Well, my motherboard specs say "IEEE 1394 VIA 1394 Controller supports 2 x 1394 ports" so I suppose it's not firewire 800.

Okay, here's a question. In windows 2000, if I have a USB flash card reader and I unplug it, I get that stupid "You have unplugged..." dialog box. Does that also happen with a firewire enclosure? If not, I'll definitely get firewire.

Side note: Anyone ever find a way to get rid of that dialog box in windows 2000?