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 Tue 8 Feb 2005, 04:58
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When looking for an audio input card of any sort for a Mac Mini should i look for a USB 2 device or a Firewire device? Frankly i'm not sure if there is much of a difference or which is faster.
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Tue 8 Feb 2005, 06:10
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firewire 400 is considerably faster than USB 2.0 on the surface it appears that USB 2.0 is faster but I can assure you it isn't
400 in actuallity is way faster and the cpu on a firewire divice is alot lower than USB 2.0 and thats a big difference.. I would always go for a Firewire device over USB anyday. I cant remeber the sites I read this on but if you do a web search you will find this has been tested by pros many times and is born out in their results |
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bcatcho Mac Mini --> Usb 2 Or Firewire 400? Tue 8 Feb 2005, 04:58
bcatcho Ah, i shall look fo rthat research, thanks. Tue 8 Feb 2005, 19:38 shaneblyth There is a copy and post form one comparison
shan... Wed 9 Feb 2005, 06:24 nickmonster if the card is firewire 800... then go with that o... Thu 10 Feb 2005, 08:22 shaneblyth yes 800 is faster BUT 400 is alot faster too.. but... Fri 11 Feb 2005, 06:19 _T2k_ QUOTE (shaneblyth @ Feb 11 2005, 00:19)yes 80... Sun 13 Feb 2005, 03:58 shaneblyth QUOTE (_T2k_ @ Feb 13 2005, 02:58)QUOTE (shan... Sun 13 Feb 2005, 07:30 lepetitmartien USB is overall bad at streaming situations and pse... Sun 13 Feb 2005, 15:59
dfxx Quote shaneblyth ,Feb 11 2005, 00:19 >>... Mon 14 Feb 2005, 15:37 |
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