mrbojangles Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hi guys, I am on my travels at weekend and wish to take with me, my Apple 4GB iPod. I normally use my PC for synchronising etc. But wish to use my laptop. However, when i just plugged it into the USB port on my laptop, it comes up with the message The USB Mass Storage Device is a Hi-Speed USB Device and will function at reduced speed when plugged into a non-Hi-Speed Port. Could someone please tell me wether it will still be ok to use. Or do i need to buy a Hi-Speed port or can i download something from the internet to sort it. Sorry if this sounds a simpleton post but with computers i am quite a simpleton Many thanks to anyone who can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_boo Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hi guys,I am on my travels at weekend and wish to take with me, my Apple 4GB iPod. I normally use my PC for synchronising etc. But wish to use my laptop. However, when i just plugged it into the USB port on my laptop, it comes up with the message The USB Mass Storage Device is a Hi-Speed USB Device and will function at reduced speed when plugged into a non-Hi-Speed Port. Could someone please tell me wether it will still be ok to use. Or do i need to buy a Hi-Speed port or can i download something from the internet to sort it. Sorry if this sounds a simpleton post but with computers i am quite a simpleton Many thanks to anyone who can help. Adding a Hi-Speed Hub will do nothing. However, if you want to spend the Baht, you could buy a PCMCIA adapter that has USB 2.0. However, if you aren't synchronising gigabytes worth of music/videos/pictures to your Ipod, it probably isn't worth it. After all, USB 1.1 is 12 Mbits/sec and USB 2.0 is 480 Mbits/sec, but when you're transfering even a whole album that's 36 MB, it would only save you some 15-20 seconds--I can afford to lose that time to save money. Actually I think I just confirmed what some little street urchin vendor said about me "You cheap charley number one!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Many thanks dave_boo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_boo Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill1960 Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Hi guys,I am on my travels at weekend and wish to take with me, my Apple 4GB iPod. I normally use my PC for synchronising etc. But wish to use my laptop. However, when i just plugged it into the USB port on my laptop, it comes up with the message The USB Mass Storage Device is a Hi-Speed USB Device and will function at reduced speed when plugged into a non-Hi-Speed Port. Could someone please tell me wether it will still be ok to use. Or do i need to buy a Hi-Speed port or can i download something from the internet to sort it. Sorry if this sounds a simpleton post but with computers i am quite a simpleton Many thanks to anyone who can help. Adding a Hi-Speed Hub will do nothing. However, if you want to spend the Baht, you could buy a PCMCIA adapter that has USB 2.0. However, if you aren't synchronising gigabytes worth of music/videos/pictures to your Ipod, it probably isn't worth it. After all, USB 1.1 is 12 Mbits/sec and USB 2.0 is 480 Mbits/sec, but when you're transfering even a whole album that's 36 MB, it would only save you some 15-20 seconds--I can afford to lose that time to save money. Actually I think I just confirmed what some little street urchin vendor said about me "You cheap charley number one!" If you run an Aircard or Express card thru a USB adaptor (to a laptop with USB only, no card slot) is any internet speed lost compared to a direct card to card slot connection ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_boo Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Hi guys,I am on my travels at weekend and wish to take with me, my Apple 4GB iPod. I normally use my PC for synchronising etc. But wish to use my laptop. However, when i just plugged it into the USB port on my laptop, it comes up with the message The USB Mass Storage Device is a Hi-Speed USB Device and will function at reduced speed when plugged into a non-Hi-Speed Port. Could someone please tell me wether it will still be ok to use. Or do i need to buy a Hi-Speed port or can i download something from the internet to sort it. Sorry if this sounds a simpleton post but with computers i am quite a simpleton Many thanks to anyone who can help. Adding a Hi-Speed Hub will do nothing. However, if you want to spend the Baht, you could buy a PCMCIA adapter that has USB 2.0. However, if you aren't synchronising gigabytes worth of music/videos/pictures to your Ipod, it probably isn't worth it. After all, USB 1.1 is 12 Mbits/sec and USB 2.0 is 480 Mbits/sec, but when you're transfering even a whole album that's 36 MB, it would only save you some 15-20 seconds--I can afford to lose that time to save money. Actually I think I just confirmed what some little street urchin vendor said about me "You cheap charley number one!" If you run an Aircard or Express card thru a USB adaptor (to a laptop with USB only, no card slot) is any internet speed lost compared to a direct card to card slot connection ? No, even running at USB 1.1 you'll have more than enough bandwidth for an Aircard. The fastest available (I realise that there's HDSPA trials in various places--but that's still a max of 3.6 Mbit/s) is only CAT's EV-DO which is a blistering fast 0,8 Mbit/s--well under the 12 Mbit/s offered by USB 1.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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