2007-05-27 14:47:32 · 5 answers · asked by steeler 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
theyre mostly for digital cameras .. but they function much the same as usb ports .. its just another standard to connect peripherals .. and its a good one ... i think even better than usb2.0 ...
2007-05-27 14:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just to flesh this out a bit, Firewire is a high speed data transfer port, and it comes in two speeds, 400 or 800 and a variety of plug sizes (ex: 4 pin, 6 pin)
In real world tests Firewire still seems much faster to me than USB2 so that makes it a good candidate for external hard drives, or anything else you might need to pull alot of files off of.
2007-05-27 21:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by rbanzai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are ports like USB...
Firewire was designed by Apple and is another name for IEEE 1394. It also known as i.Link by Sony.
Firewire is a personal computer (and digital audio/digital video) serial bus interface, offering high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data services. Typically the speeds runs around 400 and 800 mbps.
(There are two types 400 mbps and 800mbps)
It is a serial communication and the width is 1 bit.
It is widely used for High Def audio/video
2007-05-27 21:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by HS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like USB, but its a more mature product and normall used for video editing, now with USB2, they are start to fade out slowly
2007-05-27 21:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does same thing as usb ports, but faster...
2007-05-27 21:54:40 · answer #5 · answered by Tony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋