Apple will have event on Oct 14

Actually, Firewire 400 is far more reliable and better than USB 2.0 ever will be.

Firewire 400 is able to reach 400MB and sustain it while USB 2.0 will go up down. I prefer Firewire 400 to USB 2.0 big time.

Steve Jobs made a mistake especially when MacBook Pro is largely used by video editors, filmmakers and such. They prefer Firewire 400.
 
Banjo said:
Actually, Firewire 400 is far more reliable and better than USB 2.0 ever will be.

Firewire 400 is able to reach 400MB and sustain it while USB 2.0 will go up down. I prefer Firewire 400 to USB 2.0 big time.

Steve Jobs made a mistake especially when MacBook Pro is largely used by video editors, filmmakers and such. They prefer Firewire 400.
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FireWire is 40-50 MB per second.

I think you are refer as 400 mbps.

For me, I see no difference on between USB and FireWire under Mac OS X, only I know about cons thing on USB is utilize on CPU but nothing happen on FireWire.
 
Foxrac said:
FireWire is 40-50 MB per second.

I think you are refer as 400 mbps.

For me, I see no difference on between USB and FireWire under Mac OS X, only I know about cons thing on USB is utilize on CPU but nothing happen on FireWire.
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Yes, 400Mbps, sorry for the confusion.

It makes a difference when you are working with HD video. It is important for video editors to be able to sustain the transfer rate rather than having it going down and up which can compromise the quality of the video.

USB 2.0 is not better than Firewire despite the fact that USB 2.0 has a maximum speed of 480Mbps. The advantage of using Firewire 400 is that it will sustain the same speed all way through while the USB 2.0 cannot.

I have plenty of experience with Firewire to know that it's true.
 
Banjo said:
Yes, 400Mbps, sorry for the confusion.

It makes a difference when you are working with HD video. It is important for video editors to be able to sustain the transfer rate rather than having it going down and up which can compromise the quality of the video.

USB 2.0 is not better than Firewire despite the fact that USB 2.0 has a maximum speed of 480Mbps. The advantage of using Firewire 400 is that it will sustain the same speed all way through while the USB 2.0 cannot.

I have plenty of experience with Firewire to know that it's true.
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You means USB could cause decline of video quality?
 
Great! Glad to hear they're lower the price on MacBook! My heart sets on to own one or two.

However are they upgradable? I know video can't be upgraded but what about RAM, hard drive, etc? That's what I like to know because I always upgrade all of my computers every few years until they die since 1993. I never own Mac computers before until I consider on getting one or two Mac laptops.
 
Foxrac said:
You means USB could cause decline of video quality?
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Despite the fact that USB 2.0 is more popular, Firewire blows USB 2.0 away. I just hope USB will be killed for good someday but I know it's not going to happen anytime soon.

USB cannot sustain the same speed all throughout the file transfer. Firewire can, that's why you should stick to Firewire if you want to avoid compromising the quality of your video/audio data. Especially if you want to keep it uncompressed to make a 2K/4K/6K master on your computer.
 
Banjo said:
Despite the fact that USB 2.0 is more popular, Firewire blows USB 2.0 away. I just hope USB will be killed for good someday but I know it's not going to happen anytime soon.

USB cannot sustain the same speed all throughout the file transfer. Firewire can, that's why you should stick to Firewire if you want to avoid compromising the quality of your video/audio data. Especially if you want to keep it uncompressed to make a 2K/4K/6K master on your computer.
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Ok, I got it, thanks for clarity and compromise on between of USB and FireWire.

I had admit that Apple made dumb move to not add expresscard x34 slot for MacBook, it could put FireWire card in slot and is it efficient as real FireWire?

Most cheaper PC laptop has expresscard x34 slot included but why MacBook don't offers?

I'm happy with my existing MacBook Pro.
 
Foxrac said:
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http://www.alldeaf.com/computers-electronics-gaming/57718-apple-will-have-event-oct-14-a.html

Blu-ray (aka BD) isn't point of consumer yet and Apple has wait for while until BD become point of consumer.

DisplayPort is good, higher resolution and more true computer than HDMI because current HDMI is limited to 1280 x 1080, it won't fit on 30 inches of monitor at max resolution, also DisplayPort is cheaper to produce due no license or royalties fee.

HDMI is good for home theater, TV or related.

DisplayPort is good for computer.

DisplayPort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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in addition to wikipedia link here's a FAQ by MacWorld

Macworld | DisplayPort: What you need to know
 
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