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USB 3.0 vs FireWire 3200

Despite the extra ground made up by USB 3.0, FireWire still maintains an edge in technical categories like the power management, the compatibility with previous versions, and quite possibly even the actual transfer rate.

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Pandamobile6066d ago

4.8 Gbps. That's what, 600 MB/s? Dayum.

SupaPlaya6066d ago (Edited 6066d ago )

which is still very fast.

Copy a 25GB BD image in about 10 seconds. CRAZY.

DJ6066d ago

Simply because of the fact that it's so widespread and understandable. USB 3.0 is faster than 2.0. There. Done deal.

I prefer FireWire, but it's just not as widely used. See any FireWire Thumb Drives on store shelves? Yeah, thought not.

Tony999Montana6066d ago

Agreed, It would take a lot of work to make firewire the standard in most homes.

Bonsai12146066d ago

thats because firewire is an apple made standard. its used mostly for media purposes.

PostApocalyptic6066d ago (Edited 6066d ago )

@DJ,

I agree with almost all your points. Except the one about USB killing off Firewire. I think that using Flash thumb drives as an example is a strawman argument. External Firewire drives are used extensively in the consumer and professional market. And since hardware and modern operating systems have become more universal in todays heterogeneous world. The inclusion of a firewire/USB port(s) is common even after hearing about all the "USB 2.0 will kill Firewire 400" stories in the past. Think of it as like having different type of PCI cards that have DVI/VGA or HDMI. I would hate to just have one standard (USB) for my video editing tasks.

http://www.cdw.com/shop/sea...

elexdc6066d ago

It is the standard if you need to use most camcorders!

Kakkoii6066d ago

How the hell does it win on compatibility with previous versions? USB has maintained compatibility also.

tmt3456066d ago

Your able to INSTANTLY get the new Firewire 3200 speed if you already have a Firewire 800 port. All you need is a device that supports it and your good to go, you don't have to upgrade your computer like you do with USB 3.0.

I think thats what they meant by that.

While USB will always remain champ in popularity, Firewire will always have more usability to it IMO because the whole architecture of it is much more advanced.

napplegate6066d ago

while i agree that usb will always be the gold standard as far as peripheral devices it's slightly irritating that my current usb2.0 on a brand new setup will be outdated in a short time frame. although firewire as a whole sees very little use for peripheral mediums i for one will take full advantage of the new firewire 3200 anyway i can.

Kakkoii6066d ago

@tmt353: That's impossible though.. Your still restricted to the physical limitations of the 800 port. You can only benefit from an upgraded port combined with the new cable, or else you don't have the physical changes that are needed to increase throughput. It makes no sense.

beardpapa6066d ago

if that's true that's pretty kickash. I remembered reading wiki on the upcoming FireWire and USB specs, and after gathering information about data transfer speeds, it seems that FireWire is still the industry standard to go for when it comes to professional media editing. Something about how FireWire performance is more representative of the specs on paper, while USB's actual performance lies somewhere 40% of what's written. USB is more widespread though, so I think we'll see it around still. Only problem I see is if USB 3.0 will take off, since 2.0 is so common and everyone seems to know what a USB plug looks like. The 3.0 plug looks very foreign to me.

Kakkoii6066d ago

@beardpanda: Huh? Are you sure you've seen the USB 3.0 plug? It looks the same on the outside, and is only a bit different on the inside.

USB 3.0 cables can be plugged into USB 2.0 and USB 1.0 plugs, and work. Hence being backwards compatible. There's nothing foreign about it, it looks the same, there's just more connection spots inside the plug and cable for increase throughput.

http://www.engadget.com/200...

ATY6066d ago

USB is garbage.

The Intel lies about speed are disgusting.

Transfer rates to my Firewire connected drive are close to the claimed public speeds.

For my USB connected drive it is about half what Intel claims in real world usage and twice as slow to copy data compared to my Firewire drive.

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jack who6066d ago (Edited 6066d ago )

USB 3.0 is capable of transferring files at an impressive 4.8Gbps

YOU LIE!!!!! usb 3.0 is way faster than that. USB 3.0s theoretical speed is over 5Gbps,

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio1d 7h ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing1d 5h ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster921d 5h ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit1d 5h ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing1d 5h ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster921d 3h ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

Tanktopmaster921d 3h ago

Let me be clear. This is sarcasm

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."