Streaming via USB or Firewire

This is more of a poll than a real question.
I'm looking into buying a new external HD. I'm wandering which one streams better, USB or Firewire. I've tried both USB and Firewire. I've noticed that Firewire seems to do a little better than USB.
What do you think?
Thanks

As you seem to have noticed firewire is the fastest interface whether it be FW 400 or FW 800, USB is technically 480 mbps but you are unlikely to achieve anywhere near this and I would generally expect USB to be around 15% slower than FW 400.
However that being said I've noticed (not sure if this is generally the case) that firewire drives seem to run considerably hotter than USB and therefore suspect they may have a shorter life span, firewire drives are of course less common and seem slightly more expensive.
Personally I prefer the multi interface drives and on occasions when I've had firewire issues they have proved to be worth their weight in gold when I've been able to continue using them by switching them to a USB port.

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