Epson 2200 - Firewire vs. USB

[zebron]

I am about to install my new 2200. I have both firewire and USB ports in my PC, and am wondering whether there is an advantage to using Firewire. Is there a noticeable speed/performance boost?

Thanks,

Z

[defordphoto]

The data gets sent to the printer much faster. If it's a large file it will make quite a bit of difference.

[zebron]

Hi RFM, Yes, I just looked in another forum and the general consensus seems to be if you can use firewire you may as well, although USB 2 is nearly as quick for most jobs.

Thanks!

Z

[defordphoto]

Sure...Yeah, I don't know the exact specs, but I think firewire may still be faster than USB2, but its minimal. I've never had the gumption to time it. Either one works for me.

[andrew1]

I also have the 2200, beware if using another Epson printer, previously had some conflicts.
Now I connect the 2200 Via Fire Wire & the Epson C82 vis USB 2.

The ink status is always availble on screen with the 2200, the C82 only once in a while will it show.

Have tried new drivers but still most of the time the ink status will not show.
Anyone have a fix for this.

Andrew

[gs121002]

RFMSports wrote:
Sure...Yeah, I don't know the exact specs, but I think firewire may still be faster than USB2, but its minimal. I've never had the gumption to time it. Either one works for me.

USB 2.0, which can move data up to 480mbps, compared with the pokey 12mbps handled by USB 1.1, provides stiff competition for FireWire, a technology invented by Apple Computer that transports data at 400mbps.

FireWire backers are not resting on their early speed lead; a new version of the technology is on the horizon that will transmit data at 800mbps--enough to transfer the contents of an entire CD in just seconds.

[tonywms]

gs121002 wrote:
RFMSports wrote:
Sure...Yeah, I don't know the exact specs, but I think firewire may still be faster than USB2, but its minimal. I've never had the gumption to time it. Either one works for me.

USB 2.0, which can move data up to 480mbps, compared with the pokey 12mbps handled by USB 1.1, provides stiff competition for FireWire, a technology invented by Apple Computer that transports data at 400mbps.

FireWire backers are not resting on their early speed lead; a new version of the technology is on the horizon that will transmit data at 800mbps--enough to transfer the contents of an entire CD in just seconds.

Remeber that USB 2.0 may be faster, but your CPU takes a hit. Whereas Firewire has it own CPU.

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

Correct, I used a USB 2.0 external HDD for backups but backuping my PC slowed it down that much it was unusuable, I switch to firewire and the systems is much more responsive.

For printing however I don't see very much difference, most of the time the whole process is done in seconds (on my system anyway).

Greetings,
Frank

[pwagner]

Depending on your computer and on your printer, Firewire may be able to use the computer's power supply to supply power to the printer. In this case the printer will not have to be plugged into the wall. (I'm not sure what happens when the computer goes to sleep, though; perhaps the printer is sent a message to park its print heads.)