Article:		A Developer's Perspective on Apple's 12-inch PowerBook
Subject:		USB 2
Date:		2003-03-30 09:41:16
From:		anonymous2
Response to: USB 2
USB 2 is redundant, because there is firewire. USB 1.1 is not because it would be silly to have a Firewire mouse, or keyboard, or anything that is USB 1.1 (except those things that have no business being USB 1.1 like HD's). Apple is doing a good job of promoting slow USB (kinda like ADB) and fast Firewire (Kinda like SCSI)

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• USB 2
  2003-04-01 15:15:47  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  UBS 2 would only be redundant if every device that could take advantage of the speed boost also supported Firewire. However, that is simply not the case.
  
  Many UBS 1.1 devices are starting to support USB 2 or will support it as the only protocol in the near future. Most digital cameras fall into this category. Not supporting USB 2 as a "digital hub" is ridiculous.
  
  Feel free to talk about the advantages of Firewire while transferring your 5MP photos over USB 1.1. I'll instead take the speed boost!
• USB 2
  2003-04-02 13:25:56  dwightk [View]
  
  
  That would be a problem except for devices like this:
  
  Firewire Smart Media Reader
• USB 2 actually is available for power macs
  2003-04-03 09:21:34  anonymous2 [View]
  
  
  I have a PCI USB 2.0 card in my crusty ol' beige G3, and it works fine in OS X 10.1 and 10.2 without any special drivers. I just plugged it in and it worked fine!