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FireWire 800 provides high-speed data transfer, doubling the throughput of FireWire 400. It can transfer a CD's worth of data every 10 seconds at speeds over 800 Mbps, which is more than double the bandwidth of USB 2.0. FireWire 800 can also operate over much longer cable lengths of up to 100 meters using glass optical fiber, allowing devices to be placed further apart than USB 2.0 which is limited to around 5 meters. FireWire 800's increased speed and cable length make it suitable for bandwidth-intensive applications like video editing and storage of large files.

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FireWire 800 provides high-speed data transfer, doubling the throughput of FireWire 400. It can transfer a CD's worth of data every 10 seconds at speeds over 800 Mbps, which is more than double the bandwidth of USB 2.0. FireWire 800 can also operate over much longer cable lengths of up to 100 meters using glass optical fiber, allowing devices to be placed further apart than USB 2.0 which is limited to around 5 meters. FireWire 800's increased speed and cable length make it suitable for bandwidth-intensive applications like video editing and storage of large files.

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With more than 30 times the bandwidth of the popular

USB 1.1 peripheral standard, FireWire 400 has been the


gold standard for high-speed data transfer. Apple was the
first computer manufacturer to include FireWire across its
entire product line. And now Apple has upped the ante yet
again, effectively doubling data throughput with its
implementation of the IEEE 1394b standard, FireWire
800, available on the 17-inch PowerBook G4 and the
Power Mac G4.
Twice as fast
With its high data-transfer speed, FireWire is the interface of choice for
today s digital audio and video devices, as well as external hard drives
and other high-speed peripherals. Now transferring data at up to 800
Mbps, FireWire 800 delivers more than double the effective bandwidth of
the USB 2.0 peripheral standard. That means you can send more than a
CD s worth of data every ten seconds.

Twenty times as far


FireWire 400 delivers data over cables of up to 4.5 meters in length.
Using professional-grade glass optical fiber, FireWire 800 can burst data
across 100 meter cables. So you could toss that CD more than the length
of a football field
every ten seconds. What s more, you don t even
have to have a new computer or device to gain the length. As long as
both devices are connected to a FireWire 800 hub, you can connect them
via super-efficient glass optical cable. That means you could put a camera
on the field
connected directly to a Mac in the press box. Or set up a
killer digital audio studio with Macs in one room and recording interfaces
in another with no latency loss from the extra cable length. The short
about 5 meters
cable distance and the lack of peer-to-peer connectivity
of USB 2.0 limits its usefulness in deployments that require long-haul
cabling, such as sound stages and studios.

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FireWire 800
The FireWire advantage can be summed up in three words: speed, speed
and more speed
at 800Mbps, it has more than two times the usable
bandwidth of USB 2.0, which makes it the perfect choice for high-speed
storage and serious video capture. The extra speed of FireWire 800 over
USB 2.0 makes FireWire much more suitable for bandwidth-intensive
applications like video and graphics, which often consume hundreds or
even thousands of megabytes of data per file. For instance, single hour of
DV-format video consumes about 13 thousand megabytes (13 GB). Other
benefits include:
Highly efficient architecture. IEEE 1394b reduces delays in
arbitration, while 8B10B encoding reduces signal distortion and
increases throughput. (See technology brief for details.)
Better user experience. No matter how you connect devices together,
FireWire 800 just works. In fact, you can even loop your FireWire 800
chain back to your Mac for redundancy while performing live.
Backwards compatibility. Manufacturers have adopted FireWire for a
broad range of devices, such as DV cameras, hard drives, digital still
cameras, professional audio, printers, scanners and home
entertainment. Adapter cables for the FireWire 800 9-pin connector let
you use these FireWire 400 products on the FireWire 800 port.
Trailblazing features
FireWire 400-based Digital Video editing enabled a revolution in desktop
video production. The combination of low-cost, high-quality DV
camcorders, built-in FireWire and Apple s award-winning Final Cut Pro
and iMovie video editing software allows the creation of broadcast-quality
video on desktop computers. FireWire 800 shares the revolutionary
features of FireWire 400:
Flexible connectivity options. Connect up to 63 computers and
devices on a single bus
you can even share a camera between two
Macs.
Real-time data delivery. Critical for audio and video applications
where delayed or out-of-order frames are unacceptable, FireWire can
guarantee isochronous delivery of data.
On-bus power. While USB 2.0 allows at most 2.5W of power
enough
for a simple, slow device like a mouse
FireWire devices can provide
or consume up to 45W of power, plenty for high-performance disk
drives and rapid battery charging. That s why iPod only needs one cord
for both data and power.
Plug-and-play connectivity. Simply plug in a device and it works. In
Mac OS X, plugging in a DV camera launches iMovie, while connecting
an iPod starts iTunes and automatically syncs your music library.

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