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Yep. If memory serves, Firewire was Apple's first bid for a high speed device standard. Then USB 2.0 came out and even Apple climbed on board. Not too many people use Firewire unless there's a fancy video camera involved.

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video, high speed hard drive, audio work. That's pretty much the main applications for firewire.

You're also going to tend to pay a premium for firewire devices over USB.