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Why no Firewire on iPods? — #1

Anyone know what the deal is? Why Apple has removed Firewire connection? I just bought my second iPod, first one was the very first iPod released by Apple, and this transferring ov…
MacNN PowerPC by drainyoo

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #3

i think it was to slim down the size of the pod. I could be wrong, but I believe the FW chipset takes up more room than the USB one.
MacNN PowerPC by hickey

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #4

Quote: Originally Posted by hickey i think it was to slim down the size of the pod. I could be wrong, but I believe the FW chipset takes up more room than the USB one. Per…
MacNN PowerPC by drainyoo

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #6

Quote: Originally Posted by hickey oh i wasnt saying i enjoy not having firewire, Im with you on needing FW. USB hurts me sometimes. Oh no I know you weren't saying that, …
MacNN PowerPC by drainyoo

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #8

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell For an iPod, USB2 is faster and cheaper than Firewire. USB 2 is faster? How so?
MacNN PowerPC by drainyoo

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #9

Quote: Originally Posted by drainyoo USB 2 is faster? How so? The chipset they're using in the iPods is rather pokey (probably for low-power/heat) and USB2 comes out on top…
MacNN PowerPC by mduell

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #10

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell For an iPod, USB2 is faster and cheaper than Firewire. No, USB 2.0 is overall SLOWER than Firewire This has been gone over so many times…
MacNN PowerPC by Kevin

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #11

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell The chipset they're using in the iPods is rather pokey (probably for low-power/heat) and USB2 comes out on top for transfer rates. Here are s…
MacNN PowerPC by drainyoo

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #12

Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin No, USB 2.0 is overall SLOWER than Firewire This has been gone over so many times. http://www.barefeats.com/usb2.html It "has been gone…
MacNN PowerPC by mduell

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #13

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell 1000 songs (assuming ~4MB/song) should take about 9 minutes over USB2 (based the benchmarks from CNet). Are you using USB1? USB1 would take ~1…
MacNN PowerPC by drainyoo

Why no Firewire on iPods? — #14

I thought the speed leapfrogging went USB<FW400<USB2<FW800? At any rate, if I were you drainyoo I'd buy a USB2 PCI and install it in your Mac to make song transfers livab…
MacNN PowerPC by Uisce
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