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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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Mon 14 Feb 2005, 15:37
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Quote shaneblyth ,Feb 11 2005, 00:19 >>>>>>>>>
" yes 800 is faster BUT 400 is alot faster too.. but if you read the article it is a no brainer... if it was just midi it would make no difference but with anything like audio evn firewire 400 is way way faster " <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >It's just plain wrong . Threre many cases when USB is way faster - there's no obvious answer. A simple hard drive can be faster on USB already. Stop confusing people, please. "< From all the tests I've seen, "480Mbits" USB 2 has a peak throughput of about 240-260Mbps (but can be under 200), whereas "400Mbits" FireWire has a max throughput of about 360-370Mbps (usually about 320-340). This is because FireWire was designed to handle continuous data (esp audio and video) and does so by itself with very little overhead, but USB relies on the computer's processor, which can often be caught up doing other things (such as processing all those audio streams). This means that for high-throughput, processor-intensive work (such as audio and video) FireWire is a much better choice. |
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bcatcho Mac Mini --> Usb 2 Or Firewire 400? Tue 8 Feb 2005, 04:58
shaneblyth firewire 400 is considerably faster than USB 2.0 ... Tue 8 Feb 2005, 06:10 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
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