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question about 1394 and usb cable?

Jan 14, 2005 7:45AM PST

I want to know what is the different between these 2 cables? How do I tell the different? They are look the same?

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One thing is not like the other, one thing isn't the same.
Jan 14, 2005 8:31AM PST

If you look at the cables, it's clear that you can't use one for the other.

bob

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Jan 14, 2005 1:29PM PST

what is the different between them? How do I tell them apart?

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The Visual Difference between USB & Firewire
Jan 14, 2005 3:42PM PST
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re: They look the same?
Jan 15, 2005 6:11AM PST

No they don't. Perhaps you are confusing cables for USB(1) (speed up to 12Mbps) and USB 2 (speed up to 480Mbps). Those look the same. And, in fact, the cable ends not only look the same they are the same. The difference in the cables is simply what they are spec'ed at. The higher speed cables are generally better shielded to handle the higher speed without noise influence.

The real difference in USB and USB 2 is the circuits and the drivers that the cables are connected to, not the cables themselves.