FireWire Before USB eventually became the world's wired data transfer standard, Apple had also developed their own called FireWire. They created it in cooperation with Sony and Panasonic among other companies, explaining why a number of older video camcorders came with FireWire ports. The most recent version, FireWire 800, boasted speeds of up to 800Mbps -- much faster than USB 2.0's 480Mbps. Read more in our articles including "Do you still remember these PC Ports?" and "Sony acquires Destiny 2 developer Bungie for USD 3.7 billion".
FireWire Before USB eventually became the world's wired data transfer standard, Apple had also developed their own called FireWire. They created it in cooperation with Sony and Panasonic among other companies, explaining why a number of older video camcorders came with FireWire ports.
The most recent version, FireWire 800, boasted speeds of up to 800Mbps -- much faster than USB 2.0's 480Mbps.
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