how fast is firewire? is it better than usb 3.0 and the thunderport?
1995867
From slow to fast: FireWire is 800Mbps, USB 3.0 5Gbps, Thunderbolt is 10Gbps (or 1.25GB/s) - In this case, FireWire is the slowest interface of the group.
1995868
usb 3.0 is the best.. you need a fast DRIVES rpm to get that speed, make sure to get fast solid state drives SSD to be safe from accidents
24074
No there is no firewire port on here - most computers today (past two years have removed firewire). Built in audio is excellent for a laptop - There are only 3 USB ports that's the only downside - but you can be very, very cheaply usb hub - other then that I highly recommend this laptop for the money
80670
I have found the drive to be reliable over many months of porting between multiple computers. I have no power issues using the Firewire 800 port. I have not experienced any loosening of the port and have used it extensively interchanging between multiple machines (iMacs) as noted above.
1227618
I have not used it for that purpose before. The standard connection it comes with is a USB 3.0 cable which is faster than firewire. If you have a USB 3.0 connection on your computer than great, if not it will still connect via a USB 2.0 connection but will not have the faster performance.
866653
Sorry, I haven't had a chance to try on USB 3.0, but, I know it's faster compared to my other WD Passport 2.0.
2086109
This drive comes with a Firewire cable, an eSATA cable and a USB 3 cable.It has two firewire ports, one USB 3 port, and One eSATA port. No Thunderbolt.
407653
I purchased this product because I have a MacBook with a firewire so I was thinking to use it because firewire is faster than usb but did not work I did a review and said do not buy it
411909
I've observed transfer speed up to a maximum 32 MB/sec in a USB 2.0 port. But the transfer rate can vary dramatically, depending upon what other tasks your computer is doing in the background.
817140
It is quite fast. I never ran any benchmark tests but it is considerably faster than USB2.0. Just make sure you have USB3 ports in your computer. In case you only have USB2 ports, the drive still works but with USB2 speeds only.
1226095
That's also what Apple said about USB 2.0, not compatible with USB 1.1. Apple was wrong. I have four Apple computers; two are on my desk right now. One uses 1.1 USB and the other uses 2.0 USB. I can use any USB accessories on either computer with no problem. All of my computers have Firewire, but 400. In your shoes, I would buy the 400 drive and if it didn't work, return it. Most things are backwards-compatible, you just won't be able to take advantage of the speed boost.
909997
Yes, at least mine were using Firewire. This one also has Firewire and a USB 3.0 port, while earlier models do not. That worked out great for connecting USB 3.0 to a new 5k iMac, which is faster than FW anyway; but my older ones cannot as the 5k iMac has no Firewire port.
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If you go to rog.asus.com...four Super-Speed USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, mini-DisplayPort, VGA (d-sub), Gigabit Ethernet, an SD/MMC slot and 3.5mm headphone and microphone.no firewire. the mini-display port is NOT thunderbolt capable, but does support HDCP and DVI.
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There is absolutely no reason to get thunderbolt, USB 2.0 goes up 450mbps with 300 being the typical peak. For comparison, the most common internet today only goes from from 20-50mbps. Most at home routers don't even support Local Area Networks to 300mbps, you're really only getting thunderbolt for the name really. Thunderbolt is overkill for this, a good use of a thunderport would be like hooking up a 4k resolution monitor that needs tons of bandwidth.
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Sorry, but I don't think this mobo supports firewire. You might have to get some sort of converter from usb to firewire. Just search in Amazon: usb to firewire if you need it. You can go to the Gigabyte website to look at the specs: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4144#sp. I didn't see it in there. BTW, I think firewire only supports up to 800Mbps. USB 2.0 is up to 480Mbps. This mobo has USB3.0 that is 10x faster than USB2.0. I recommend buying USB products in the future so that you have more flexibility. The Lightning port (Apple's Lightning Bolt) supports 10Mbps, the new Lightning 2.0 supports 20Mbps. I don't know of many products supporting that the Lightning port so I think USB is the way to go. Otherwise, you need to buy adapters. Sorry for the late response. Goodluck
1389323
With USB 2.0, it'll move roughly 16 MB/ second. With USB 3.0, it'll move roughly 28 MB/ second.
1458920
don't even think about the thunderbolt drive. the usb3 connection is about same speed as thunderbolt but it is less expensive ($100.oo). If the drive fails it is the first year
1897037
You cannot honestly tell if latency will exist until you use it. What interface are you using? USB or Firewire? 2 gigs of ram seems like a VERY basic machine so I can see potential software slowness, but again, you'd have to try. Just my experience with PCs I am going to say you will have some performance issues across the board.