WWWBoard New Message: Message 1733: Re: USB 2.0 vs. Firewire external CD-RW for USB 1.1 notebook ?

WWWBoard New Message: Message 1733: Re: USB 2.0 vs. Firewire external CD-RW for USB 1.1 notebook ?

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Posted by Bill D. on 09/15/02 at 6:02 AM

Subject: Re: USB 2.0 vs. Firewire external CD-RW for USB 1.1 notebook ?

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In Reply to: Re: USB 2.0 vs. Firewire external CD-RW for USB 1.1 notebook ? posted by Vishal on 09/15/02 at 1:31 AM:

You already have Firewire, right? Cost - $0.00. Firewire performs better than either USB 1.1 or USB 2.0.

What else do you need to know?

Bill

: Further research seems to show that I actually have 3 options :

: 1. External CD-RW with Firewire
: 2. External CD-RW with USB 2.0 (after installing a USB 2.0 adapter card)
: 3. Internal SCSI CD-RW connected to a USB 2.0 port on my laptop using a SCSI to USB connection product such as the Adaptec USB2Xchange.

: How would the 3 options rate with respect to:
: a) Cost ?
: b) Performance ?

: : You would need a USB 2.0 adapter card and it still wouldn't out-perform Firewire. Use the Firewire port. ;)

: : Bill

: : : I have a 2 yr old Gateway notebook running Win 98 SE. I need to purchase an external CD-RW to use with it. The Device manager shows me that I have both a IEEE1394 bus controller (Texas Instruments OHCI compliant IEEE1394 Host Controller) and USB Controller (Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller and a USB Root Hub). Since it is two years old, the USB has to be 1.1 compliant.

: : : So am I right in assuming that I can run both Firewire or USB 2.0 CD-RW with my notebook ? What kind of additional hardware would I require in either case ?

: : : Would like recommendations as to whether I should go for Firewire or upgrade to USB 2.0 and use a USB 2.0 CD-RW.

: : : Which option is cheaper and which would give me higher performance, i.e. better cd writing speeds ?

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: You already have Firewire, right? Cost - $0.00. Firewire performs better than either USB 1.1 or USB 2.0.

: What else do you need to know?

: Bill

: : Further research seems to show that I actually have 3 options :

: : 1. External CD-RW with Firewire 
: : 2. External CD-RW with USB 2.0 (after installing a USB 2.0 adapter card) 
: : 3. Internal SCSI CD-RW connected to a USB 2.0 port on my laptop using a SCSI to USB connection product such as the Adaptec USB2Xchange.

: : How would the 3 options rate with respect to: 
: : a) Cost ? 
: : b) Performance ?

: : : You would need a USB 2.0 adapter card and it still wouldn't out-perform Firewire. Use the Firewire port. ;)

: : : Bill

: : : : I have a 2 yr old Gateway notebook running Win 98 SE. I need to purchase an external CD-RW to use with it. The Device manager shows me that I have both a IEEE1394 bus controller (Texas Instruments OHCI compliant IEEE1394 Host Controller) and USB Controller (Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller and a USB Root Hub). Since it is two years old, the USB has to be 1.1 compliant.

: : : : So am I right in assuming that I can run both Firewire or USB 2.0 CD-RW with my notebook ? What kind of additional hardware would I require in either case ?

: : : : Would like recommendations as to whether I should go for Firewire or upgrade to USB 2.0 and use a USB 2.0 CD-RW.

: : : : Which option is cheaper and which would give me higher performance, i.e. better cd writing speeds ?

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