2006-08-23 04:15:44 · 5 answers · asked by ABC 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
it like usb but much faster for transfering and stuff ( like ipods while sync music in 10 seconds each album with firewire but 10 min with usb and it will charg faster ! )
2006-08-23 04:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Firewire is a high bandwidth (IEEE 1394) protocol for data transfer. The maximum speed of Firewire is 480 MBits/s - which is 12 times faster than USB 2.0. Firewire has replaced SCSI as a data bus for storage and the like because one can chain more than 15 devices on Firewire vs. SCSI.
2006-08-23 04:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
FireWire is a hardware standard for connecting peripheral devices. It is faster than USB 2.0 and is the standard for Video cameras and Macs. Apple helped develop it because it needed small port sizes and faster speeds than the old USB 1.0
2006-08-23 04:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by jonls65 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Firewire is a computer interface usually used to connect a video camera to a computer. It can also be used for some other devices such as ext hard drives.
2006-08-23 04:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by Just Bored!! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at it as a USB port just is must faster and it's used to convert movies from camcorder to computer for example that are many other applicactions
2006-08-23 04:20:02 · answer #5 · answered by PC DOCTOR 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋