Learn about this next-generation peripheral connection for personal computers. How does it supplant USB 1.1, and is it a worthy foe for FireWire?
All kinds of devices have appeared lately bearing the USB 2.0 port. From memory card readers to scanners, this high-speed interface is set to change the way we use computers. It looks set to replace FireWire (IEEE1394) as the mainstream port in desktops and notebooks. And with large chipmakers such as Intel and Via coming on board with USB 2.0 chips embedded into computer mainboards, the cost of including the port is set to fall to very low levels.
USB 2.0 vs 1.1
Think of USB 2.0 as an evolutionary advancement of the existing format. Find out what's been enhanced.
FireWire or USB? And the winner is...
Sales of peripherals could get a boost this year as the two primary technologies for connecting external devices to PCs get turbocharged.
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