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iPod Why did apple switch iPods to USB instead of FireWire?
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I love the firewire, but it'll be a cost cutting thing, PeeCees and Macs can use USB2, so why put Firewire AND USB2 in the box? Saying that, my Mac doesn't like me using USB2 for my iPod Mini, gawd knows why, but it just wont play ball.
I am sorry, but every dell, hp and pretty much every modern (2 years old at least) has FireWire. my bor's laptop has it, my dads laptop has it, my iMac has it, my HP desktop has it, my PB has it.
The simple reason is that the Firewire architecture requires more physical space than a USB architecture (having something to do with the fact that USB devices are either master or slave but FireWire is always able to be both). In order for the new iPods to be so thin, they couldn't have a fully-functioning FireWire port. This is also why you can charge the 5G iPods over FireWire, but can't sync--they have the ability to get power over the cable, but not anything more sophisticated.
It's likely also cheaper, but not significantly so.
It's likely also cheaper, but not significantly so.
Yes!
Yep, that's exactly why. Frustrating for Mac users, but it's nice having such a thin iPod.
Yep, that's exactly why. Frustrating for Mac users, but it's nice having such a thin iPod.