FireWire

Discussion in 'Printers, Scanners and Digital Cameras' started by goldeneye, Mar 28, 2007.

  1. goldeneye

    goldeneye Geek Trainee

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    Hey all,

    I have heard of a FireWire cable to use to connect my camcorder to my PC, are there any advantages to using FireWire??

    Many thanks:)
     
    goldeneye, Mar 28, 2007
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  2. donkey42

    donkey42 plank

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    well, Firewire can transfer data @ about 400kb/s (kb/s = kilobits per second, not Kb/s = Kilobytes per second which is about 10 times faster than a serial port, whereas USB can transfer data @ about 12kb/s & USB2 can transfer @ about 480kb/s

    BTW but remember that these speeds are the theoretical maximum which is never actually achived
     
    donkey42, Mar 28, 2007
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