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How does IEEE-1394 compare with other serial I/O interfaces such as USB and
SCSI?
IEEE-1394
(FireWire)
SCSI-I
SCSI-II
SCSI-III
USB 1.1
USB 2.0
Speed
400 Mbps
(50 Mbps)
(Practical: 25)
5 Mbps
(Practical: 2.5)
10 Mbps
(Practical: 5)
80 Mbps
(Practical: 20)
12 Mbps
(1.5 Mbps)
480 Mbps
(60 Mbps)
(Practical:
unknown)
Kodak Scanner
Compatibility
i200/i700
Scanners
Kodak
Professional
Digital
Cameras
55XX/75XX/95XX i50/i60
1500/2500
35XX/4500
7520/9520
i800 Series
Scanners
Approximate Cost
Standard on
most PCs.
$50 USD
adapter board
also available
$200 USD for
adapter board
$200 USD for
adapter board
$300 USD for
adapter board
Standard on
most PCs.
$70 USD adapter
card
Standard
Yes Yes Yes
Yes
Yes Yes
Ubiquity
Standard on
many PCs;
many board
markers
Only available on
PCs as an added
board; limited
board makers
Only available
on PCs as an
added board;
limited board
makers
Only available
on PCs as an
added board;
limited board
makers
Standard on
most PCs
Standard on
most PCs
Cable Length
5 meters
(connect more
by adding
hubs/repeaters)
6 meters
3 meters
12 meters
5 meters
(connect more
by adding
hubs)
5 meters
(connect more by
adding hubs)
Approximate Cable
Cost
$8 USD
$40 USD
$40 USD
$40 USD
$8 USD
$18 USD
Hot-Pluggable
Yes No No
No
Yes Yes
Operating System
Support
Windows 98SE
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Vista
All All
All
All
Windows
2000
Windows XP
Does not support
Windows 98 or
Windows ME,
Vista
Plug and Play
Yes No No
No
Yes Yes
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