Question | Answer |
USB 1.0/1.1 Low Speed | 1.5 Mbps up to 127 devices and supplies power up to a point |
USB 2.0 | 480 Mbps up to 127 devices and supplies power up to a point |
Firewire (IEEE 1394) | 100, 200, 400 Mbps up to 63 devices 6 or 4 pin supplies some power 15 ft (4.5 m) |
Firewire (IEEE 1394.B) | 800, 1600, 3200 Mbps up to 63 devices 6 or 4 pin distances up 100m |
Parallel (IEEE 1284 Bidirectional) | 2 Mbps |
SPP Standard Parallel Port | 50 - 150 Kbps |
EPP Parallel Port | 500 Kbps - 2 Mbps |
USB 1.0/1.1 Full Speed | 12 Mbps |
SATA1 | 150 MBps |
SATA3, SATA IO, or SATA II | 300 MBps |
SATA6 | 600 MPps |
PATA (IDE/EIDE) | 40 Conductor |
PATA (EIDE) | 80 Conductor 33.3 Mbps using 40 pin connectors |
SATA | 7 Conductors keyed at one end for drive and other for controller. |
eSATA | External 7 pin data connector which provides no power to drive |
Narrow SCSI | 50 Conductors, up to seven 50 pin connectors for drives and one 50 pin connector dedicated to the host adapter or controller |
Wide SCSI | 68 Conductors up to 15 68 conductor cables for drives and one 68 conductor cable dedicated to the host adapter or controller |
Alt-4 SCSI | 80 Conductors up to 15 80 conductor cables for drives and one 80 conductor cable dedicated to the host adapter or controller |
Serial port and cable | DB 9 or DB 25 transmits 1 bit at a time 50 ft max length |
Modem port and cable | RJ 11 for internal and serial for external. |