iPods and USB 1.1

Jonny69 · 04-10-2008, 15:55

Quick question. Going to be buying an iPod soon and on their site it says it needs a USB 2 port. I only have USB 1.1 on my laptop and I'm not planning to change it. Will I be ok or is USB 1.1 more than just slower than USB 2?

Feek · 04-10-2008, 15:58

As far as I'm aware it should work, but it will be very slow transferring stuff to the iPod.

Mark · 04-10-2008, 15:58

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/faq...rk-with-usb-11

Old, but probably still applies.

If your laptop has a 32-bit cardbus slot, USB 2.0 cards are pretty damn cheap compared to that iPod.

Jonny69 · 04-10-2008, 16:38

Come to think of it I've got a USB 2.0 card but it's only as fast as the pcmcia slot which is also gert slow

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Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	iPods and USB 1.1 Quick question. Going to be buying an iPod soon and on their site it says it needs a USB 2 port. I only have USB 1.1 on my laptop and I'm not planning to change it. Will I be ok or is USB 1.1 more than just slower than USB 2? __________________

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Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	As far as I'm aware it should work, but it will be very slow transferring stuff to the iPod. __________________

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Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Come to think of it I've got a USB 2.0 card but it's only as fast as the pcmcia slot which is also gert slow __________________

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04-10-2008, 15:58	#3
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/faq...rk-with-usb-11 Old, but probably still applies. If your laptop has a 32-bit cardbus slot, USB 2.0 cards are pretty damn cheap compared to that iPod.