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Wich is better USB/Firewire Audio Interface vs PCI/PCIe audio interface?
it's suited for my needs,initially i wanted to buy the focusrite saffire pro 14 and then i saw this and i don't know wich to choose
By the same token, the trade off for having an internal PCI interface is speed vs. the need to exist in an electrically noisy environment. The good ones cater for this with really good shielding; they cheaper ones can have a higher noise floor than external devices.
However, the one I'd be avoiding just now would be Firewire--not because there's anything wrong the the technology but, rather, because computer manufacturers are dropping support for it very quickly.
...Perversely, you could also argue the opposite. More and more laptops are shipping with Thunderbolt, and you can add a FireWire port to any of those machines with a $30 adapter. So in effect, FireWire is available on more computers than ever before...
It is possible (even likely?) that high quality firewire audio interfaces will around for some time, and may even drop in price. While motherboard makers are evidently dropping onboard firewire support, add-on firewire adapters will probably be around for some time to come. Furthermore, thunderbolt to firewire adapters are emerging.
So, I don't see a sudden, cataclysmic abolition of firewire in the near future.
If everyone were as educated on the topic as you I'd most certainly agree. But taken as an aggregate the marketplace is as stupid as a bag of rocks and manufacturers will absolutely be rebranding their Firewire offerings as Thunderbolt offerings even if all they do is include a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter in the packaging.
I do not agree that laptops will replace desktops. Certainly in OUR office I see a lot of lappies being used with "proper" usb keyboards and mice!
More and more laptops are shipping with Thunderbolt, and you can add a FireWire port to any of those machines with a $30 adapter. So in effect, FireWire is available on more computers than ever before.![]()
So correct, I dont know bout others but when you buy most tend to forget bout the future, Liv You you want to get something that you will be able to work with 10 years ahead something that you can get a lot of use out for a long time thinking that way is a way better investment specially when new software comes out having up to date technology keeps you compatible (sometimes).if Thunderbolt continues to grow in popularity and improves in functionality—then FireWire will probably continue to be compatible with most laptops for at least the next decade.
This is why I left my PCIe card behind, I had alot of problems spent more time T-SHooting then recording. Firewire/USB/T-Bolt is just simplerOn the flip side, internal buses are problematic. At this point, legacy parallel PCI is circling the drain, with fewer and fewer motherboards supporting it, and no cheap way to add it to computers that don't have it. I would avoid parallel-PCI-based hardware. Same goes for CardBus (based on parallel PCI).
Great point dgat dont wanna buy something you have to go "Back to the future" in. Its just dosent make sense on any angel. PCIe is not a main line product anymore even harder and harder to get updates for them or have new plugins or software for them.And although this may seem counterintuitive now, availability of PCIe is also likely to decline over the next few years. Desktop computer sales are on the decline, as you mentioned. Within a few years (like ten or twelve), desktop computer sales are expected to be lost in the noise. At that point, your only options for PCIe will likely involve expensive breakout boxes.
BINGO!And ExpressCard is also in decline, because Thunderbolt is "good enough" and takes up less physical space inside the computer.
Even though it is more expensive than a desktop, those folks can grab the laptop and carry it with them to meetings, so they only need to have one machine instead of two. Besides, the fact that your IT folks bought laptops instead of desktops pretty much proves the point. Desktops might have been a better choice, but they went with laptops anyway, and as long as folks are doing that, laptop sales will increase while desktop sales will decrease.