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Category » FireWire 800 and FireWire 400

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1. Does a FireWire 400 device slow down my FireWire 800 bus?
   When mixing FW800 and FW400 devices on the same FW800 bus, you can allow the faster FW800 devices to run at full speed by putting them first in line, before the FW400 devices. Any device that is connected via a FW400 cable, and all devices after it, will run at FW400 speeds.
2. What is the difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800?
   FireWire-A (1394a), or FireWire 400 has been around for many years, and is widely available on both Macintosh and PC computers, as well as many proprietary systems. FireWire-B (1394b), or FireWire 800 is a higher-speed standard which appeared on the market in 2003. FireWire 800 (FireWire-B) offe ...