do eMacs have USB 2.0?

[thendis]

Hello!

They do, don't they? I'd be surprised if not. Just that was running an External HDD through USB and it was sooooo slow. Took over an hour to copy about 2-3 gigs from my internal HDD over to the external. I may be exaggerating a bit. can't reember exactly as it was 2 nights ago - but i have been using a firewire external HDD for over a year and have a feel for how long things should take, and i remember being astounded at how much longer USB was taking. As I understand it USB should be the same speed as firewire 400 if not faster.

thanks for the info!

using:
eMac 800
1 gig RAM
OS X 10.3.7

 

[shaun89]

I have no clue. Probably not since its older. I just came back to this thread and saw the edit.... Itsays 3 USB 2.0 ports on the eMac on this http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/canadastore.woa/71303/wo/mb6mPMRb4cyK25XqzXc1xh6dgAq/0.0.11.1.0.6.21.1.2.1.0.0.0.1.0

That's not your though...

 

[Avalon]

The only eMac with USB 2.0 ports is the actual one (1.25GHz). All older eMacs only have USB 1.1 which is significantly slower (11MBit/s vs. 480MBit/s).

YOu should use Firewire for your external HD.

 

[thendis]

aaah ok. thanks guys. Good to know. Not a big deal coz I only use USBs for simple stuff.

Just that I need a new external HDD case and am finding it hard to find a firewire one; they all seem to be USB at my local comp stores.

I'll keep looking.

Know of any good online stores that ship to Australia that would have what I need? I have exhausted the possibilities of this crappy city i'm living in.