8mbits = 1 megabyte
USB 1.0
cheapest price and most common
Full speed rate is 12 Mbit/s (1.5 MB/s)
USB 2.0
rate of 480 Mbit/s (60 MB/s)
more standard?
USB 3.0 (New)
A SuperSpeed (USB 3.0) rate of 5.0 Gbit/s (625 MB/s). The USB 3.0 specification was released by Intel and its partners in August 2008, according to early reports from CNET news. Products using the 3.0 specification are likely to arrive in 2009 or 2010.
^Means its useless
Firewire
Firewire 400
can transfer data between devices at 100, 200, or 400 Mbit/s half-duplex data rates (the actual transfer rates are 98.304, 196.608, and 393.216 Mbit/s, i.e. 12.288, 24.576 and 49.152 megabytes per second respectively) These different transfer modes are commonly referred to as S100, S200, and S400.
Firewire 800
allow a transfer rate of 786.432 Mbit/s (98.304megabytes)
full specification supports data rates up to 3200 Mbit/s over beta-mode or optical connections..?
Firewire 1600s and 3200s
Out only since last year's december
the 1394 Trade Association announced that products will be available before the end of 2008 using the S1600 and S3200 modes that, for the most part, had already been defined in 1394b and was further clarified in IEEE Std. 1394-2008
The 1.6 Gbit/s and 3.2 Gbit/s devices use the same 9-circuit beta connectors as the existing FireWire 800 and will be fully compatible with existing S400 and S800 devices. It will compete with the forthcoming USB 3.0.
Comparison to USB
Firewire additional highlights
ESata
Expensive
Transfer rate 300mb/sec
Which one would you go for? (External Drives/PSP memories stick/etc others things)
I know people will surely go for eSata since it had the best performance (If were to choose) But the thing is, do you actually needs a transfer rate of 300mb/sec for the price? I mean USB 2.0 itself (5times slower) already have decent speed to move videos/games/etc (Sized around 2 or 3gbs in seconds) Do you actually think its worth it to just to skip the extra few seconds?
USB 1.0
cheapest price and most common
Full speed rate is 12 Mbit/s (1.5 MB/s)
USB 2.0
rate of 480 Mbit/s (60 MB/s)
more standard?
USB 3.0 (New)
A SuperSpeed (USB 3.0) rate of 5.0 Gbit/s (625 MB/s). The USB 3.0 specification was released by Intel and its partners in August 2008, according to early reports from CNET news. Products using the 3.0 specification are likely to arrive in 2009 or 2010.
^Means its useless
Firewire
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Firewire 400
can transfer data between devices at 100, 200, or 400 Mbit/s half-duplex data rates (the actual transfer rates are 98.304, 196.608, and 393.216 Mbit/s, i.e. 12.288, 24.576 and 49.152 megabytes per second respectively) These different transfer modes are commonly referred to as S100, S200, and S400.
Firewire 800
allow a transfer rate of 786.432 Mbit/s (98.304megabytes)
full specification supports data rates up to 3200 Mbit/s over beta-mode or optical connections..?
Firewire 1600s and 3200s
Out only since last year's december
the 1394 Trade Association announced that products will be available before the end of 2008 using the S1600 and S3200 modes that, for the most part, had already been defined in 1394b and was further clarified in IEEE Std. 1394-2008
The 1.6 Gbit/s and 3.2 Gbit/s devices use the same 9-circuit beta connectors as the existing FireWire 800 and will be fully compatible with existing S400 and S800 devices. It will compete with the forthcoming USB 3.0.
Comparison to USB
Firewire additional highlights
ESata
Expensive
Transfer rate 300mb/sec
Which one would you go for? (External Drives/PSP memories stick/etc others things)
I know people will surely go for eSata since it had the best performance (If were to choose) But the thing is, do you actually needs a transfer rate of 300mb/sec for the price? I mean USB 2.0 itself (5times slower) already have decent speed to move videos/games/etc (Sized around 2 or 3gbs in seconds) Do you actually think its worth it to just to skip the extra few seconds?