Liverpool Bud Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 just recieved an ipod as a gift my pc runs windows 98 - - non compatible with i pod software but it has a firewire card!! my work lap top has windows xp professional - i pod software compatible.... but no space for fitting a firewire card technican has informed me that i can buy a i pod usb 2 capable to facilitate music transfer from lap top to the i pod will this affect the transfer speed - or music quality? has anyone else had the same problems? any ideas or suggestions welcomed cheers Liverpoolbud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 just recieved an ipod as a gift my pc runs windows 98 - - non compatible with i pod software but it has a firewire card!! my work lap top has windows xp professional - i pod software compatible.... but no space for fitting a firewire card technican has informed me that i can buy a i pod usb 2 capable to facilitate music transfer from lap top to the i pod will this affect the transfer speed - or music quality? has anyone else had the same problems? any ideas or suggestions welcomed cheers Liverpoolbud Sell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy1987 Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Sell it f**k selling it. Give it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Ally - you can get yourself the USB cable from Apple.com/uk The transfer mechanism makes no difference to speed, in actual fact USB 2.0 is faster than Firewire at transferring. The speed makes no difference to the quality of the ripped files (although the beter quality you rip the files at the larger they will be and the longer they will take to transfer !). If your work machine is only USB 1.1 then it will be quite slow to transfer the ripped files (you can use a USB 2.0 cable on a 1.1 port but it only runs at 1.1 speed) from I-Tunes to your I-Pod but you only do it once (and then synch what has changed) so it shouldn't really make much difference. Only problem is that apple.com/uk are advising 2 weeks for the cable. You might be able to get one in the shops sooner than that - or try e-bay ! You can also buy a PCMCIA firewire card for your laptop which you can plug in and out as and when you need to use it as an alternative (most laptops have 1 or 2 PCMCIA slots in the side of the chassis) - but if you have spare USB ports then I would just use them on your home PC as perhaps your work won;t want you installing new cards into your work laptop, installing I-Tunes and ripping GB's of music on to their machine ! Where to get it all; USB cable from Apple (£15 but takes 2 weeks to deliver !?) Click Here OR PCMCIA Firewire Card for laptop (£26 next day delivery) from dabs; Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Bud Posted November 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Cheers Div ive found an ipod to usb 2 cable on logic3.com - cost £7.98 - one week delivery time - so for th sake of 8 quid ive ordered one and il give that a go! then its down to the onerous task of transfering all my cd's!! thanks Ally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny P Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Ally.....be careful if you wear it when you're playing football - that would increase the chances of someone kicking you in the pods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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