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jaehoppa wrote:
first, thank you for your detailed response~
so, are the ports different for firewire800 and 400? the one on my computer is like retangle shape and angular on the left side..
jaehoppa,
I have a FW800 and it works via a PCexpress card placed into the motherboard. I paid about $60 for the card and then I bought a Sandisk FW800 card reader. I'm using a Lexar 8G 300X CF card. Transfer speeds are sensational, up to 50 MBs/second, whereas I believe USB 2.0 can get to 30 MBs/second. The port of the FW400 is rectangular with one end square and one end rounded, this comes with most PCs nowadays. The FW800 port is squarish with a small tab/notch at the top of the port. Like anything to do with digital photography, once you boost your speed with PC hardware, you'll have a hard time going backwards. Personally, I feel I made a great investment since I often have huge transfers from my card to the PC. In your case, USB 2.0 or the next gen 3.0 may work just fine, depending on your workload.
Nicholas
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