do they say that Firewire is faster? This is for transfer data from a Video camera to a PC btw.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-01-2008, 09:12 PM

FireWire is faster, which can transfer up to 800Mbps, vs the 480Mbps of USB 2.0. However due to driver issues, USB 2.0 only has a max throughput of around 25MBps. FireWire is more consistent with the speeds and can easily reach the max throughput.

quagmondo23 · 01-03-2008, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

FireWire is faster, which can transfer up to 800Mbps, vs the 480Mbps of USB 2.0.

Not to say you are wrong, but thats firewire 800, it could be firewire 400.

footballdude2k3 · 01-03-2008, 10:22 PM

so would you guys say firewire or usb 2.0?

quagmondo23 · 01-03-2008, 10:28 PM

Firewire, Firewire and Firewire. Tis the best of the best, Or the best of the 2 options. Either Or.

footballdude2k3 · 01-03-2008, 10:43 PM

what do you mean the best of the 2 options, what else is there?

quagmondo23 · 01-03-2008, 11:07 PM

usb and firewire. I say firewire is the best. USB and Firewire are the 2 choices.

footballdude2k3 · 01-03-2008, 11:09 PM

ok thats what i thought but the way you worded it before made me wonder if there was anything else

quagmondo23 · 01-03-2008, 11:12 PM

ok, sorry. hope it helps

[-0MEGA-] · 01-04-2008, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by footballdude2k3

so would you guys say firewire or usb 2.0?

Depends if you mean Firewire 400 or 800. Firewire is best for transferring data, such as large videos from a camcorder. USB is more for PnP devices, ease of installation, and has many more devices available for it.

01-01-2008, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 682	USB 2.0 vs Firewire Even though USB 2.0 is rated higher for transfer and read rates... why do they say that Firewire is faster? This is for transfer data from a Video camera to a PC btw. __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb 7200rpm, 16mb Cache, SATA 3GB Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows 2gb of OCZ DDR3 PC20000 EVGA 8800GTS 512mb (G92) 755/1030 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Altec Lansing 5100 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

01-01-2008, 09:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	FireWire is faster, which can transfer up to 800Mbps, vs the 480Mbps of USB 2.0. However due to driver issues, USB 2.0 only has a max throughput of around 25MBps. FireWire is more consistent with the speeds and can easily reach the max throughput. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

01-03-2008, 10:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	so would you guys say firewire or usb 2.0? __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-03-2008, 10:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	what do you mean the best of the 2 options, what else is there? __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-03-2008, 11:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 424	ok thats what i thought but the way you worded it before made me wonder if there was anything else __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-03-2008, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 847	Firewire, Firewire and Firewire. Tis the best of the best, Or the best of the 2 options. Either Or.

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quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 847	usb and firewire. I say firewire is the best. USB and Firewire are the 2 choices.

01-03-2008, 11:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
quagmondo23 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At My Computer, In My Room, In My House, In My Town, In My County, In My Country, Which Is Ireland Posts: 847	ok, sorry. hope it helps

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