Aug 10, 2012 · USB 3.0 is usually more than twice as fast as FireWire 800. If you were using an SSD inside the enclosure you would see a much larger difference in performance. The USB 3.0 chipset can make all the difference too.

Apr 13, 2021 · Hi: Before you call me crazy, I’ve seen that FireWire 800 can at some circumstances be even faster than usb 3 and even more convenient. Here is the info I have gathered… The FireWire host interface supports DMA and memory-mapped devices, allowing data transfers to happen without loading the host CPU with interrupts and buffer-copy operations.

Jun 21, 2024 · USB 3.0 vs FireWire 800: USB 3.0’s 5 Gbps speed significantly surpasses FireWire 800’s 800 Mbps speed, making USB 3.0 the clear winner for applications that demand high-bandwidth data transfer.

Dec 23, 2009 · Most 3.5" can provide faster speeds than FW800 can (~80MB/s in real world). Burst speeds can be well over 200MB/s. FW HDs cost a nasty extra over USB or eSATA drives, that sucks.

Oct 20, 2008 · Firewire 800 is worth the premium over USB2 for video editing, but the additional bandwidth USB3 offers wouldn't see much use with most hobbiest video editors. Almost all 2.5"...

Mar 20, 2012 · Has anyone tried a test comparing USB 3.0 to FireWire 800? I heard that there are USB 3.0 adapters for Mac Pros. Or maybe someone has a non-Mac with FW800. I want to know just how fast USB 3.0 is compared to my long-time favorite FireWire.

USB 3.0 (released November 2008) gives a theoretical speed of 4.8 Gbit/s, which is about 5 times faster than FireWire 800, substantially faster than any of its competitors or predecessors until the next one is released. USB and FireWire had different design …

Aug 7, 2013 · I know that Firewire 800 gives a constant stream and USB gives, "burst," But those burst are VERY fast on USB 3.0. I will give you an exmaple. I have one of those Touro external portable USB drives that are 7200RPM.

Dec 23, 2009 · Comparing the FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 results on the MacBook Pro with the My Book Studio showed the FireWire 800 connection to be 35 percent faster at copying the file to the external drive, 51...

Feb 21, 2013 · FW800 drives are plenty fast enough for serious video work. Much Faster than USB 2.0 which is what your iMac has, also. Since your iMac dosen't and will not do USB 3.0, why do you need to know this?