OT: Source for firewire enclosures w/HD

[Austin]

On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 23:59 -0500, Madison Kelly wrote:
> Theoretical bandwidth on USB2.0 is higher than standard firewire 
> (480Mbps vs 400Mbps).

True, but don't be fooled by specs.

While USB 2.0 has a higher maximum theoretical throughput, almost all
studies have found that firewire has lower latancy, lower CPU usage, and
more consistent sustained A/V throughput.

http://www.frozentech.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=1
for example.

Now if linux support is what you're looking for... foolproof,
cross-platform, hardware support, USB2 is the way to go... but if you
have a single machine to use that supports both, Firewire is almost
certainly preferable for audio/video applications.

I'm just sayin' is all.

Austin

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