I just got a laptop with a firewire port. Despite it being a cheapie, it outperforms my desktop in every way except for storage space.<BR><BR>Therefore I'm looking for a quicker way to transfer files.

The IEEE 1394, which is also called FireWire by Apple, is an interface standard for high-speed serial bus for connecting devices to a personal computer. Like USB, IEEE 1394 is a serial bus that uses ...

Firewire would be the prefered option. Transfering any sort of video over a usb1.1 connection would be painfully slow. USB2 would be usable, but since your camera doenst support USB2 speed, it would ...