Buying An Ipod

Hi! I have some questions regarding the Apple iPod 15 GB. I am a bit confused right now, because i have read so many things about how i can connect it to my PC. I think i am goig to buy the cheapest one, iPod 15 GB, but do i need a dock to connect it to my pc? Before Christmas, i saw that it was possible to buy an extra iPod USB 2.0 cable, so i could connect through that, but know, it is not possible anymore. Do i have to buy a Dock? Or can i use the Pc FireWire Adapter that comes with the iPod, and the FireWire cable? I do not have a FireWire card right now, so do i need to buy it separatly?

Please help me, i am so confused right now

#101604

You can just buy the USB 2.0 ipod cable from apple.com. You do not need the dock. Also you can just add a regular firewire pci card to your pc and use the firewire cable which comes with the ipod.

#101613

No reason to be confused.

You dont need a dock to connect it, just us the firewire cable and buy yourself a nice firewire card.

A dock looks cool on your desk though...

Easy as that, bye now!

#101614

Forget the cable, get a firewire card. Thats what I did.

#101622

But what is the PC FireWire adapter then? My english isnt of the best, and that makes it a bit hard to understand :shy:

#101653

I got mine for $8 on eBay and it works just fine.

#101655

it comes with a firewire cable

#101656

But what is the PC FireWire adapter then?

Its a card that you connect to your motherboard just liek a modem or sny other PCI cards and gives you a firewire connection.

I fyou dont know how to install it or don have anyone who could then go for the USB cable...

#101657

the better sound cards (Audigy (2) what else is there?) have Firewire

#101660

well thats just a little bit more expensive than getting a firewire card, but if you do have an audigy z2 or something, youre sorted...

When do those babies start shipping? 16 feb right?

#101665

Originally posted by Seph@Jan 18 2004, 12:31 PM

When do those babies start shipping? 16 feb right?

The minis start shipping on Feb 16th, but I believe the 15 GB iPods are availible now.

-godpunk

#101676

Ok, so in addition to the FireWire cable and the PC FireWire adapter that allready comes with the iPod, i need a FireWire card? Because to me, the PC FireWire adapter sounds like a FireWire card, but then again, my english is not the very best

#101679

I just Got My Audigy 2 Platinum a few weeks ago!

I was going to get a firewire card for my new ipod but I decided to get the audigy and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. Not to mention it sounds great!

#101680

where the hell are my replys from this thread?!

#101691

WTF? they were there a moment ago!!!

#101698

EDIT: Posts can only be deleted by admins now, so if something is missing you know who it was.

It was either a mod or admin... :rant:

#101714

oh come on!

who ever did it, it`s not funny!

i didn`t post anything inapropriate!

i gave some good advice!

/calling Seph to the vitness stand

#101757

i should have quoted it, he was not offtopic nor was he inappropiate and specially not breaking the rules, there is no reason why his posts would be deleted, its a shame this still happens on a community like this.

#101763

i really love this community but things like this are going on my nervs!

we`re not kids anymore!

i didn`t post anything inapropriate, so why were my posts deleted?

#101874

Originally posted by Unbeliever@Jan 18 2004, 06:04 PM

we`re not kids anymore!

#101877

Ok now im starting to understand things here

My question is now, can i buy a FireWire card from anywhere else than apple.com? It is so expencive there, and i can get a cheap one from an other place. I read that some people have problems syncing their iPods on some FireWire-cards. Will that be a problem if i buy a card that is not yet tested?

#102307

Originally posted by B3nd1k@Jan 19 2004, 02:24 PM

Ok now im starting to understand things here

My question is now, can i buy a FireWire card from anywhere else than apple.com? It is so expencive there, and i can get a cheap one from an other place. I read that some people have problems syncing their iPods on some FireWire-cards. Will that be a problem if i buy a card that is not yet tested?

you found an firewire card at apple? I'm shure its for apples

#102309

Originally posted by Keith@Jan 18 2004, 06:08 PM

thats funny keith

#102345

but I am a kid :cry:

#102349

Originally posted by Keith@Jan 19 2004, 07:40 PM

you found an firewire card at apple? I'm shure its for apples

Nope

You can choose to buy one for windows when you go through the list of extra things to your iPod

#102355