Apple 6-Foot Dock Connector to FireWire USB 2.0 Cable (White)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009KO0D
• Item model number: M9126G/A
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 17, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Maximize the performance of your iPod and your docking connector with Apple's handy USB 2.0 interconnect. Compatible with Windows PCs only, the cable offers up to 480 Mbps data transfer for lightning-quick loading, or synching, of your entire music library to your iPod portable music player. Connect the FireWire end to the iPod power adapter to charge the unit while synching. The cable is compatible with iPods with dock connectors only.

Product Description

The iPod Dock Connector to FireWire and USB 2.0 Cable offers Windows PC customers up to 480mbps data transfer for quickly loading an entire music library on iPod. Connect the FireWire cable up to the iPod power adapter to charge while syncing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars CAUTION!!!!!!, August 5, 2004

By	Michael Genao "Mike" (Florida) - See all my reviews

Do NOT buy this Cable if you're planning to buy a new click wheel ipod, they're not compatible, (use M9688LL/A cable kit instead).

55 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What they DON'T tell you about this item, December 1, 2003

By	The Patriot "shadow_ace_750" (San Antonio TX) - See all my reviews

This is a handy item for a Windows user. I happen to have Firewire native on everything except my Tablet (a PC Card there). Transfer rates were not anywhere close to the max 400 speed on the Tablet, for whatever reason, which I believe is because it's an unpowered port. However, this cable makes all the difference.

But people are wondering why does it need 2 ends, and what do you do with the Firewire end?

You plug it into the power adapter and into the wall. The USB port doesn't supply the power the iPod needs.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars APPLE iPod Dual Retractable USB + FIREWIRE 1394 Y Cable, June 1, 2004

By	Reginald H. Henderson (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

(The following review was moved to the wrong product, the correct product is in my review title, RH 2/3/2009) I get an IPod from someone. It's cable doesn't fit my USB port on my PC. I found out it came with a fire-wire cable. I searched for fire-wire to USB cable changer, but I found they don't exist. I saw this (Apple iPod Dock Connector-to-FireWire-and-USB 2.0 Cable), but I thought you had to have an I-Pod Dock and I didn't know what it was. Well, the Dock Connector refers to the port on the bottom of all I-Pods. You plug the "dock" connector to the bottom of your I-Pod (it's dock), and now you can plug the USB cable to your PC's USB port, whether you have 1.0 or 2.0 (2.0 is just faster). Also, now you take the extra fire-wire cable and plug it to your charger, so you can keep charging while your using your I-Pod on your PC. The alternative is buying a fire wire card and installing it in your PC, a little more expensive, a litte more work.