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Next-Gen Apples To Include 1394b, USB 2.0

Posted by timothy on from the fast-fruit dept.

seletz writes: "According to this article on The Register, Apple will ship its next-generation PowerMacs with USB 2.0 and double FireWire. USB 2.0 boosts data transfer up to 480Mbps, FireWire 1394b goes up to 3.2Gbps." It may seem a minor point, but the more and faster connections are built in, the less frequently the upgrade gremlins have to strike. 3.2Gbps!

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  1. Re:sorry that this is off topic... by dinivin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There are numerour replies to them... However Slashdot, in it's utter crappiness, is broken (as usual) and isn't showing the number of replies on the homepage.

    Dinivin

  2. Porn by WiggyWack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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