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Why do even the top of the line new iMacs have only 2 Firewire 400 ports, and no 800 ports? Even USB 2.0 is faster than FireWire 400. Why on earth would they do this?
surfwax95 said:USB is only faster in short bursts. Firewire can hold it's 400mbps data transfer rate steadier than USB 2.0 can.
Firewire 800 is still a pretty new technology that not everyone is adapting to. It's very expensive, too.
surfwax95 said:USB is only faster in short bursts. Firewire can hold it's 400mbps data transfer rate steadier than USB 2.0 can.
Firewire 800 is still a pretty new technology that not everyone is adapting to. It's very expensive, too.
dimagex20 said:The 17" MacBookPro has it now.