Usb or Firewire

[SLTRock]

Hey!

Is there any speed or other differences between Usb

or Firewire?---Wanting to buy 828mkII and every web site

I go to doesn't have the firewire unit---I'am wondering

Why? Sorry if dumb Question!---- Newbie!!

[emulatorloo]

Conventional wisdom is that if you are on the mac, firewire is more reliable for audio than USB.

Basically firewire was designed from the ground up to handle video and audio data.

OTOH, USB was designed from the ground up to support mice and keyboard data.

Although USB has been updated I don't think it is as good for video and audio data.

It seems like motu is backordered on the firewire unit, though. I would call one of the sites and see when they are expecting more. This one by the way has one of the best prices I have see on it new. I have bought from them, they are reliable:

http://www.novamusik.com/search.aspx?ty ... 481&mid=64

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If you are in a hurry there is always ebay.

Here's a dealer (99.3% Positive Feedback) with three brand new ones available, 725.00 each:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=016

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[SLTRock]

Thanks for the INFO and the SITES!!!

[cavemusic]

Hey!

Is there any speed or other differences between Usb

or Firewire?---Wanting to buy 828mkII and every web site

I go to doesn't have the firewire unit---I'am wondering

Why? Sorry if dumb Question!---- Newbie!!

I asked a tech guy at MOTU that question once, and he said there should be no difference. However, it appears that in sustained throughput tests, firewire is somewhat faster.

See http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-vs-usb.htm

But it's possible that USB is "good enough" unless you're pushing the limits.