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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Again, a white paper written by a TI Firewire sales guy. Yes, draw your own conclusion. i'm afraid i'm going to have to ask you for proof on that "written by a TI FIrewire sales guy" comment Quote: Origi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea I have a bias because I like their products. Marketing always has an influence but it doesn't help a product that sucks at its core. that's interesting, because Apple's just done a pretty good job on a lot of …
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I hope you aren't referring to me here. I NEVER said that FW can be completely replaced by USB 2 in all circumstances. There are places where it can be, and those where it can't. That's why I said it would …
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Quote: Originally Posted by johnqh You can easily boot Mac from an external USB HD. Please don't pretend that you don't know that. The only thing I wish Apple will do is to boot from USB key drive. With 8GB key drives available and getting che…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea I'm biased toward Apple and BMW. That's different than marketing. yes you have your bias because of their marketing (and to split hairs, you market something you want to sell - and they're not selling FW j…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea AKA marketing. errr duh !? like i said this comes from a trade association - and i warned it would be biased. Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Look, when it says FW is better than eSATA and HDMI for th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zunx Nope. Transfer large files, audio or video in real time and you will see that USB 2 does NOT deliver. Even Firewire 400 is much, much, much better than USB 2. And do not forget the Target Disk Mode for repairs and…
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anyone wanting further info on FW compared to other techs should check out this whitepaper by the 1394 trade association yes it'll be biased based on it's source... find me one that isn't \ but it's no more biased than some posts here who keep…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Apple did screw up, but not the removal of FW400 which is highly unused in favour of USB accessories, but the lack of foresight to use the same interface standard for FW400, FW800 and FW3200 for physical back…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Unlike machines, memory is rarely allowed to be accounted for as a capital expenditure. It's expensed. That's very different, and accounted for very differently. The tax benefits are much less. actually if …
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as perhaps noted previously the fear has been around since 2005 \
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross They don't just look at the price. They must consider the depreciation from capital purchases. If they are too low, then depreciation isn't as effective. apparently, $1,500 is about the level where it really k…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It's actually bought in huge numbers by students. Not the highest income group. But a group that sees a good deal. Price isn't always the first consideration people make when they purchase something. There'…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It does seem though, that most people prefer the sound of the mkII, which might be why it's still in the lineup. I don't do much complex audio right now, so the Studio is fine for me, and otherwise, I still…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Probably for the same reason that Mk II started as FW and they added USB later... but that only concludes that FW is still the 1st choice which goes completely against any conclusions that FW is dead or beh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Google is your friend: "Sorry, but again I have to disagree, when I'm getting 24/96 on my USB2.0 with multiple tracks, and my friend runs a MOTU 828MkII USB2.0 with 8 tracks at a time. No glitch, low latency." …
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Hey, look...google found me a picture of the MKII with a USB port in the back. That was sure harder than making stuff up about needing an adapter... i stand corrected on the USB only model availability …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil-TB2 But that doesn't actually change the fact that they will be out of business soon however. The case is a slam dunk, Psystar's argument is no doubt an interesting exercise for their lawyer, but the odd's …
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea A minute or two with Google. Dunno...not an audio guy which is why I refrained from listing these earlier. But yamaha and m-audio seem like respected brands. Is there something wrong with the M-Audio Fas…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MultiMix16U2 http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHXENYX2442FX http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...rackUltra.html http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-0404-usb.html…