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Really?
The specs tell FireWire transfers 400Mb/s and USB2.0 480 Mb/
s.
That sounds like USB 2.0 is better when it comes to speed and
on top of that is cheaper.

USB 2 is only faster if it's native (on the motherboard, not on a
PCI card). It also doesn't have the sustained transfer rate of
Firewire. Also of note Firewire 2 is out, Apple calls it Firewire
800 (as in 800 megabits/sec). As for being more expensive,
again it depends on what machine you're using. All G5 towers
have Firewire 800 built in, so there is no additional cost. On a pc
you would have to eother buy an expensive pc, or add a card.
The average $199 Walmart special won't have Firewire.
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PC guy still needs it  zeusfuse | 02/24/05
whoops  zeusfuse | 02/24/05
No, Apple invented Firewire...  MacCanuck | 02/24/05
A step backward?  Reverend MacFellow | 02/24/05
Good to see Apple following the PC platform  Prognosticator | 02/24/05
Won't happen for untold reasons...  gtdworak | 02/24/05
Wrong and Right  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Executive privilege  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
I like Jobs' thinking.  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
The more approaches, the better  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Danger of small populations  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
Big picture, small picture  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Anton, get a job  mlindl | 02/25/05
Oh, please  frgough@... | 02/24/05
They wouldn't  IT Scion | 02/24/05
No connectivity dropped  tic swayback | 02/24/05
hmm...  dg mh | 02/24/05
Get informed  frgough@... | 02/24/05
Misinformed  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Dead wrong...  Jomo_z | 02/24/05
Equal Comparison  cashaww | 02/24/05
Not really equal  tic swayback | 02/25/05
Really?  Rick_K | 02/24/05
Kind of funny because apple created USB  Arrg | 02/24/05
I think you're mistaken  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Huh?  PA-ITGuy | 02/24/05
Look to the original iMac  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Semantics  PA-ITGuy | 02/24/05
Picking nits  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Backpedeling  Reverend MacFellow | 02/24/05
Wrong  Reverend MacFellow | 02/24/05
It's a shame  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Same can be said about Windows...  MacCanuck | 02/24/05
No surprise here  hiimed | 02/24/05
What a way to lose  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Only repeating with a Mac head said (NT)  hiimed | 02/24/05
So you agree with him then?  tic swayback | 02/24/05
I agree that 3% of the population believes that.  hiimed | 02/24/05
So you're repeating something you don't believe?  tic swayback | 02/24/05
You think that repeat means believe?  hiimed | 02/24/05
No, I never said that  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Say something original and true? I'll start when you start.  hiimed | 02/24/05
Here's where you said it  tic swayback | 02/24/05
No subject  hiimed | 02/24/05
Fair enough  tic swayback | 02/25/05
Well they did drop SCSI for IDE a while back  Laff | 02/24/05
Yes but, SCSI slowed there for a bit.  nucrash | 02/24/05
SCSI to IDE was more of a cost factor.  B.O.F.H. | 02/24/05
This kind of thing really bugs me...  BitTwiddler | 02/24/05
Ah but who says we have to purchase the cable  Laff | 02/24/05
I think that's what they cost anywhere  voska | 02/24/05
I wasn't indicating Apple Cables...  BitTwiddler | 02/24/05
I'm with you  tic swayback | 02/24/05
A disturbing trend  dave95 | 02/24/05
A strategy.  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
A strategy at the expense of their customers...  dave95 | 02/24/05
Sure. That's where the money is. (NT)  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
That is my point. The ratio is not worth it...  BitTwiddler | 02/24/05
Just yellow new  mabricen | 02/24/05
Looking at the Wrong Ipod  MavRyx | 02/24/05
A reflection of consumer demand (Good business sense)  Squawkbox | 02/24/05
Profits are never obscene...  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
OK I'll accept that  Squawkbox | 02/24/05
Profits can be obscene  tic swayback | 02/24/05
I want to be profitably obscene or is it obscenely profitable  Squawkbox | 02/24/05
WRONG!!! Case in point the Pharmacutical  Laff | 02/24/05
The profits are innocent.  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
Well using iMovie I could add a few Care Bears!  Laff | 02/24/05
Do you prefer the term "blood money"?  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Business strategy vs. dollar amount.  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
Semantics  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Which is why you will probably find that some  Laff | 02/24/05
No, a substantive distinction: potential vs. active  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
Potential versus results  tic swayback | 02/24/05
I STAND CORRECTED  Squawkbox | 02/24/05
Sit back down.  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
Wish I could shun them....and there is the rub.  Laff | 02/24/05
Who is responsible?  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
You are both funny and probably correct.  Laff | 02/24/05
Nah...  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 02/24/05
Intel created USB  MIS Master | 02/24/05
Next move, use WMA...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/24/05
Good point.  Anton Philidor | 02/24/05
Uh they do use MP3's and why help out MS?  Laff | 02/24/05
King of what?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/24/05
The market that iPod and iTunes presently rule  Laff | 02/24/05
King of all media  tic swayback | 02/24/05
backwater?  doh123 | 02/25/05
Smilies aren't subtle.  Anton Philidor | 02/25/05
AAC gaining ground  tic swayback | 02/26/05
Why should they downgrade to WMA?  B.O.F.H. | 02/24/05
Are you dreaming...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/24/05
Read that post as proof that there's still good dope in Iowa  Jeff Spicoli | 02/24/05
Every?  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Two year old reviews...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/05
and yet....  bgoss@... | 02/25/05
Yet they are still accurate  tic swayback | 02/25/05
Dude, lay off the LSD  ITGuy04 | 02/24/05
RE: DVD  JakAttak | 02/24/05
Do yourself a favor..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/05
I'd love to, but....  tic swayback | 02/25/05
EVERY technically qualified person?  B.O.F.H. | 02/24/05
I'm totally convinced now...  BitTwiddler | 02/24/05
Why give up one of their few advantages?  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Bitty can't understand why Microsoft is not included  Jeff Spicoli | 02/24/05
Apple knows...  Qbt | 02/24/05
I love the smell of TROLL in the morning!  Laff | 02/24/05
I love the smell of sour grapes in the morning...(nt)  Qbt | 02/24/05
What pray tell do I have to be sour about?  Laff | 02/24/05
Gullible buyers  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Naaah...  gfeier | 02/24/05
You missed the point  Ken_z | 02/24/05
Apples and oranges, Ina Fried  FirstNLastN | 02/24/05
USB vs Firewire? Outcome was obvious  theding0 | 02/24/05
Seems that to date on the Ipods at least many  Laff | 02/24/05
If theu are so overpriced  ITGuy04 | 02/24/05
Look to the source  tic swayback | 02/24/05
Watch SCSI die ...  George Mitchell | 02/24/05
So why is it that FireWire and SCSI can not get better  Laff | 02/24/05
Let?s be serious ?  jacrav | 02/24/05
But those cables won't plug into an iPod  rdwhitti | 02/24/05
Are you sure about that?  tic swayback | 02/25/05
iPod's the only thing where I've found FW to be useful  YuridaMan | 02/24/05
I use it all the time  tic swayback | 02/25/05
Apple is NOT moving away from FireWire  olePigeon | 02/24/05
But why not a choice?  rdwhitti | 02/24/05
Economics  tic swayback | 02/25/05
Firewire  volksair | 02/24/05
Well, if you think .25c per port is expensive...  Paco20 | 02/24/05
I guess the question is what does it cost to  Laff | 02/25/05
Firewire cables starting at $3.50  tic swayback | 02/25/05
Wow that's cheap! thanks (NT)  dave95 | 02/26/05

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