With two ESATA drives, I've wondered why this hasn't picked up more steam then it has.
USB 3 is on the horizon, specs out faster then the rumored new Firewire (S3200 I think), although it seems the same advantages still play towards each protocol as they are currently. Mike On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Wayne Dernoncourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Piwowar > >>Tom didn't mention that a "firewire" connection is best > >>between the computer and the external hard drive. > > > Sadly, Apple is walking away from FireWire. Their newest > > laptops omit it. > > > Although FireWire continues to have many advantages over > > USB2, USB2 is just good enough to get by. FireWire is > > another great technology destroyed by our WFB's race to > > the bottom. > > Yes, Firewire is great. But I think you went a little far with > the previous sentence, instead of "USB2 is just good enough to > get by", I think that should read "USB2 is good enough". How > much does it cost a manufacturer for Firewire 400/800 versus > USB 2? > > > So if you are buying new drives make sure that USB2 is > > included. It costs a bit more, but everything I have been > > buying these last couple of years has both FireWire and > > USB2. > > Firewire seems to be getting rare. > > -- > Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't > Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly > I used to have a handle on life, then it broke. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
