<< Re: Epson 1680: USB or Firewire >> I believe you will be governed by how fast the scanner-software combo generates data, perhaps your hard drive speed (?), and not the connection. In my test of an Epson 2450 with VueScan in OS 9 of an 175MB file, USB (1.1) and Firewire times (Scan pass and output of file) were essentially the same. I plan on testing in OS X-my impression is that Firewire is implemented much better in OS X. YMMV. Please, let the experts chime in. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.