What is faster Fire Wire or USB?

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What is faster Fire Wire or USB?

2007-02-11 04:19:17 · 4 answers · asked by Aztec 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware

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Firewire is 400mbps usb2 is 480 mbps then you have firewire 800 is 800mbps for that you need a PCI xpress slot on your motherboard.

2007-02-11 04:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by TTMSTEMPIEN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Firewire is 400 mbps
High Speed USB 2.0 is 480 mbps

However, firewire is faster because of its architecture

2007-02-11 12:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by DarkCond0 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

depends on your comparison..
USB 1.0 is slower for sure..
firewire is faster than USB 2.0 for most peripherals.. for example portable hard disk drives..
USB 2.0 is faster only for small PC hardware.

2007-02-11 12:27:35 · answer #3 · answered by blu3zz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

fire wire

2007-02-11 12:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by bpk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋