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<blockquote data-quote="caribiner23" data-source="post: 364377" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>I've found a very significant difference in speed between Firewire 400 and USB 2.0 in actual practice. </p><p></p><p>I use SuperDuper to back up my MacBook and iBooks with <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ministack/" target="_blank">this external enclosure</a>, which has both USB 2.0 and Firewire 400. The backups run 2 to 3 times longer on the USB ports than the Firewire. Since this is pretty much a straight data dump, I think this can be used as a good benchmark.</p><p></p><p>I also have <a href="http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP35-U&cat=CSE" target="_blank">this enclosure</a> and <a href="http://www.mdmm.com/spec.php?productid=38" target="_blank">this one</a>--- and the situation is the same here, Firewire is faster than USB.</p><p></p><p>If you have a choice, choose Firewire 400. And if it's an option, Firewire 800.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="caribiner23, post: 364377, member: 9169"] I've found a very significant difference in speed between Firewire 400 and USB 2.0 in actual practice. I use SuperDuper to back up my MacBook and iBooks with [URL="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ministack/"]this external enclosure[/URL], which has both USB 2.0 and Firewire 400. The backups run 2 to 3 times longer on the USB ports than the Firewire. Since this is pretty much a straight data dump, I think this can be used as a good benchmark. I also have [URL="http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP35-U&cat=CSE"]this enclosure[/URL] and [URL="http://www.mdmm.com/spec.php?productid=38"]this one[/URL]--- and the situation is the same here, Firewire is faster than USB. If you have a choice, choose Firewire 400. And if it's an option, Firewire 800. [/QUOTE]
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