Which connection is faster for Mac-iPod syncing?

I have recently been reading about the switch from power adapter/usb/firewire bundle to usb only for iPods and after reading a couple of reviews i've come across quite a few people saying the the Firewire connection from a mac to an iPod is actually faster than a USB connection even though the speed of usb is theoretically greater than that of a Firewire conenction. I have sold my old iPod mini to upgrade to the 6GB version so i now only have a USB cable but i'm going to New York in september (From UK) and i'm going to be doing some shopping in the apple store to take full advantage of the price difference and i'm wanting to know whether it's worth adding a the apple stereo connection kit (charger, dock, firewire cable, stereo cables) to my list which already includes the Dock?
I know it's a bit long winded but i got carried away. Basically i want to know if and how the Firewire conenction is faster than the USB connection.
Thanks in advance

I don't know which dumb manager decided to not include the firewire cables anymore. But that was a stupid move on Apples part, I think.
They could have sold two versions, one with a Firewire cable and another with USB cable. That at least would give us a choice.
Mine came with the both cables, but since I only have USB 1, I have always used the Firewire cable.
As Allan has stated, I still believe the firewire connection is far superior, even though USB 2 is better than USB 1. But I think it's a marketing and cost saving approach on Apples part. Most Windows PC's don't ship with Firewire, only USB 2.

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