Why did apple switch iPods to USB instead of FireWire?
Discussion in 'iPod' started by imacintel, Nov 12, 2006.    1.
macrumors 68000      Mar 12, 2006     Is it simply because USB
is cheaper and mor popular? Or is it for an other reason? aI
really would love it if my iPOd was FW.   2. macrumors Core
Jun 16, 2004     Maybe because of PeeCee users not having
Firewire as standard.   3. macrumors 603       Aug 15, 2006
Carlisle, Up Norf!     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.   4. thread starter macrumors 68000      Mar 12, 2006
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.   5. macrumors Core      Jun 16, 2004     Didn't Apple
supply FW cards if you or