Quote: Originally Posted by Uisce 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 …

Quote: Originally Posted by drainyoo Actually I have a 17inch PowerBook (the very first one that was released) and a new video iPod. Does the PB have USB 2.0 already in it? And …

Quote: Originally Posted by Uisce That computer has PCMCIA slots correct? I think the easiest thing would be a USB2 card that you slide in - http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr…

AFAIK, Apple added USB 2.0 on the Rev B 17".

Quote: Originally Posted by Uisce I thought the speed leapfrogging went USB<FW400<USB2<FW800? In terms of maximum rated speed, that's true. (12Mbps/400/480/800) In …

dumb question: is there a plug & play USB2 connector/adaptor that would plug into the Firewire port? so i can use a faster port than my old USB1 on my old G4 with a new Nano…

I'd have to agree with dreamryche, FW is a constant transfer rate. Which is why FW and iLink is used for digital movies. I think Apple should incorporate a 1394 connection. Wouldn'…

Firewire lacks the fine grained device power control that USB has. It further has not been developed in "smaller, lighter, cooler" chipsets the way USB has; you can get a single, …

Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter It is NOT some conspiracy on Apple's part, unless you think that providing smaller, lighter devices that run longer on their batteries is a …

Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin Yeah very lame. I wont buy another iPod till 1. They adopt Firewire again. 2. USB gets lots faster. 1. unlikely, unfortunately 2. USB is …

Quote: Originally Posted by NYCFarmboy dumb question: is there a plug & play USB2 connector/adaptor that would plug into the Firewire port? so i can use a faster port tha…

Quote: Originally Posted by drainyoo Yeah it does. I this the only option? How can this laptop not have USB 2? Was Apple sleeping again? Would suck to have this ugly thing stic…

Quote: Originally Posted by dreamryche In terms of maximum rated speed, that's true. (12Mbps/400/480/800) In practice, however, FW400 beats USB2 because USB gets most of its spe…

Quote: Originally Posted by tooki 2. USB is already much faster than the drive inside the iPod So is firewire, which is why I find it laughable that someone says USB is fast…

Quote: Originally Posted by volcano I've checked every site that I can think of (apple-history.com, lowendmac.com, everymac.com) and not a single one has information on whether …

Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin So is firewire, which is why I find it laughable that someone says USB is faster. What they mean is on the computer being tested, their USB 2.0…

The different platforms implement both firewire and USB slightly differently. It looks like some sort of priority thing in traffic handling on both. Firewire seems slower on Wind…

I have had no complaints with USB on my iPod. As far as I'm concerned... music and videos are copied over in a timely manner and I have over 6,000 songs and it did NOT take hours t…

im with the spaz here, but i do wish that firewire was still supported mainly because im running out of usb ports. i only have 2 to deal with my mouse, ipod, and printer. Kinda get…

Quote: Originally Posted by TheSpaz I have had no complaints with USB on my iPod. As far as I'm concerned... music and videos are copied over in a timely manner and I have over …

Quote: Originally Posted by explosivpotato im with the spaz here, but i do wish that firewire was still supported mainly because im running out of usb ports. i only have 2 to de…

Check out this new charger that might help out. You can use both the firewall cables and the USB cables. Since some iPods use Firewall and some use USB, you won't have to waste mon…

just buy a firewire cable for the powerbook, easy enough i personally like firewire transfer, because my usb ports are taken up by my printer and keyboard already...

Quote: Originally Posted by iPod Master Check out this new charger that might help out. You can use both the firewall cables and the USB cables. Since some iPods use Firewall an…

Quote: Originally Posted by sledsbehave just buy a firewire cable for the powerbook, easy enough i personally like firewire transfer, because my usb ports are taken up by my p…