Sunday Business Post slips up once again...
10/10/05 23:51
Adrian Weckler's review continues a poor record on Apple products
In the past, this site has been critical of Adrian Weckler's poor knowledge about Apple products. Weckler's inaccuracy in reporting products was seen again on Sunday (9th Oct. 2005).
The review appeared in the "Money and Markets" supplement, and the iPod nano was highlighted as "Gadget of the Week." Weckler praises the nano (continually misspelt with a capital "N") for its looks, but has two main points which he sees as the downsides.
Firstly, he sees the size of the nano as a problem as it can be lost in jean pockets. Luckily, he doesn't slip into the recently mistaken reports about the nano scratching more easily than other iPods (despite being made of the same materials). Secondly, he states that the nano uses a USB connection, "which means that downloading songs takes ages comparatively." Weckler is under the mistaken assumption that a FireWire connection, available on the current iPod models, would have been quicker.
The nano syncs with a Mac or Windows PC using USB 2, at a rate of approximately 480mbps per second. This compares to FireWire 400 which has a rate of 400mbps. Therefore the USB 2 connection on the iPod is actually faster than the FireWire 400 connection.
Weckler appears to have mixed up his connectors. USB 1.1 is painfully slow, but this has never has been the only connection type on an iPod. Apple introduced USB 2 as the USB type, and this was because most PC machines and all Macs come with USB 2, where as Windows PCs don't always have a FireWire card installed.
The nano does not allow a FireWire syncing, the first screen-based iPod to not allow this (the iPod shuffle is also USB only). You can also sync the iPod nano using USB 1.1 if your computer only has version 1.1. But this is just a fall back option, as USB 2 is the standard.
It is possible that Weckler is mixing up iPods with FireWire 800, the new FireWire speed. This is indeed fast, but has never been included on an iPod. In fact it is only available on Apple's pro Macs, the PowerMac and PowerBook.
The criticism about the pricing of the iPod is somewhat valid. He points out that there is only 60 euros between the two model sizes, with the more expensive model offering double the storage space. This might seem curious, but Apple have always aimed at this type of pricing, presumably hoping to persuade consumers to buy the more expensive model.
It is a shame that the Business Post continues to slip up on the deatails in their reports. After all, these are not hard facts to find on Apple's website.
In the past, this site has been critical of Adrian Weckler's poor knowledge about Apple products. Weckler's inaccuracy in reporting products was seen again on Sunday (9th Oct. 2005).
The review appeared in the "Money and Markets" supplement, and the iPod nano was highlighted as "Gadget of the Week." Weckler praises the nano (continually misspelt with a capital "N") for its looks, but has two main points which he sees as the downsides.
Firstly, he sees the size of the nano as a problem as it can be lost in jean pockets. Luckily, he doesn't slip into the recently mistaken reports about the nano scratching more easily than other iPods (despite being made of the same materials). Secondly, he states that the nano uses a USB connection, "which means that downloading songs takes ages comparatively." Weckler is under the mistaken assumption that a FireWire connection, available on the current iPod models, would have been quicker.
The nano syncs with a Mac or Windows PC using USB 2, at a rate of approximately 480mbps per second. This compares to FireWire 400 which has a rate of 400mbps. Therefore the USB 2 connection on the iPod is actually faster than the FireWire 400 connection.
Weckler appears to have mixed up his connectors. USB 1.1 is painfully slow, but this has never has been the only connection type on an iPod. Apple introduced USB 2 as the USB type, and this was because most PC machines and all Macs come with USB 2, where as Windows PCs don't always have a FireWire card installed.
The nano does not allow a FireWire syncing, the first screen-based iPod to not allow this (the iPod shuffle is also USB only). You can also sync the iPod nano using USB 1.1 if your computer only has version 1.1. But this is just a fall back option, as USB 2 is the standard.
It is possible that Weckler is mixing up iPods with FireWire 800, the new FireWire speed. This is indeed fast, but has never been included on an iPod. In fact it is only available on Apple's pro Macs, the PowerMac and PowerBook.
The criticism about the pricing of the iPod is somewhat valid. He points out that there is only 60 euros between the two model sizes, with the more expensive model offering double the storage space. This might seem curious, but Apple have always aimed at this type of pricing, presumably hoping to persuade consumers to buy the more expensive model.
It is a shame that the Business Post continues to slip up on the deatails in their reports. After all, these are not hard facts to find on Apple's website.
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