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USB upgrade to spec 2.0 on Ibook (G3 white, two USB)

Hi all!
Have G3 600Mhz Ibook with 2 USB. Is it possible to upgrade those USB to hi-speed USB 2.0, so it will be possbile to connect new hi-spped devices?
Or,are exist FireWire to USB 2.0 converter?
TIA
sergej

jonkreisler

Sorry, The iBook itself cannot be upgraded that way.
Also, since there are no card slots, the iBook cannot add a PCMCIA card.
I have not found any Firewire to USB converters either.
On a positive note, though, Firewire is rated at a maximum transfer rate of 400 Mbps, which is almost as fast as USB-2 (480 Mbps.)

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jonkreisler

Followup:
What sort of device(s) did you have in mind?
Firewire peripherals are widely available. Scanners, digital video, printers, CD drives, DVD drives, iPods and external hard drives are all quite good in the Firewire variety. Also, under the hood, the drives are the same whether in a USB-2 or Firewire enclosure. They are IDE (ATA).
Daisy-chaining and adding hubs can bring the total number of Firewire devices up to 63.

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I am thinking to add DVD-writer, have a nice offer for external one, but only with USB, so sad...

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