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trishalynn April 18 2011, 11:58:19 UTC
I've always wanted to know: What is FireWire for?

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allanc April 18 2011, 12:48:59 UTC
High speed data transfer. It's used in some external hard drives (although USB2 pretty much caught up with it, and USB3 beats it) and most midrange to high-end digital video cameras.

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capn_ed April 19 2011, 01:26:25 UTC
It's for Apple to make money like 6 years ago.

It was originally like USB but much faster, but then USB came out with a faster version which was almost as fast, and more widely available. It's on high-end video gear because high-end video gear users are Mac snobs.

It's technically superior to USB in a number of ways, but more expensive, and therefore not as well supported.

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trishalynn April 19 2011, 12:02:22 UTC
Thanks for the explanation, O Cap'n, my Cap'n!

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