[P1] iBook questions

[Joe Jones]

USB is processor intensive (compared to firewire) so although usb2 
technically has a faster throughput than firewire, I'd still favour 
firewire.

Joe

On Monday, Sep 15, 2003, at 21:27 Europe/London, aussieblnd wrote:

> And USB 2.0 is even better!
>
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> Actually, with the high data rate of video, FireWire is becoming more
> popular with HD tuners, D-VHS and DVD recorders.
> On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 09:42 AM, Joe Jones wrote:
>  I can't see the majority of consumer devices using Firewire any time 
> soon.
> USB (1.1) is more than adequate for most data transfer for digital 
> cameras,
> scanners and webcams.
>
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