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Are FireWire 400/800 combo host adapters still contra-indicated?

 On Jun 15, 2012 1:46 PM, "david"  wrote:
> On 06/15/2012 04:46 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

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>> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Dave Phillips wrote:

>>

>>  Excellent article/interviews. However, it ignores a rather salient

>>> development - the gradual disappearance of Firewire from desktop and

>>> laptop

>>> machines. The last time I shopped I was surprised to see that FW, like

>>> PCI,

>>> is becoming rare hardware, presumably due to improved performance from

>>> USB3

>>> (?).

>>>

>>

>> It's rather because of USB2 stack on WIndows becoming more solid.

>> There were times when some M-Audio's USB2 interfaces couldn't be used

>> on Windows at all due to IRQ collisions. A friend of mine gave up on

>> one and exchanged it to a FireWire interface some 6 or 7 years ago,

>> and that was quite common.

>>

>> So, I thought about this, but then again I couldn't find much info on

>> actual rejection of FireWire by vendors as in numbers, stats etc. So I

>> thought I'd rather skip it.

>>

>> Thunderbolt is an interesting approach, but I've yet to see a single

>> audio interface for real work, not fun, using it.

>>

>>  Otherwise a fine piece. Thanks for the pointer, Alex !

>>>

>>

>> You are welcome :)

>>

>> Alexandre Prokoudine

>> http://libregraphicsworld.org

>>

>

> The real reason for vendor rejection of Firewire is the higher cost of

> licensing Firewire vs USB. Margins on hardware are almost non-existent, so

> every little bit of cost lowered helps.

>

>

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Are FireWire 400/800 combo host adapters still contra-indicated?
On Jun 15, 2012 1:46 PM, "david" <<=

a href=3D"mailto:gnome@hawaii.rr.com">gnome@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:

On 06/15/2012 04:46 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Dave Phillips wrote:
Excellent article/interviews. However, it ignores a rather salient

development - the gradual disappearance of Firewire from desktop and laptop=
machines. The last time I shopped I was surprised to see that FW, like PCI,=
is becoming rare hardware, presumably due to improved performance from USB3=
(?).
It's rather because of USB2 stack on WIndows becoming more solid.

There were times when some M-Audio's USB2 interfaces couldn't be us=

ed

on Windows at all due to IRQ collisions. A friend of mine gave up on

one and exchanged it to a FireWire interface some 6 or 7 years ago,

and that was quite common.
So, I thought about this, but then again I couldn't find much info on

actual rejection of FireWire by vendors as in numbers, stats etc. So I

thought I'd rather skip it.
Thunderbolt is an interesting approach, but I've yet to see a single

audio interface for real work, not fun, using it.
Otherwise a fine piece. Thanks for the pointer, Alex !
You are welcome :)
Alexandre Prokoudine

http://libregra=

phicsworld.org
The real reason for vendor rejection of Firewire is the higher cost of lice=

nsing Firewire vs USB. Margins on hardware are almost non-existent, so ever=

y little bit of cost lowered helps.
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