Ipod anyone!!!! ($200-$300)

[Crash893]

i would have but firewire blows monkey poo

im not going to get a firewire card and stuff just to do this

ill wait till mac comes to there senes and makes a usb one

 

[Maxvla]

i would have but firewire blows monkey poo

im not going to get a firewire card and stuff just to do this

ill wait till mac comes to there senes and makes a usb one

they already do

 

[timmyqwest]

i would have but firewire blows monkey poo

im not going to get a firewire card and stuff just to do this

ill wait till mac comes to there senes and makes a usb one

lol, i dont understand your beef with firewire....

a whole 8mb per second....wow

 

[BigRed]

lol, i dont understand your beef with firewire....

a whole 8mb per second....wow

Yeah, and its actually better than USB2.0 in that it uses Less cpu power to operate and has a higher Sustained (not burst) Transfer rate.

 

[Crash893]

for beef with firewire go here = http://forum.oc-
forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=194979

i dont want to hijack this thread anymore

 

[CPFitz14]

Just to tell you guys... and continue with the thread hijack..

I was amazed at the speed of firewire. It must've transfered 200 or so songs in around 20 seconds. I clicked "sync" looked away for a few seconds, and looked back. I thought there was an error or something, I couldn't believe it.

Even if it isn't the fastest, its definitely fast enough, unless you're transfering 2000+ songs at a time.

-CPFitz-

 

[timmyqwest]

Just to tell you guys... and continue with the thread hijack..

I was amazed at the speed of firewire. It must've transfered 200 or so songs in around 20 seconds. I clicked "sync" looked away for a few seconds, and looked back. I thought there was an error or something, I couldn't believe it.

Even if it isn't the fastest, its definitely fast enough, unless you're transfering 2000+ songs at a time.

-CPFitz-

USB 2.0 is only 8MB faster...but...it IS still faster


Highjack the thread all you want, move it infact...the deal is most likely over

 

[BigRed]

USB 2.0 is only 8MB faster...but...it IS still faster

Thats the burst transfer speed. Firewire has a higher sustained transfer speed. Not to mention it uses less cpu power

 

[Maxvla]

you guys should argue on equal terms.

USB1.1 (12mbit/s) is similar generation as regular firewire (400mbit/s)

USB2.0 (480mbit/s) is similar generation as the new firewire 1394b (800mbit/s)

 

[cack01]

But.. Firewire costs more b/c apple want $$

Its kinda like a AMD vs. Intel thing. One is alittle bit faster, but yet it costs more. So the real question is which one gives the best cost/performance ratio.

 

[Crash893]

Thats the burst transfer speed. Firewire has a higher sustained transfer speed. Not to mention it uses less cpu power

becuase you have to buy a extra pci card to power it

 

[Maxvla]

becuase you have to buy a extra pci card to power it

not true. most mobo's have firewire on board now.

 

[BigRed]

not true. most mobo's have firewire on board now.

The SB audigy also has a firewire port built into it, But its not as fast as a standalone card.

 

[Maxvla]

The SB audigy also has a firewire port built into it, But its not as fast as a standalone card.

yes i know. thats what i'm using

i get about 8mb/s using it. i would get faster speeds with onboard or a standalone card.

 

[cack01]

Just got my Ipod today, now I can sctually use the firewire on my audigy.

I love this thing its output quality is topnotch.

Special thanks to Mazvla on how posting how to convert MAcs to winPODS. If anybody want to try to get a cheap IPOD, I would bid on the mac IPODS on ebay. Seems like noone knows you can convert them, so a lot of them are not being bid on.

 

[carmello22]

i went to bestbuy today and they had a 15g ipod for $200 (open box). i almost spent all my book $ for it, but showed some restraint and went to the book store.

 

[OSUmaxx]

Does converting from Mac --> PC void the warranty?

 

[Maxvla]

Does converting from Mac --> PC void the warranty?

possibly.

thats why i got the bestbuy warranty they said they would replace it for any reason.

 

[cack01]

I heard that its possible to use the IPOD's drive like a nromal drive, I see windows recognizes it, has anyone tried this.

 

[cursor]

I heard that its possible to use the IPOD's drive like a nromal drive, I see windows recognizes it, has anyone tried this.

I would be surprised if you COULDN'T. My crappy RioOne lets me do this, so I'd think the almighty uber-iPod would.