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PCMCIA Firewire/USB 2.0 Card

#1 Post by atct86 » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:10 pm

Would a firewire USB 2.0 combo card have slower performance than then the usb 2.0 ports on my thinkpad?
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#2 Post by gazingwa » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:32 pm

It depends on the quality of the card, the usb will not likely be faster than the onboard 2.0, but if you bought a cheap card, it could very well be slower.
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#3 Post by selvan777 » Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:45 am

If the combo card were slower, it would probably not be significant enough to be noticeable.
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#4 Post by Leeper » Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:43 pm

I have the LaCie FW800, USB 2 PCMCIA card and it is not any slower on USB than the on board ports. The FW800 is significantly faster than USB, as expected.
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