Help with usb 2.0

ahleckz · newbie! Joined: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 2

i just bot a mp3 player that says "Compatible with usb 2.0". Well i only have the old usb, can i still use this?

and what is firewire somethin seomthin?

help plz

DarkAeons · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Aug 04, 2004 Posts: 66

u can plug without any problem an usb 2.0 device on usb 1.0 or 1.1ports
for firewire, its like the rival of the usb ports (way better than usb 1.1, almost as good as usb 2.0)
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MiSo · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 87

you can, it should work.

i have a usb 2 external drive and when i bring it to my friends house and plug it into his comp (which is usb1) it still works, but just transfer files slower.

Sigarius · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 89

Ok, you bought an MP3 player with USB 2.0 ability. This means, the 2.0 is capable of transfering data several times faster than the standard USB 1.1. However, you currently have USB 1.1 ports.
Meaning, the MP3 player will only be able to transfer data at 1.1 speeds. You can use the MP3 player but you wont be able to use its full potential.

Aviator · newbie! Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 43

LiangZzZ · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:15 am Post subject:

It is true that FireWire slightly outperform USB 2.0. Go google it to find out more.

Is · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:02 am Post subject:

FireWire also has an 800mbps variant but i think only Apple computer have it... i haven't really seen many PCs with FireWire800
(USB 2.0 is like 480mbps and FireWire is 400mbps)

like everone else is saying... firewire is quite a bit superior to USB2 even though it has less bandwidth.

LiangZzZ · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:16 pm Post subject:

yeap, so there's no wonder why Appple added in a Firewire connectivity for it's iPod Rolling Eyes