USB 1.1 is relatively snappy. I use it to put files on my flash drive all the time and it doesn't keep you waiting TOO long.

I don't know if this would be a true test of the transfer speed but here is what I came up with: I used a PNY 256MB flash drive and filled it up with MP3s by drag and drop. It too…

Quote: Originally posted by discotronic: I don't know if this would be a true test of the transfer speed but here is what I came up with: I used a PNY 256MB flash drive…

I'd like to know if the Shuffle can charge from an Apple Keyboard USB port.

Quote: Originally posted by spacefreak: I'd like to know if the Shuffle can charge from an Apple Keyboard USB port. Doubtfully, Apple's USB keyboard isn't a powere…

I am contending with this exact issue. SInce USB1 is only 12Mbps transfer rate, it would take something like 11minutes, 22seconds to fill up the 1-gig iPod Shuffler via the USB co…

Quote: Originally posted by Forbodium: I am contending with this exact issue. SInce USB1 is only 12Mbps transfer rate, it would take something like 11minutes, 22seconds…

Quote: Originally posted by maxintosh: Doubtfully, Apple's USB keyboard isn't a powered hub. From Apple's support page: Quote: iPod shuffle: How to c…

Quote: Originally posted by Forbodium: I am contending with this exact issue. SInce USB1 is only 12Mbps transfer rate, it would take something like 11minutes, 22seconds…

What happens if I have a 1GB iPod shuffle and I set half of that space for music and the other half for data, and I find out that I am going to need more than 500MB of storage for …

I would assume so. If you set the data partition to 500MB, then that's what you've got--a 500 MB USB keychain drive (with a 500MB iPod built-in). Chris

Quote: Originally posted by discotronic: Just start before you go to bed and it will be done when you leave for work the next day You sleep for 40 minutes a night?

Quote: Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker: You sleep for 40 minutes a night? Can you believe that! Sometimes I even get up to an hour

Quote: Originally posted by maxintosh: Apple chose USB wisely. The iPod Shuffle doubles as a flash drive, which is very appealing to many. Almost every computer nowaday…

Apple chose exactly right for the shuffle. I used to work at Circuit City when the 3G ipod got big, and I used to have to explain on a daily basis to people that, "no you cant conv…

Quote: Originally posted by vmarks: Imagine a flashdrive / shuffle like a double-tipped highlighter, caps at both ends: Firewire under one cap, usb2 under the other. Cou…

Quote: Originally posted by maxintosh: It's interesting but there really isn't any good place for the headphone port in that case. How about moving the USB connector…

Firewire is also thicker than USB, so the shuffle would have to be bigger - anyhow any computer with Firewire is bound to have some version of USB, so all it does is detract from t…

Quote: Originally posted by Forbodium: How about moving the USB connector to the top, have the firewire on the bottom and have the headphone port right next to it? That…

I sync my 1gb shuffle on my G3 iBook which has USB 1.1 Took me about 20minutes to fill up 180 songs or so (first sync).

It's taking quite an amount of time to send songs to my 512MB shuffle. I'm thinking it's because I told iTunes to autoconvert songs to a lower bit rate just for the shuffle though…

Ouch, that is one way to slow things down lol.

Quote: Originally posted by Michael1980: Ouch, that is one way to slow things down lol. You're right, but I don't want to take the time to re-rip my some of my CDs…

I know this is a Mac forum, but I have a question about charging the shuffle on a pc. My brother-in-law has a P3-something (it's old), so I'm sure it has USB 1.1, however, I don't…

Quote: Originally posted by shreddog: I know this is a Mac forum, but I have a question about charging the shuffle on a pc. My brother-in-law has a P3-something (it's o…