Pissed off...

[Heifetz]

Just got my new 15gig ipod today. Opened the packaged and admired the rediculously sexy ipod. Played around with it a little bit as I was setting everything up. Found the cable and plugged everything in. And then I realized that it only came with a firewire cable! My computer doesn't have firewire. I looked around, thinking that its impossible that it only comes with firewire. But didn't find anything. Then I looked on the manual and it said that the usb cable was optional!!! Look on their website, and found out that the usb cable is $19!!! DAMN. How can apple ship the ipod to pc users and not ship a usb cable with it!!! I realize firewire is probably the superior interface, but there are probably 10x more pc users that have usb, and not firewire! Damnit, now I'm stuck with a really expensive paper weight until I get a firewire interface card!

 

[Ryan]

Firewire cards are cheap

 

[bunker]

You need to stop and think about who manufactured this. Apple is king of firewire.

 

[theNEOone]

get the firewire. it's worth it.

besides, you can get em for $10 off some sites

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Kinda like when you buy a printer and no cables are included. You shoulda read fine print better

 

[rh71]

Is the USB cable special for an IPOD ?

 

[Confused]

FW is quicker than USB or USB2 anyway, so suck it up and get a $10 FW card


Confused

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Heifetz
Just got my new 15gig ipod today. Opened the packaged and admired the rediculously sexy ipod. Played around with it a little bit as I was setting everything up. Found the cable and plugged everything in. And then I realized that it only came with a firewire cable! My computer doesn't have firewire. I looked around, thinking that its impossible that it only comes with firewire. But didn't find anything. Then I looked on the manual and it said that the usb cable was optional!!! Look on their website, and found out that the usb cable is $19!!! DAMN. How can apple ship the ipod to pc users and not ship a usb cable with it!!! I realize firewire is probably the superior interface, but there are probably 10x more pc users that have usb, and not firewire! Damnit, now I'm stuck with a really expensive paper weight until I get a firewire interface card!

wait you're complaining about a $19 USB cable but are willing to spend more for a firewire card?

 

[iwearnosox]

:music: sucks to be youuuu :music:

 

[notfred]

Damn them for using a faster interface! You sure you don't want a serial cable? them you could hook it up to your 486.

 

[Heifetz]

You can't just plug in a normal usb cable into the IPod. It takes a special cable, and you can only get it from Apple. I realize I should've read the fine print more closely, but couldn't APPLE at least included a usb cable for the pc IPODS, because I'm sure they know that 90% of the pc users have usb, and a much smaller percentage have firewire! Besides, if I bring the ipod to someone else's computer, I would be out of luck if that person didn't have firewire, if I didn't get the usb cable for the Ipod.


I'm definitely going to be a fw card instead of the cable. Where can I get it for $10?


Heifetz

 

[illustri]

i tole you not to buy it you dumass, lol
but you had to spend your money
well i tole you so son, HAHAHAH

 

[Down4U]

Firewire is evidently faster even compared to USB 2.0 so there is probably no sensible purpose to provide USB connectivity as a standard. Do the practical thing, upgrade.

 

[Anubis]

just go look at newegg they have them for less then 20$. and if you had a SB Audigy you woudl allready have a FW port

 

[BooGiMaN]

if u had a firewaire card and they only provided a usb cable you would probably be complainign about how they only give u a cheap usb cable when firewire is superior...

 

[Aceshigh]

I didn't check before I bought mine either. Luckily I found my pc does have a firewire port. I easily could have been in your situation.

 

[notfred]

may I direct your attention here.

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
Firewire cards are cheap

yea they are < $10 if you find it from HD... probably the same price if you go and pick one up at best buy too.

 

[squirrel dog]

Thats unbelivable.