Yeah. I use firewire for hard drives and cameras in my multimedia class. But USB is excellent for everything else, and that 2.0 USB will make your scanners faster and stuff.
The 64 Athlon is supposed to be totally nuts. But I'm still waiting until quantum physics are introduced to run-of-the-mill electronics ...

Did you know that there was a prototype organizer based off quantum physics???
That Ghz FSB on the new G5 is also completely sick ... my Athlon 2200 is overclocked from 133 to 174 and that G5's still waaaay beyond me ...