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ikeman
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Hi,
Please Help.....I am arguing with Toshiba about their Firewire.....I purchased a Toshiba laptop the 2430 S255 model in which it claims to have FireWire port. This was the decisive factor for me in the purchase.
After receiving it, I find out that it is not FireWire...they have an i.Link port. Although, I understand the bus speeds are the same for the two names of the 1394 standard. I belive there is one difference. The FireWire is the 1394 standard with bus power. The i.Link is not powered. This is a big difference since I cannot run my external devices which require Firewire as their data tranfser and power source. i.Link does not do this.
This is where I am arguing with Toshiba. They say it is the same thing, which I agree as far as data transfer rates/protocols. They say there are i.Link ports on the market that are powered. I disagree and asked them to send me evidence ot this.
I said to them, "then why make the distinction in calling the port an i.Link port in the products spec when the ads say it is a Firewire port? They have not gotten back to me yet since I gave this response.
Can anyone offer their opinion please about in the normal go of things ...how would you think about Firewire and i.Link? Do you make a distinction?
Thank you
Ike
BOTTOM LINE: I BELIEVE MOST PEOPLE REFER THAT FIREWIRE IS THE POWERED 1394 STANDARD AND ILINK IS SIMPLY THE 1394 STANDARD NO BUS POWER. OR THAT FIREWIRE IS THE 6 PIN AND I.LINK IS THE 4 PIN
Please Help.....I am arguing with Toshiba about their Firewire.....I purchased a Toshiba laptop the 2430 S255 model in which it claims to have FireWire port. This was the decisive factor for me in the purchase.
After receiving it, I find out that it is not FireWire...they have an i.Link port. Although, I understand the bus speeds are the same for the two names of the 1394 standard. I belive there is one difference. The FireWire is the 1394 standard with bus power. The i.Link is not powered. This is a big difference since I cannot run my external devices which require Firewire as their data tranfser and power source. i.Link does not do this.
This is where I am arguing with Toshiba. They say it is the same thing, which I agree as far as data transfer rates/protocols. They say there are i.Link ports on the market that are powered. I disagree and asked them to send me evidence ot this.
I said to them, "then why make the distinction in calling the port an i.Link port in the products spec when the ads say it is a Firewire port? They have not gotten back to me yet since I gave this response.
Can anyone offer their opinion please about in the normal go of things ...how would you think about Firewire and i.Link? Do you make a distinction?
Thank you
Ike
BOTTOM LINE: I BELIEVE MOST PEOPLE REFER THAT FIREWIRE IS THE POWERED 1394 STANDARD AND ILINK IS SIMPLY THE 1394 STANDARD NO BUS POWER. OR THAT FIREWIRE IS THE 6 PIN AND I.LINK IS THE 4 PIN