firewire question.... ???

[Advid]

....I want to add an external hard disk and external DVD writer to my PC....
If these have a choice of either USB2 or Firewire - does one outweigh the
other ???

.... is firewire connection the same as USB (Win XP home) - ie... do I just
plug in and Win will see the 'extra' drives... or do I need any extra
software/CD to install it ????

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Boy, did you just open a can of worms. The USB vs. firewire debate is
ongoing. Although there are technical differences between the two,
practically speaking, there's no compelling difference between them. Like
many things in computer-dom, it's turning into another p***ing match between
advocates of rival technologies. There were rumors that Windows doesn't
support the full throughput of 1394b fireware; perhaps that's been settled
by now. You won't go wrong with either one.