on 12/9/03 5:19 PM, dan_A at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You are probably right about speed degradation, but we are talking > about download from imac to ipod. The imac, which is now running 10.2.8 > has no problem downloading music. I did a google search to find a > specific cable and here is a URL showing several merchants and their > prices for this cable. So that part does exist. I'm looking for someone > who is using this for input. > > http://www.nextag.com/ > Apple_IPOD_FIREWIRE_USB~57245311z0znzzz1zzfirewire_to_usb_cablezmainz2- > htm
I think that only PCs, and probably only PCs with USB 2 (the iMac in question has USB 1) can use the iPod over a USB connection. You could add a FireWire port to the iMac, and double its speed, with a HARMONi upgrade from Sonnet, but that's $350: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/harmoni_g3.html You might be able to find a new or used HARMONi with less MHz for less, but Sonnet only lists the 600 MHz, and that's the only one OWC is currently selling too. I don't know how much the first generation of iMacs that had FireWire built in are selling for now, but it might not be much more than $350. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
