Windows IPOD, Will it work on Mac?
Ok with the release of the iPod for Windows we may get more peeps on the Mac. However what is not clear to me is will the Windows iPod work with the mac?
Lets think about this for a second... If a windows user buys an iPod and then wants to switch to the Mac he will be pretty pissed if it does not work. I heard there was some software that would allow you to use the iPods on windows before the windows ones came out. If that is true then it most just be a software issue with MP3 players.
You would think it's just the software or a firmware update that would allow you to convert ipod for windows to mac. Let's hope Apple has planed for this.
After all Steve said some thing like what if Windows users could see how good it could be with an iPod.
Lets think about this for a second... If a windows user buys an iPod and then wants to switch to the Mac he will be pretty pissed if it does not work. I heard there was some software that would allow you to use the iPods on windows before the windows ones came out. If that is true then it most just be a software issue with MP3 players.
You would think it's just the software or a firmware update that would allow you to convert ipod for windows to mac. Let's hope Apple has planed for this.
After all Steve said some thing like what if Windows users could see how good it could be with an iPod.
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Apple will probably release a simple conversion app that will reformat the iPod.
I wsa hoping there would be a solution where the iPod can sync or be read by both OS X and Win XP. Is there? I think OS X can read an FAT32 paritioned HD but I don't think WinXP and read an HSF disk?
<strong>No no, most PC's have the regular 6 pin firewire port (like my desktop Sony). Most PC laptops (idiot designers) use the 4 pin firewire port.
I wsa hoping there would be a solution where the iPod can sync or be read by both OS X and Win XP. Is there? I think OS X can read an FAT32 paritioned HD but I don't think WinXP and read an HSF disk?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Smart designers.
PC laptops have crapola battery life, and PC's in general are built from shelf parts made by various taiwanese vendors or Intel. Wiring power into the extra two pins (they are DC voltage) is extra work, and since the only real marketing point one PC has against another is price, this compromise had to be made.
What PC laptops aside from Sonys have firewire anyway?
I have a Compaq Presario Laptop, and it has the four pin firewire port. I hate the four pin port, but its better than none at all.
I just ordered my pc iPod tonight, and I honestly don't think there could be any reason why the pc iPod wouldn't work on a mac(with or without a reformat... i don't know).
I think that the music match software might have some sort of conversion programming to allow it to possibly act as a bridge between a PC and an HFS-formatted iPod. Wouldn't that be easier (and better in terms of the switch campaign) for Apple?
I had heard that Sony's version of Firewire (iLink) has fewer pins because it doesn't allow for power transferred. I hope this is not the case with the 4-pin PC Firewire ports. Wouldn't that prohibit the iPod from being charged while connected to the PC?
<strong>Wouldn't that prohibit the iPod from being charged while connected to the PC?</strong><hr></blockquote>
i.Link and 4-pin FireWire are not powered. PC users with these ports have to charge their iPod with the AC adapter.
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What PC laptops aside from Sonys have firewire anyway?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Dell's have them as well. Don't know if they are on all models.
<strong>Ok with the release of the iPod for Windows we may get more peeps on the Mac. However what is not clear to me is will the Windows iPod work with the mac?
Lets think about this for a second... If a windows user buys an iPod and then wants to switch to the Mac he will be pretty pissed if it does not work. I heard there was some software that would allow you to use the iPods on windows before the windows ones came out. If that is true then it most just be a software issue with MP3 players.
You would think it's just the software or a firmware update that would allow you to convert ipod for windows to mac. Let's hope Apple has planed for this.
After all Steve said some thing like what if Windows users could see how good it could be with an iPod.
Might anyone know how difficult it is to reformat an iPod? I ordered the 20 GB Windows formatted version yesterday (comes with the fire-wire adaptor) and had planned on reformatting it to HFS plus so that I could use it with both my Mac and my PC. Does anyone know if this will work? I?m also curious as to whether or not I can hen copy files off of the iPod on my PC then. Anyhow? Just curious? <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
Did you mean Fat32?
i'd love to be able to transfer files nicely between my PC and Macs.
First, not all PC laptops have poor battery life. My VAIO PCG-SR33 gets 4-5 hours easy. And there are those PC laptops that are meant to be desktop replacements with limited mobility - they weigh 8-10 lbs and have poor battery but that is exactly what they are designed for i.e. using desktop chips and not mobile chips.
Regaridng the comment about off the shelf parts - where do you think Apple gets its parts from? Yes, from Taiwan. Yes, they use the same memory, and many other parts as PCs. Intel, for your information, does not make its own hardware except for chips.
[quote]Wiring power into the extra two pins (they are DC voltage) is extra work, and since the only real marketing point one PC has against another is price, this compromise had to be made.<hr></blockquote> There are so many fallacies and inane points in this statement it does not even merit a response!
The iPod warranty has quietly been upped to a one year limited warranty from the previous 90 day warranty.
It's on the iPod website. You can find it easily on the FAQ.