IPOD cable?

[xchangx]

My brother is sending me a 10gig IPOD he bought off of ebay. Doesn't have a dock, just a firewire cable.

I have a thinkpad with a USB 1.1 port, is there a cable I can buy to hook the ipod directly to my computer?

Also, can I use the USB1.1 since the IPOD is 2.0?

Thanks!

Michael

 

[KingNothing]

Just buy a PCMCIA firewire card for $30 off EBay. USB 1.1 transfer rates will be unbelievably slow.

 

[xchangx]

Yeah, well honestly I don't have 10 gigs worth of mp3's, so it'll be like a one time transfer.

Much rather just buy a cable.

 

[dpopiz]

ipod isn't usb 2.0, it's firewire only. just buy a firewire card. they're pretty cheap

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
ipod isn't usb 2.0, it's firewire only. just buy a firewire card. they're pretty cheap

3rd gen iPods are USB too, but judging by what xchangx said, I'm doubting it's a 3rd gen; probably 2nd gen.

 

[Platypus]

Buy the IEEE 1394 card, it's worth it.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
ipod isn't usb 2.0, it's firewire only. just buy a firewire card. they're pretty cheap

Depends. 1st and 2nd gen iPod's are FW only. The 3rd gen iPods are FW and USB 2.0.


Lethal

 

[xchangx]

K, I give ie, I'll just get a card.

Thanks anyway!

 

[wfbberzerker]

if theres no dock, as he said, its 1st or 2nd gen ipod. you will have to buy a pcmcia firewire card, its the only way to transfer files to the ipod. not to mention its probably 10 or 20 times faster than usb1.1.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
if theres no dock, as he said, its 1st or 2nd gen ipod. you will have to buy a pcmcia firewire card, its the only way to transfer files to the ipod. not to mention its probably 10 or 20 times faster than usb1.1.

All 3rd gen iPods come w/a dock except for the 10gig version.


Lethal