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iPod mini

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  • 24-04-2005 3:04pm
    #1
    tinkerbell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭


    Hi :)

    My lovely bf bought me an iPod mini for my birthday, it's so cool! :D

    Unfortunately, my Dell laptop only has a USB 1 port :( Will it work properly with that, or will I just buy a PCMCIA card for it tomorrow? The PCMCIA card I was looking at has got two USB 2 ports on it, and ya just slot it into the side of the laptop. I've no firewire port either - but that doesn't really matter, coz the iPod mini comes with a USB 2 cable.

    If it does work with USB 1, will it go uber slow? So would I just be better off getting the USb 2 card?

    Thanks a million everyone :D


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    quarryman
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    If it does work with USB 1, will it go uber slow? So would I just be better off getting the USb 2 card?

    yes to both.


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    L5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭L5


    dont waste your money on a usb 2 card. it will work fine with usb 1. Just at a slower speed,. and considering you only really put a massive amount of music on once (when you first connect the ipod to your pc for the first time) and after that its only an album or 2 at a time. I had to load ~2 gigs onto a mini the first time, took about an hour with usb 1. But who cares, seeing as you'll only do this once! an album would take 7 or 8 minutes. Dont waste your money on a usb 2 card


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    TCP/IP
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    You can get a USB2 PCMCIA card in Maplin for about €30 not to bad really I have used one and they work great


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    tinkerbell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    Well, it does work with USB 1. It's not that slow for transferring (but they again, I only transferred a small few songs on it). However it took forever to charge.

    I have ordered a USB 2 card, so that should make it a whole lot quicker, yay :D

    Thanks for all the help peeps :)


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    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users Posts: 31,398 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    i use mine with usb1 and find it fine. with regards to recharging you're better off using the wall plug i think, just easier and faster


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    RicardoSmith
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    Incidentally there'd be not difference charging between USB1/2. Get the AC adapter. Does the iPod charge while your using it?


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