Re: Firewire on new iPods?

In article <NMVrf.660$h24.74@trndny05>,
"Mr. Chewy Biteums" <baloneysauce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jay Maynard wrote:
> > As I understand it, the 5th generatio iPods just didn't have the space for
> > the relatively bulky Firewire chipset. Thus, they only have USB 2.0. I've
> > seen a picture that shows what happens if you try to use a Firewire cable:
> > you get a screen that says "This iPod does not support Firewire. Please plug
> > in a USB cable." (Or words to that effect.)
>
> Thanks for the info. That's too bad though, it's taking a noticeably
> longer time to transfer large amounts of files.

That probably means your computer has USB 1.1, not USB 2.0. USB 2 is
much faster, but it didn't get added to Macs until somewhat recently so
older models (such as the titanium PowerBook on which I'm typing this)
don't have it.

If you have a desktop Mac, you should be able to get a USB 2.0 card for
not too much money. I think you can do the same for a laptop via a PC
card slot, but that's probably a bit more expensive.

-Eric

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