Deneb 2.0 vs. Subway USB

[platon42]

save2600 wrote:
I just secured an X-Surf card and was wondering if, as a cheaper alternative to Deneb, I would be happy with a Subway clockport module. Features look the same (Actually, the Subway comes with 4 USB ports vs. 2 on the Deneb) except for the 'highspeed' function of the card. Specifically, I'd like to use the USB ports for my printer, external HD's, DVD/CDRW and maybe a sound card.

Would it be wiser to invest in the Deneb for these uses or will I not notice much, if any difference between highspeed mode or not?

Deneb vs. Subway:
(+) USB 2.0 highspeed (up to 8.5 MB/sec in Z3 PIO mode or even more in DMA mode), full speed 1 MB/sec for USB 1.1 devices.
(+) Realtime Isochronous transfers supported (USB Audio and Sonix-Webcam), means that you can use cheap USB soundcards. Not supported by the Subway.
(+) 4 MB Flashrom for Rom-Updates & Kickstart (and booting MorphOS Classic), booting from USB.
(+) has a clockport
(-) only three USB ports instead of four on the Subway

I might have forgotten something, but these are probably the main advantages.

[platon42]

-D- wrote:
Just checked the Luciferin docs. You can add complete kickstart images with AlgorKick, and it even uses the maprom feature of the phase5 boards. Very cool!

*edit*   Actually, I think booting from a custom ROM is only possible with p5 boards.

Yes, mainly for phase5 boards, but also for the A3640 board. Most people have these kinds of boards ;-)