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Information of Firewire? 2 by www.goodlaptopbattery.com.au

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One more thing you should know about Firewire technology is that it uses a peer-to-peer model in which the peripheral devices have the intelligence to resolve potential data transfer conflicts, which can result in much higher sustained transfer rates. USB uses a master-slave model which requires the computer to handle data flow issues, which tends to slow things down a bit.

Even though Firewire is technically superior, USB is still much more common. If you have Firewire devices and are planning to buy a new computer, make sure it has Firewire ports built in. If you have a peripheral device that supports both, and a computer with Firewire ports, you’ll get faster data transfer with Firewire. The only downside is that most devices which support Firewire don’t come with a Firewire cable, and they can be somewhat expensive (US$20 or more).

Do You Have Firewire?

Firewire devices have become more popular in the last few years, and today most computer systems that are designed for audio and video applications have Firewire ports built into them. If you have an Apple Computer that was built after 2000, or a new Sony computer, then your computer has one or more Firewire bus ports already installed. If you recently bought a Dell computer that is set up for audio and video media then chances are it too has at least one Firewire built in. However, Dell does not include Firewire bus ports in their Dimension 8300 series models or in their Inspiron 1501 models.

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If you’re not sure if you have a Firewire port, take a look at your external ports. Firewire is smaller than a USB port, however, it probably will be located near these ports. The Firewire port will look like a small rectangle with angled corners on one side, and inside it will have 4 small teeth. The Firewire icon (see photo above), which looks something like the “radioactive” warning symbol, is usually next to the port, but some systems label the Firewire port as “1394″ instead.

If you don’t have Firewire installed in your computer, then you can probably add it by installing a PCI Firewire adapter card (for a desktop PC) or a Firewire notebook adapter (for a laptop), like the ones pictured. If you have an older computer then you may also need to replace your motherboard with one that is compatible with the type of Firewire cards and devices that you have.