Firewire 400 vs Firewire 800
Apple Firewire 400 vs. Firewire 800 Firewire won the 2001 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Firewire, otherwise known as IEEE 1394a or Firewire 400, is currently used on high bandwidth devices like digital camcorders; portable hard drives, and is even featured on the iPod. In terms of speed, Firewire had a theoretical maximum speed of 400 Mbps. ... Despite its faster transfer rate, Firewire 400 is still the preferred connection standard on digital video cameras since its adoption in 2000. Like USB, Firewire is capable of Plug-and-Play connection of peripheral devices. ... A single Firewire bus is able to support up to 63 devices through the use of hubs or a simple chain. Fast-forward 2 years, and Apple releases Firewire 800, or IEEE 1394b.