USB 2.0 Support for laptops

[quiksil903]

Hi all,

I read that the new Intel 845(g) chipset will support both USB 2.0 in addition to both SDRAM and DDR.

Any word on when this will be available in portables?

I am shopping around for a new laptop in the next month or two and wanted to see if I could get in on some faster data transfers...

thanx

 

[Eug]

If you want faster data transfers on a laptop, pretty much the only game in town right now with built-in ports is Firewire. Fortunately, for stuff like drives, etc., the peripherals cost the same as USB 2 versions, and Firewire is the format of choice of digital video.

If you really want USB 2.0, you can get PCMCIA adapters though.

 

[iamme]

The new Compaq Presario 2800 series has USB 2.0

 

[quiksil903]

is this support coming for more and more laptops, though? anyone know if the chipset will make its way into the new P4-M designs?

do you think that when usb 2.0 hits the intel chipset that it will become the defacto industry standard, making firewire less useful? if firewire is all i can get on a portable, will it continue to be a valid method of data transfer (i.e. will they be making peripherals that support it once 2.0 - which is faster - takes hold)?

welcome your thoughts.

just trying to make an informed buying decision.

 

[Eug]

Well, like I said, if you're into digital video, Firewire is the standard (eg. Sony iLink, etc.). For other devices probably both are OK (although hard drives will be slower on USB 2 than on Firewire for a while).

 

[quiksil903]

why would hard drives be slower on usb 2.0? isn't it supposed to be faster than firewire (by about 80 mbps?)