Camcorders and USB: Is Steve Jobs Right?
Much is being made of the lack of FireWire in the new MacBooks. Seems like everyone’s weighed in on this topic, myself included.
Even more recently, an email response to one irate customer set off more controversy. In this email, Steve Jobs himself is alleged to have responded:
Actually, all of the new HD camcorders of the past few years use USB 2.
So, is that true? Perhaps the best way to find out is to look at Amazon.com and see what’s selling, then check what interface they use.
I hit the bestsellers list from Amazon for camcorders, and the first thing I noticed is that the Flip series occupies five of the top 10 slots (as of this writing). The Flip supports USB 2.0, so it qualifies, but in case some people would like to have a little more camera representation than that, I decided to include the top 20 (which includes two more Flips).
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