I've been using USB 2.0 to my external Seagate HDD and a buddy said I'm all wet - that Firewire is way faster. Speed is good. Is firewire worth the cost of a cable to save time for regular multi ...

FireWire, or IEEE 1394, is a popular means of connecting consumer electronics and some external drives to PCs. The rival USB 2 connection standard builds on the omnipresence of USB 1.1, for ...

Fairly soon, Apple's Emmy-winning, high-speed connection is expected to achieve its bigger goal--becoming the standard on the majority of PCs.

(1394 and 1394b are the technical names of the standards, ... USB vs. FireWire USB was expected to get a push from Intel after the chipmaker's decision in 1998 to exclude FireWire in its chipsets.

FireWire, however, has never enjoyed the widespread success of USB 3.0, and as a result, could find itself the first standard out the door, but the last standard on the shelf.

Some of these ports are RJ-45 Ethernet. But there are other types of data delivery, with their own advantages and disadvantages. They include USB and IEEE 1394 “FireWire.” Both of these trademarked ...

The same obstacles that make high-speed signals expensive in FireWire may also apply to USB 2.0. Still, if USB 2.0 is built into many PCs–and with Intel involved, that seems likely–its cost ...

The ubiquitous USB port wasn't the only way. Apple, Sony and Panasonic favored an alternative, IEEE 1394, marketed by the U.S ...

For a moment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the future looked uncertain for the Universal Serial Bus (USB). At the time, it was IEEE 1394 (better known by the Apple trademark FireWire) that ...

With the new faster speeds, available starting in October, IEEE 1394 will remain competitive with the upcoming USB 3.0, which will upgrade to 4.8 GB/s. Topics FireWire , Hardware , Headline , i ...

IEEE New Firewire S3200 To Rival USB 3.0 By Daniel Lim Updated: Feb. 15, 2019 12:23 pm EST The 1394 Trade Association announced a new standard of firewire with speed quadruples current spec of ...