USB Cable Comes With New iPod?

It wasn't in May. Maybe now the cable included. Anyway it can be purchased separately.

Originally posted by LiquidGUI
Does the USB cable come with the New 15GB iPod because I am intrested in buying one for my Windows and Linux comp and my Mac is too old and dosnt have firewire.

Just got my 10GB iPod today (7/10), and it does not come with the USB cable.

Originally posted by akarnk
hi ,

the new ipods do not come with the USB 2.0 cable. you need to buy it separately from apple for $20, eithe online or at their store.

i bought it myself and it works great.

is it faster?

Originally posted by SouthsideIrish
It might be faster or it might not. If it is, it won't be by much. You really have to decide what is better, paying $18 for a USB2 cable, or buying a firewire card. MO is it's better to get the FW card but it might not be better for you. I have a external FW drive, and Sony video equipment so FW was the way for me to go.

Bill McNair

Well I already have a FW card, I'm expecting my usb cable today. just wondering if I should use the usb side ;)

Originally posted by Casual
Well I already have a FW card, I'm expecting my usb cable today. just wondering if I should use the usb side ;)

Well, not sure how the electrical end works on the new iPods, but if your dock can get power from the firewire card, then I'd go with firewire, since you won't have to plug in to the electrical outlet, otherwise it's a toss-up.

Bill McNair

Again, why should Apple include a cable that only half, at most, of the users would use? I'm not even a Mac user, and I wonder why you want me to pay an extra 18 bucks for a cable I don't want, and one that I would never use. So, would you rather buy a 15gb iPod for 399 without a cable or 417 for one with a cable, or are you really saying that Apple should include the cable for free?

Apple did it because they figured most of their users wouldn't want the cable, and wouldn't even be able to use it, even if they did include it.

Bill McNair