iPod: Original or Mini?

[Canyarion]

I'm also thinking of getting an iPod. Since I have iTunes... my music collection has become so much cooler.
I know I will need the 20GB version. It's the price that's keeping me from buying it. I don't really have that much money to spend... and I want to save some.

[Bube]

You know, I'm thinking of getting the original now. But on Apple's iPod site, it says that in the box, there's a FireWire adapter included. I don't have FireWire. I'm guessing the "4-pin-to-6-pin FireWire adapter" is for USB use. Is that right? And I don't know if I have USB 2.0. What if I don't? I mean, what if mine is 1.1. Then what?

Thanks for putting up with my newbie-ish questions.

[Null]

Originally Posted by Bube

You know, I'm thinking of getting the original now. But on Apple's iPod site, it says that in the box, there's a FireWire adapter included. I don't have FireWire. I'm guessing the "4-pin-to-6-pin FireWire adapter" is for USB use. Is that right? And I don't know if I have USB 2.0. What if I don't? I mean, what if mine is 1.1. Then what?

Thanks for putting up with my newbie-ish questions.

you dont NEED usb 2.0, it works on 1.1, just a LOT slower.

and for 25 or 30 bucks you can goto a computer store and pick up a firewire card to put in your computer an use. it makes a BIG difference, and i like it cuz it can be pluged into the computer and the computer will charge it at the same time on a firewire plug..........usb wont charge it at the same time.


and theres 2 types of USB, the normal rectangle one. and a small odd looking square one. i think the adapter is for the small looking square one. but i could be wrong.

[Blackmane]

I would get a mini. If I got one, that would be the kind I would get for sure. I don't have a whole lot of music, so I don't need oodles and oodles of space.