Topic: JB3 usb vs firewire???

[Gordon]

didn't see anything in the FAO about this.  if it's there sorry.  how much slower are transfers with the usb?  my computer doesn't have firefire and I've already spent a lot of money the last two weeks.  are they both just as accurate??

[mmedley.]

USB 2 is actually faster than Firewire. Same end results.

[kfrinkle]

I do not have usb 2.0, just usb 1.1 (i think it is 1.1) and I cannot tranfer large files from the jukebox via usb, not sure what the deal is, but the damned thing just pukes every time.  So i only transfer via firewire.  that is my story though, i think most machines nowadays have built in usb 2.0...

[Gordon]

how do I know which usb I have??

edit:  I looked at my computer specs and I have 2.0

[mmedley.]

how do I know which usb I have??

How old is your machine? That is usually the best wat to tell. Otherwise, right click My Comp > Properties > Hardware Tab > Device Manager > Look for Universal Serial Bus Controller, expand that and see if you see anything in there about USB 2.0. If not, then you probably dont have it. You can get a firewire or a usb 2 card for pretty cheap. Shouldn't be more than $20 tops.

Edit:

You can also just plug it in and test it. See if Windows sees it as a high-speed device. If that doesn't work. Try a transfer. If it takes more than a few minutes (2-3 max), then you prolly don't.

[mmedley.]

FYI...

Firewire 400 transfers at 400Mpbs
Firewire 800 transfers at 800Mbps
USB 1 transfers at 12Mbps (I think)
USB 2 transfers at 480Mbps.

[dnsacks]

I'm pretty sure the jb3 is only a usb 1 device, so it won't really matter what you have on your computer, it will only transfer as fast as the jb3 will push the data to the pc.

Firewire cards are CHEAP -- should be able to find one for $20 --

Regardless, the jb3 is passing the music to the pc as data, firewire and usb SHOULD be equally accurate in the transfer, just a lot longer on usb (but still faster than realtime transfers)

[caymanreview]

jb3 = usb1.0

[F.O.Bean]

firewire here, couldnt be happier either

[John Kelly]

FYI...

Firewire 400 transfers at sustained 400Mpbs
Firewire 800 transfers at sustained 800Mbps
USB 1 transfers at 12Mbps bursts (I think)
USB 2 transfers at 480Mbps bursts

Fixed for ya.  Firewire 400 is in practical use faster than USB2.

[momule]

I picked up one of these to try out  , I ended up buying 4 more about two weeks later. Ive never had a prob out of any of them
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=64458&item=6733177742&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW


Nice card , from a reputable dealer, at a dirt price.
I didnt have to load a single driver with 2000 pro , it was plug and play ..

[Gordon]

thansk for the link.  for now I'm gonna use usb.  probablly will buy a firewire in a month or so.

[Gordon]

doesn't say that it'll work with xp.  this one does.  any difference??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60269&item=6733342918&rd=1

[Chris K]

doesn't say that it'll work with xp.  this one does.  any difference??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60269&item=6733342918&rd=1

this is a cardbus card for a laptop. i bought this same one from ebay for $0.99 about 4mo ago and it works great.

usb works, and its still better than realtime dat transfers, but a jb3 via firewire transfer is probably the next best thing to taping right onto your computer/laptop...at least at 16bit

[Nick in Edinboro]

don't walk, run, to buy that 1394 FW card you'll never regret it. If you're like me, just knowing that the USB is WAY slower than FW is enough to get me off the dime... YMMV

QFT..  RUN.

Those usb transfers are SO much slower (and in my case almost always crash/puke before finishing).