On Sunday 29 January 2006 14:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 1/29/06 2:44 PM, "Dylan McDermond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 28, 2006, at 3:46 PM, sandra ragan wrote: > >> the full size and the nano are really your best options as all else > >> (except the shuffle) are discontinued. We have a mini and a nano... > >> the mini is b&w and doesn't do photos. > > > > I disagree. His best option would be a previous generation ipod Photo > > - 40gb or 60gb. They won't do movies, but they have firewire. Unless > > Woody wants to buy a USB2 Cardbus adapter, the USB-only iPod Video > > and Nanos will be painfully slow to transfer over his Pismo's USB 1.1 > > interface. > > Since my wife is actually using a Nano with an original flat-panel iMac > (USB 1.1) I asked her opinion. Completely replacing the music of the Nano > takes well over an hour during which time she can read her mail and do a > little surfing, she says. Further, since she rarely swaps out more than a > couple CDs worth of music at a time, her syncs rarely last longer than 10 > minutes and most fewer than that. She recommends that Nano but admits she'd > not want to think about the first sync of a 30 gig video iPod. > > david
I actually have a 30 gig video iPod that I synced using the stock USB ports on my Lombard, quite well. Of course, I only keep a little over a gig and a half on it, so it's not bad. It works, slowly, but it gets the job done. Caleb -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
