USB 2, Firewire and Windows Advice!

[Dance Lois]

Hey Everyone,

Im on the verge of buying a 20GB Ipod to use with my Windows 2000 PC.
I have a couple of questions regarding USB 2 and Firewire cards.

Basicailly, I dont have either a USB 2 or Firewire card, do i have to buy one of these for the Ipod to dock with my pc and transfer files?

Also, If i do have to get one card which works better with the pc? Any one had any experiences of problems with certain cards or anything?

Cheers!

[AndyH]

A partial answer...

Originally posted by Dance Lois
Im on the verge of buying a 20GB Ipod to use with my Windows 2000 PC.
I have a couple of questions regarding USB 2 and Firewire cards.

Basicailly, I dont have either a USB 2 or Firewire card, do i have to buy one of these for the Ipod to dock with my pc and transfer files?
Have to?.... No. But transferring songs over a USB 1.0 connection will be extremely slow, and probably more trouble than it's worth considering how cheap USB or FireWire cards are.

[pigs_fly]

As for whether to go with USB 2 or Firewire, I'd recommend the Firewire. It will save you the cost of having to buy a USB cable, and it is fast as blazes!

[Dance Lois]

Cheers for the advice.

Any recommendations as to which firewire card i should get? I heard that some people have had some problems with certain ones.

Also, the Ipod comes with the firewire cable as standard right?

[Shadow]

I'd recommend the Adaptec 4300. It's used by many people here (including myself) and works great. And, yes, the iPod comes with a firewire cable in the box.