[X4U] USB 2.0 vs Firewire?

[Paul Moortgat]

USB isn't as stable as FW.

Paul Moortgat

On 28 Apr 2007, at 21:03, Robert A. (Bob) Hall wrote:

> Will someone tell me  why I should use FireWire for an external  
> Backup drive instead of USB 2.0.
>
> I accidentally purchased a USB 2.0 instead of the Combo drive as I  
> had intended. I can still return it at some coast. A good priced  
> Seagate's  FreeAgent, a 5 year warrantee unit. I can use it on my  
> primary desktop commuter (has both FireWire and USB 2.0) and my  
> other computers (laptops) have only FireWire. I usually backup to  
> my primary (Desktop), then back that computer up weekly.
>
> I guess my real question what is the practice difference between FW  
> and USB 2.0? The specs indicate transfer rates of USB 2.0 are  
> faster than FireWire [FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec) and USB  
> 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)]. However, I  seem to remember articles  
> that indicated there were technical reasons why FireWire provided  
> better actual throughput. I haven't been able to find such articles  
> now.
>
> Any advise would be appreciated.
>
> Bob Hall
> rahall at ptd.net
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