04-20-2002, 05:25 PM
yah there is a difference between usb and usb2.
usb2 is very similar to firewire tho...
USB 2.0
1.5 Mbit/s 12Mbit/s 480Mbit/s supported.
USB controller is required to control the bus and data transfer.
Cable up to 5 m.
Up to 127 devices supported.
Power supply to external devices is 500 mA/5V (max).
Full compatibility with USB 1.1 devices.
FireWire (IEEE1394)
100 Mbit/s 200Mbit/s 400Mbit/s supported.
Works without control, devices communicate peer-to-peer.
Cable up to 4.5 m.
Up to 63 devices supported.
Power supply to external devices is 1.25A/12V (max.).
The only computer bus used in digital video cameras.
Read more about them here.
i use both firewire and usb2 devices... both are very fast, but the cool thing about usb2 is that you will be able to plug in all your old usb1 shit into the same ports.
either way you will need to buy a pci card for them to work, so i suggest you get a combo card that has both firewire and usb2... Adaptec makes one.
and if you run out of usb1 ports, u can always plug them into the adaptec card
usb2 is very similar to firewire tho...
USB 2.0
1.5 Mbit/s 12Mbit/s 480Mbit/s supported.
USB controller is required to control the bus and data transfer.
Cable up to 5 m.
Up to 127 devices supported.
Power supply to external devices is 500 mA/5V (max).
Full compatibility with USB 1.1 devices.
FireWire (IEEE1394)
100 Mbit/s 200Mbit/s 400Mbit/s supported.
Works without control, devices communicate peer-to-peer.
Cable up to 4.5 m.
Up to 63 devices supported.
Power supply to external devices is 1.25A/12V (max.).
The only computer bus used in digital video cameras.
Read more about them here.
i use both firewire and usb2 devices... both are very fast, but the cool thing about usb2 is that you will be able to plug in all your old usb1 shit into the same ports.
either way you will need to buy a pci card for them to work, so i suggest you get a combo card that has both firewire and usb2... Adaptec makes one.
and if you run out of usb1 ports, u can always plug them into the adaptec card