FWIW, there are five or six USB2 ports on my computer. The ports don't all provide the same download/upload speeds. I think Rob & I discussed this some time ago.
Shel > George Sinos wrote: > > > So the bottom line, in this case, on a PC, firewire is marginally > > faster, but I wouldn't go out of my way to use it. > > > > On a Mac, it's no contest. USB is horribly slower than firewire. > > > > It's probably difficult to make direct comparisons between the two > > machines. And I'd guess there are enough variables that every > > configuration will have slightly different results. > From: Rob Studdert > > It's interesting but there are too many variables to make any realistic > assessment, the direct comparison of USB performance and Firewire > performance I can appreciate. They take account of machine differences > but comparing Firewire to USB in this case assumes that the interface in > the drive box is as capable using either interface. I've found great variation > in USB/Firewire performance between cases that offer both (I have USB2 > and Firewire 400 on my PC and two devices with both interface types).
