Shared drive access speed: AEBS vs Mac Mini

Quick question - suppose I share the same external HDD from either a) connected directly to an Airport extreme (previous gen n model) via USB or b) from another networked computer (spicifically a Mac Mini - 2.0 dual core, 2GB RAM, hardwired to AEBS) using USB or FireWire. Will one configuration or the other give faster access speeds from other networked computers?
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pdbennett wrote:
Will one configuration or the other give faster access speeds from other networked computers?
in my experience, a direct firewire connection is *by far* superior.
JGG

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