Quote: Originally posted by discotronic: I just did a little test of my own using an iPod mini 1G. Over firewire I transferred 139MB worth of songs. I timed it from star…

Hmm also, the page says Quote: Apple includes Sennheiser earbuds that can be worn with or without padding. Is it true that the included earbuds are by Sennhe…

I wouldn't be suprised. They are pretty good quality. Also, on my iBook, I borrowed my friend's firewire cable to compare firewire transfers vs. USB 2.0 transfers with a 2G mini, …

I remember reading something at Barefeats which mentioned that USB 2.0 sucks for Mac's when the same device is used on a PC. On the other hand Firewire was way faster for the Mac …

Quote: Originally posted by naphtali: Hmm also, the page says Is it true that the included earbuds are by Sennheiser? No, they are confusing Apple with iRiver.

USB 2 and my 6GB mini get me about 8mb/s transfer speeds on my G4. I will test firewire speeds out when I can, but they are always better than USB speeds for me with my external H…

My 2G 10 gig iPod was down to about two hours of battery life so I decided to get a Newer Technology 2100mAh battery from OWC. Although the actual disassembly wasn't as easy as the…

I would like to know if anyone with a 3G iPod has used one of these batteries. I still get about 6 hours charge on mine. If I could get it up to 12 hours I would consider getting o…

A friend of mine put a Newr battery in his G3, and although he doesn't get the charge time that you can get with the replacements for the 1G and 2G batteries, he's very pleased wit…

Quote: Originally posted by ThinkInsane: A friend of mine put a Newr battery in his G3, and although he doesn't get the charge time that you can get with the replacement…

It's mildly confusing to see the iPods referred to as G3s. . . I prefer the 2G, 3G, 4G format.

Quote: Originally posted by Big Mac: It's mildly confusing to see the iPods referred to as G3s. . . I prefer the 2G, 3G, 4G format. Sorry about that, I meant to ty…

Quote: Originally posted by ThinkInsane: Sorry about that, I meant to type 3G. No need to apologize. . .

Hmmmmmm............ do I upgrade the battery in my 3G or do I wait for new iPods and upgrade to that one instead? Decisions decisions.

I upgraded my iMac G5 with a 200GB hard drive. I have the 80GB SATA drive that came with it. I would like to put it in a firewire enclosure but I am having a hard time finding one.…

SATA to firewire is hard to find, because SATA is designed different way than ATA. I've seen many solutions which connects external SATA drive to a PCI card, but this is impossible…

I don't think the iMac G5 has an external SATA connection. You do have 2 Firewire ports. If you need more ports, just add a Belkin Firewire hub. I haven't tried this one, but …

Quote: Originally posted by tae667: SATA to firewire is hard to find, because SATA is designed different way than ATA. I've seen many solutions which connects external S…

Quote: Originally posted by Buckaroo: I don't think the iMac G5 has an external SATA connection. You do have 2 Firewire ports. If you need more ports, just add a Bel…

Maybe these will help

Quote: Originally Posted by CIA Maybe these will help Thanks for the link. I think I have made the decision that it would be just as cheap to get an IDE drive and an encl…

WiebeTech also makes some products like this. They are extremely expensive, but having used them in the past, they are also some of the best-made computer products (of any kind) I …

Can you use a USB 2 enclosure instead?

Quote: Originally Posted by thefunkymunky Can you use a USB 2 enclosure instead? I'm only going to look at firewire enclosures at this point. If I didn't want the ability …

Quote: Originally Posted by Luca Rescigno WiebeTech also makes some products like this. They are extremely expensive, but having used them in the past, they are also some of the…