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[IntestineBoy]

All they seem to talk about is USB 2.0. But can you still plug in a dock -> firewire cable and have at it?

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

They will display an error message onscreen the iPod if you connect via Firewire.

They will charge via Firewire though; I charged my Nano with the AC adaptor + Firewire method.

 

[sc0la]

i wonder why they took it out... especially since I believe firewire transfers data much faster than usb 2.0 on macs.

I could be very wrong about that though


how long would 60 gigs take to transfer over usb?

 

[suaveric]

USB 2 is actually a bit faster than Firewire. 480Mb/ps to 400Mb/ps.

 

[The Faceless Master]

USB 2 is actually a bit faster than Firewire. 480 to 400 per second. I forget if that's mbps or kbps. I think mbps.

on paper... real life speed tests show a whole different story...

 

[Macam]

Relevant links: Firewire, USB2.

Relevant quote:

"Although USB2 claims to be capable of higher speeds (480mb/s), FireWire is, in practice, faster."

USB is cheaper however and has simpler and smaller circuitry, allowing for potentially smaller devices. Firewire is not supported by iPods any more, but this should come as no surprise as Apple is simply leveraging the massive PC market to fund their projects.

All that said, I just ordered one.

 

[IntestineBoy]

What sucks is that I have a firewire port on my computer but not USB 2.0. But oh well. I don't have a new ipod yet either.

 

[XMonkey]

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...oqq1NxOR7HO/1.SLID?mco=7247AC6D&nplm=M9127G/A

"Use an extra iPod Dock Connector to FireWire Cable for charging and syncing your iPod over FireWire. Compatible with iPod models with dock connector, except iPod nano."

edit - But...I just noticed that the little icons of the iPods it's compatible with don't show "iPod with video" like it does on the Universal Dock. The plot thickens.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

and I bought a firewire card just for my impending ipod purchase.