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I have an internal LG bluray burner in my Windows pc that I would like to use with an iMac. I did some hunting and found external boxes that would work to house a 5.25" optical drive. However, one sales rep was telling me that I would be limited by USB, and should at least get a firewire box.
I'm fully aware that Firewire is faster than USB 2, but USB 2 maxes out at around 480 Mbps, right? Optical drives don't get anywhere even close to that speed, do they? I don't mind getting a firewire box, but it's a $100 box vs a $30 box, and if the extra $70 isn't doing anything for me at all, I might as well put it into something else. If we were talking hard drives and not optical drives, then it would be a different story.
Am I understanding this correctly, or way out to lunch? Are there any benefits, other than throughput, to going with Firewire?
I'm fully aware that Firewire is faster than USB 2, but USB 2 maxes out at around 480 Mbps, right? Optical drives don't get anywhere even close to that speed, do they? I don't mind getting a firewire box, but it's a $100 box vs a $30 box, and if the extra $70 isn't doing anything for me at all, I might as well put it into something else. If we were talking hard drives and not optical drives, then it would be a different story.
Am I understanding this correctly, or way out to lunch? Are there any benefits, other than throughput, to going with Firewire?