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[noob]I'm told mac is better for recording. Is firewire the only reason?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1239625"><p>I must rise in defence of Firewire, which is most certainly NOT "almost dead on the ground" any more than USB2 is.</p><p></p><p>Until Thunderbolt and USB 3 become ubiquitous industry standards for everything -- at LEAST a year away if not longer -- FW800 is the fastest and most popular connector for common pro video and pro audio peripherals and will remain so for a while.</p><p></p><p>The newer, faster connectors won't magically make your hard drives operate even one RPM faster than they do now, so for the majority of people USB2 and FW800 and to a lesser extent eSATA will continue to be more than fast enough for their current a short-term future needs.</p><p></p><p>I'm very excited about Thunderbolt as a technology, but don't kid yourself on how fast it will be adopted -- USB3 has been out on the market for over a year now and is still not finding much mainstream love, and I think it was only a couple of years ago that the last PCs came out with floppy drives pre-installed. The pace of change in some communities -- particularly pro video/pro audio -- is slow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1239625"] I must rise in defence of Firewire, which is most certainly NOT "almost dead on the ground" any more than USB2 is. Until Thunderbolt and USB 3 become ubiquitous industry standards for everything -- at LEAST a year away if not longer -- FW800 is the fastest and most popular connector for common pro video and pro audio peripherals and will remain so for a while. The newer, faster connectors won't magically make your hard drives operate even one RPM faster than they do now, so for the majority of people USB2 and FW800 and to a lesser extent eSATA will continue to be more than fast enough for their current a short-term future needs. I'm very excited about Thunderbolt as a technology, but don't kid yourself on how fast it will be adopted -- USB3 has been out on the market for over a year now and is still not finding much mainstream love, and I think it was only a couple of years ago that the last PCs came out with floppy drives pre-installed. The pace of change in some communities -- particularly pro video/pro audio -- is slow. [/QUOTE]
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