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Originally posted by Dave Flowerday
Parallel I/O is nearly always faster than serial.
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That's true until you get to high transmission frequencies. Then crosstalk becomes such an issue that it's easier to send things over a smaller number of wires. This is why many computer interfacing technologies are switching from parallel serial (parallel ports to Universal Serial Bus; Parallel IDE to Serial ATA).
Now, obviously, that won't be an issue here (I'd be highly surprised if any team managed to even come close to maxing out the serial port) but I thought it was important to point out.
Matt