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migration via ethernet: speed
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Well i've simplified my decision making on whether or not to get a new MacBookAL(MBAL) down to this one function.
Upon closer inspection of my Camcorder it appears that it supports both USB2.0 and FW, as does my external HDD (which i have been using with FW400).
So i will not use that functionality if i get the MBAL.
The only remaining missing functionality is TDM. I wanted to know what your experience has been with transferring data over ethernet on a Mac. setup, speed, reliability.
Cheers
PS>>having never used USB to import video into iMovie, was wondering whats that like on Leopard as well.
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Please don't put such a thread in the Lounge.
If you use a Gigabit ethernet-capable cable, it should be about as fast. If you have to use 100 MBit ethernet, you'll get about 7-12 MB/s.
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You should probably double-check and make sure your camcorder supports DV download via USB. My camcorder can store video on mini-DV cassettes or SD cards. The SD video can be downloaded via USB 2.0, but FW is required for DV download, due to its faster sustained throughput.
Also: transferring data via gigabit crossover is blindingly fast - at least, it has been for me. If both machines have gigabit, you won't need a crossover cable.
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Ethernet is a reliable way to transfer files; with gigabit it's pretty fast too. With typical network setups, configuration is also very easy.
I'd look at your camera a bit more; many (most?) that have both Firewire and USB have Firewire for video only and USB for stills only.
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The camcorder we have is a HDD based camcorder, so im sure there's some compression going on. it doesnt use any tape media. so i guess it could do video over USB, ill have to test it to make sure.
So basically the only feature thats done away with with the MBAs and MBALs is TDM. right ?
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Does anyone know i there's a possibility of Apple doing TDM over USB2 ? i mean if they could pull it off over FW400, why not USB2 ?
Same procedure, just hook one Mac upto another over USB ?
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TDM doesn't work over USB. Any other questions on specifics are really irrelevant -- it doesn't work.
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Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a 
Does anyone know i there's a possibility of Apple doing TDM over USB2 ? i mean if they could pull it off over FW400, why not USB2 ?
Same procedure, just hook one Mac upto another over USB ?
With the OTG supplement (released a few years ago) I think TDM over USB is possible, but Apple has not implemented it yet.
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TDM appears to be history. If you're somebody that relies on this a lot (troubleshooters or example) I would consider getting one of these inexpensive SATA/PATA->USB adapters.
Regular users can clone over USB or migrate via Gigabit (at even higher speeds).
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