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Technology |
Theoretical Maximum Throughput |
Theoretical Maximum Throughput |
Used For |
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Apple Desktop Bus |
0.01 Mbps or 10 Kbps |
0.0013MBps |
input devices like mice, keyboards, joysticks, etc |
|
Serial Port |
0.23 Mbps or 230 Kbps |
0.029MBps |
printers, telephony devices, modems, etc |
|
USB at low data transfer rate |
1.5 Mbps |
0.19MBps |
most devices |
|
Geoport Port |
2 Mbps |
0.25MBps |
Geoport modem |
|
10Base-T |
10 Mbps |
1.25MBPS |
Laser printers, network connections, etc |
|
USB at high transfer rates |
12 Mbps |
1.5MBps |
most devices |
|
40 Mbps |
5MBps |
hardrives, removable storage, scanners, etc |
|
|
80 Mbps |
10MBps |
high performance drives |
|
|
100Base-T |
100 Mbps |
12.5MBps |
Laser printers, network connections, etc |
high performance drives |
|
150 Mbps |
??? |
high performance drives |
|
|
160 Mbps |
20MBps |
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|
300 Mbps |
??? |
high performance drives |
|
|
320 Mbps |
40MBps |
high performance drives |
|
|
320 Mbps |
40MBps |
high performance drives |
|
|
400 Mbps |
50MBps |
hard drives, scanners, digital video |
|
|
USB 2.0 (Intel) |
480 Mbps |
60MBps |
Standard due in late 2000 or early 2001 |
|
640 Mbps |
80MBps |
high performance drives |
|
|
800 Mbps |
100MBps |
hard drives, scanners, digital video |
|
|
1280 Mbps |
160MBps |
high performance drives |
|
|
1600 Mbps |
200MBps |
hard drives, scanners, digital video |
What is Firewire?
FireWire is a cross-platform implementation of the high-speed serial data bus -- defined by IEEE Standard 1394-1995 -- that can move large amounts of data between computers and peripheral devices. It features simplified cabling, hot swapping, and transfer speeds of up to 400 megabits per second. Major manufacturers of multimedia devices are already adopting the FireWire technology. FireWire speeds up the movement of multimedia data and large files and enables the connection of digital consumer products -- including digital camcorders, digital video tapes, digital video disks, set-top boxes, and music systems -- directly to a personal computer.