Question about usb 2.0 / firewire combo hubs

[Mark Huebner]

Do all the usb 2.0 / firewire combo hubs require a usb cable going between
the hub and the computer? If so, does this reduce the throughput speed of
the firewire ports in all cases? As I recall, firewire was faster than usb
2.0 for certain disk transfers (either large files or lots of small files).
Would a firewire cable/link never be faster when used with one of these
combo hubs?

Mark Huebner
Raleigh, NC
www.IntelligentSoftwareSystems.com

 

[Arno Wagner]

I asked an Apple representative at CompUSA today and he said firewire and
usb can't be mixed. He said the combo hubs require both a firewire and usb
cable going to the computer in order for both the firewire and usb ports to
be active on the hub.

That may be, but the reason is likely that these are actually just two
entirely unconnected devices in one box. Or are these bridges? In that
case the statement would be nonsense.

Arno