Comments on: Create your own Apple TV with any Mac

By: depression nerveuse

depression nerveuse — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:14:29 +0000

Hi…
I agree that Firewire 400 is indeed far faster than Gigabit Ethernet. But when it comes to Mac, it depends on whether you want to transfer mass data or small chunks of data.

By: David Balogh

David Balogh — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:06:35 +0000

@Paul – It definitely depends on what you’re transferring. Firewire excels at large file transfers with less overhead. Regardless, Apple TV doesn’t even include a Gigabit connection (only 10/100) which won’t come close at all.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:04:33 +0000

Minor correction – Firewire 400 is actually faster than gigabit ethernet. Unbelievable huh? You can test it yourself. I actually find that in order of speed: Firewire 400 > USB2 > gigabit ethernet. Theoretically, it should be the exact opposite, but the way Macs are designed, it doesn’t seem to work that way. It also depends on whether you transfer one large file or many small files and whether you transfer a lot of data (which is where Firewire shines).