Topic: USB or Ethenet?

[Dominic]

I've been using usb since i had cable personally, but apperently alot of people say ethernet is better, alot less fluxating .. Anyone with ethernet that use to be usb notice any difference?

[Dominic]

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=117631

So far, from what i read .. seems like imma be getting ethernet.

[princeofdarkness]

well dominic having ethernet frees up an extra usb port..

i do not know if there are any speed differences but i definately prefer etherent

Jonah

[Sandra]

I agree with what they say on that link Dom.
Ethernet alows a transfer rate of up to 100mbps wheras USB1 tops out at 10mbps although both are obviously more than capable of transferring anything you get over the internet up to a 10 megabit line ( I wonder when that will become as common as 512k for home use is now ).
USB2 is supposed to be as fast as ethernet but even then I would still go with ethernet.
Obviously the deciding factor would probably be whether your pc has either onboard ethernet or an ethernet card fitted, as I am not sure it would be worth buying and fitting a card if it was just to enable you to use the ethernet connectivity of your modem :doggie:

[Dominic]

I also heard that usb use's alot of cpu usage on lower powered pc's not thats my case, but could this be the reason my internet is so unstable?

[Sandra]

It uses a little more than an ethernet would but wouldnt have thought it would cause you any problems unless you were running a very old slow pc.
Are you on dial up or BB