Ephpod: typical transfer rate?

I get about the same. Sometimes I will get like 3.2 for a quick sec but then it jumps back up. Normally it's about 4.8 - 5.0.

I get less (b/w 3 and 4) but i am using a 4 pin firewire which, besides being unpowered, is a bit slower.

I get about a steady transfer of 6.5 -7.5 MB/s, with an occasional peak up to a higer rate.

Ah, poorly translated manuals... The bane of the troubled PC user. I wish I had one of my old manuals to hand here - it had some absolute classics (including several mistranslations that actually managed to reverse the meaning of critical instructions). Anyway:

You might be aware that, as a rule, the PCI slots farthest from the AGP slot are the slowest. So, you could try moving the Firewire card closer to the graphics card; might boost the rate.

It seems though that the maximum rate people are posting is only about 50% faster than what you're getting, so unless you're an "everyday syncer" who throws away the iPod's contents and starts from scratch often, I wouldn't worry.

I've actually only loaded my iPod up about four times since purchase; I just dumped all my single tracks and a 'core' of favourite albums onto it and haven't needed to alter much, except adding new tracks here and there. I'm trying to avoid the wipe-it-clean-every-day route because I've learnt about hard drive fatigue the hard way... :-\ My 'Pod needs to last a long time to justify the expense!

Still - why not try moving the PCI card? Let us know if you do, and if you see any results - could be useful! :-)

Sam.

for me it fluctuates.. but I am constantly mutitasking with like 20 windows open on my laptop.

3 to 5 for me average

I get ~6.2 MB/sec to my WinPod via a SB Audigy Platinum; almost exactly 40 minutes to download 14.7GB of VBR MP3s.

Craig

On my old Firewire card, I had to do that. However, I have upgraded my motherboard since then and now I have firewire built right onto the board so there is no power connector to plug in.

You got it right time2switch. ;)

Ah, the 4300 card comes through again. I've never seen that little guy fail anyone.

Thinking of getting one myself just for kicks. :D

Adam

Is USB 2.0 really THAT much faster compared to Firewire? If so, it is worthwhile to go and buy that cable that Apple has for sale in June (the one with USB 2.0 connectivity...)

Originally posted by destined_wind
Is USB 2.0 really THAT much faster compared to Firewire? If so, it is worthwhile to go and buy that cable that Apple has for sale in June (the one with USB 2.0 connectivity...)

Expanding what Kenny said, On "paper" the USB2.0 is faster than firewire as the numbers suggest. But firewire is faster in the real world. However, the ipod doesn't come close to the capacity of either of these devices. If you managed to transfer at a rate of 10MBytes p/s, then you would still only be operating at about 80mbit p/s...which is no where near the firewire @ 400 and USB2.0 @ 480. On average, transfer to the ipod is more realistically around 5 to 6MBytes p/s for most people.
So there is no advantage in waiting for USB2.0 excepting nothing. It has also been discussed that USB2.0 would introduce errors as well since it is new for the ipod. Who knows.

Just my 4 cents worth.