• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Cool data transfer tool!!

Too bad more PCs don't have Firewire onboard. It's much faster than USB...

It would totally be nice if a Firewire version of this tool was available. Heck, I've often wondered why aren't 1394b (Firewire 800) ports widely available on newer laptops and such. It's seems you have to buy an add-in card if you want it. I guess Firewire 1600 is on the horizon at this point from what I've been reading.

eSATA is another nice interface now that I think about it...
 
Question: Which is faster Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or FireWire?
Answer: In sustained throughput FireWire is faster than USB 2.0.
Question: If Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is a 480 Mbps interface and FireWire is a 400 Mbps interface, how can FireWire be faster?
Answer: Differences in the architecture of the two interfaces have a huge impact on the sustained throughput.
 
I guess the other option for having files available to all machines is to get a NAS box and attach it to your network. The only thing keeping me from doing that is Fast Ethernet versus Gigabit Ethernet. I'd need to upgrade my router and switch in order to achieve the gigabit speeds, as well as my Cat 5E cables to Cat 6. Some of these newer NAS boxes have a ton of storage, but are pricey as well. Oh well, maybe some day! :rolleyes:
 
I now find myself with the need for a tool like the one shown. Turns out Windows Vista does not support my Studio 9 Firewire Setup, so I pulled out my Win2k Pro PC and now Capture my media with this pc and Need something to Transfer to my active Internet Vista PC.

25/mb sec sounds pretty good for the Tornado USB transfer device. The ones listed at Radioshack and Best Buy are ltsed at $39.99 but I think transfer rates are half or even a 1/4 compared to the tornado USB Transfer setup.

I am wondering how firewire 1394 cable can become a transfer setup for multiple Pcs. Will have to check this out via google unless someone can explain it here.

-gerrit
 
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