USB2.0 vs FireWire (IEEE1394)

USB2.0(480Mbps)とFireWire(400Mbps)では，FireWireの方が速いらしいです．
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FireWire vs. USB 2.0 Hard Drive Performance Comparison

Read and write tests to the same IDE hard drive connected using FireWire and then Hi-Speed USB 2.0 show:

  • Read Test
    • 5000 files (300 MB total) FireWire was 33% faster than USB 2.0
    • 160 files (650MB total) FireWire was 70% faster than USB 2.0
  • Write Test
    • 5000 files (300 MB total) FireWire was 16% faster than USB 2.0
    • 160 files (650MB total) FireWire was 48% faster than USB 2.0