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  1. Jun 17th, 2003, 03:45 PM #1
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    Question USB, iLink and FireWire

    What's the difference between USB, iLink and FireWire. I thought the only difference was that apple created FireWire, Sony iLink and USB being an open standard.

    Anyone know the data transfer rates also?
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  2. Jun 17th, 2003, 04:20 PM #2
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    Firewire = iLink = 1394 = "DV" (I believe the last one is a bit of a misnomer).

    USB in its various incarnations are open like you said.

    In terms of speed, USB2 (480 Mbits) > Firewire (400 Mbits) > USB (12 Mbits). IIRC.

    Apple now has 800Mbit Firewire though.
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    IEEE 1394 #2 (3.2gbit, 1.6gbit, 800mbit) > USB #2 (480mbit) > IEEE 1394 (400mbit) > USB 1.1 (12mbit) > USB 1 (12mbit). USB 1.1 has less limitations on the number of devices and the power that can be drawn by said devices.
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  4. Jun 20th, 2003, 05:11 AM #4
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    The faster Firewire 800 is included with the recent PowerMac G4's. Not sure if there are any FW800 cards for PCX users yet.
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