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  1. Is there any benefit to using Firewire over USB 2.0 for this purpose? Standard FW is 400Mb vs. 480Mb for USB 2.0. Both are several times the max transfer speed of even an ATA133 HDD. In other words, is it worth spending the extra bread for a FW case (maybe for other than just having a free FW jack and no more free USB's)?
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  2. Originally Posted by Madz
    Is there any benefit to using Firewire over USB 2.0 for this purpose? Standard FW is 400Mb vs. 480Mb for USB 2.0. Both are several times the max transfer speed of even an ATA133 HDD. In other words, is it worth spending the extra bread for a FW case (maybe for other than just having a free FW jack and no more free USB's)?
    Just bought the ext case from CompUsa (~$39.00 usd) and run USB 2.0.
    No real world difference between that and 1394..... True the transfer rates you state are not real world, so I think you'll find USB 2.0 will handle whatever you toss at it and being cheaper than a FW connection makes it even a better choice...
    If you need additional USB ports just buy a hub as they are relativly inexpensive..

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    Originally Posted by Madz
    Is there any benefit to using Firewire over USB 2.0 for this purpose? Standard FW is 400Mb vs. 480Mb for USB 2.0. Both are several times the max transfer speed of even an ATA133 HDD
    Not quite. Firewire is 400 megabits per second, USB2 is 480 megabits per second. ATA133 is 133 megabytes per second. Multiply 133 by 8 and you get 1.064 gigabits per second. ATA133 is more than twice as fast as even USB2

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  4. This is what I found to be "real world"

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    Just my opinion from experience, but Firewire always works, USB usually does. What I do is get a combination box that has both Firewire and USB and you have the best of both setups and better flexibility. Only costs a few dollars more and I doubt you will ever regret the investment.

    I use both USB 2.0 and Firewire and USB has never worked anyway near the speed of Firewire. Never had a Firewire problem, but have had some problems with USB and DVD burners on several different machines.
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    I agree with redwudz's assessment. I had an external firewire/USB1.1 enclosure with an Oxford chipset. The firewire always worked and was never an issue with speed.
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    There is a difference in bus architecture between USB and FireWire. FireWire more closely resembles SCSI so you're going to have less problems runing devices through FireWire. There have been plenty of stories here regarding bad experiences with USB enclosures. FireWire chains easier too.
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  8. Originally Posted by Capmaster
    Originally Posted by Madz
    Is there any benefit to using Firewire over USB 2.0 for this purpose? Standard FW is 400Mb vs. 480Mb for USB 2.0. Both are several times the max transfer speed of even an ATA133 HDD
    Not quite. Firewire is 400 megabits per second, USB2 is 480 megabits per second. ATA133 is 133 megabytes per second. Multiply 133 by 8 and you get 1.064 gigabits per second. ATA133 is more than twice as fast as even USB2

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