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Sunday, June 30, 2002
http://www.msnbc.com/news/770106.asp?0si=- USB 2.0 takes on FireWire - Sales of peripherals to get boost from faster connections John G. Spooner Sales of peripherals could get a boost this year as the two primary technologies for connecting external devices to PCs get turbocharged. PC makers in recent months have begun installing a high-speed version of the Universal Serial Bus, dubbed USB 2.0 High-Speed, across their product lines. BY THE CRUCIAL HOLIDAY sales season, the major PC makers will have incorporated USB 2.0, with at least one maker installing six USB 2.0 ports in a PC to replace the crowded array of differing ports. USB 2.0 “is the one technology that finally meets all the requirements we’ve had up until now,” said Brian Zucker, a technology evangelist at Dell Computer. USB 2.0, which can move data up to 480mbps, compared with the pokey 12mbps handled by USB 1.1, provides stiff competition for FireWire, a technology invented by Apple Computer that transports data at 400mbps....
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