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What the differences between Firewire and USB?

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What the differences between Firewire and USB?

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USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 are have the same port model, the differences between USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 is at the speed. The 2.0 is backward compatible. So, the any device with USB 1.1 can use at USB 2.0 port. and also the otherwise. If the USB 2.0 device use at USB 1.0 port, that the speed going to follow the lower one. Firewire only supports the connection of two devices without need a computer, each devices should have a firewire port. USB can only work with a computer as the go between. Finally, Firewire can handle faster speed bandwidth than USB 2.0. Because of this many devices like video cameras use Firewire port beside the USB port. HowTo.TopResource.