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Originally Posted by MatTman
basicly what i said a few posts back, you are indeed correct about the CPU hardware factors being the Decider in how the USb modem performs, AFIAK the USB modem does have the Encode/decode hardware inside but has no internal CPU unlike its Ethernet big brother.
the Overhead for USB devices like his can be quite big with lower end systems, gaming enthusiasts would fare better to go with Ethernet for Max online performance, which basicly is the Only application in which Ethernet will outperform USB given its CPU heavy nature.
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I read your post - I was just providing my analogy
It strikes me that Ethernet will always out-perform USB because the former was designed for the job it does whereas the latter is generic - it supports all manner of devices. Like I said, there are many issues that will impact on the perfomance of USB. I would guess that running the SACM through a USB hub would cause (performance) problems in some circumstances.