Quick iPod Mini question

Jimbo Mahoney · 19 May 2006 at 13:21

Hey guys,

If I get an iPod mini, can I get away without using iTunes and just drag and drop MP3s to it like a removeable drive?

(I tried a google, but the reviews don't seem to cover this point).

Thanks!

Also, will I need to buy anything extra if I want to use it with USB 2.0, or does it come with USB 2.0 connectors?

Caged · 19 May 2006 at 13:37

I'm guessing you're buying a refurb / 2nd hand?

And you can't drag and drop to it.

Rednut05 · 19 May 2006 at 13:51

iPods now seem to come with USB and not firewire. It seems that they have done away with the idea.

You can not drag and drop music onto the mini as said above but you can use other programs other than iTunes. You can use Winamp + plugin instead if thats easier.

Jimbo Mahoney · 19 May 2006 at 19:36

Caged said:
I'm guessing you're buying a refurb / 2nd hand?

And you can't drag and drop to it.

Yeh. I'm quite impressed with the price of the refurb ones.

Damn - really wanna have drag and drop

I have a Creative Zen Xtra (40GB) (with headphone amp and Sennhesier SD25-sp's

) for all my main music (30GB), but I need something with ~2GB for my 'evaluation' music - ie music I'm testing to see if I like (1GB at the mo). Would also be nice to have a smaller MP3 player anyway, but with drag and drop.

Jimbo Mahoney · 19 May 2006 at 19:51

Think I'll go with the Samsung YPZ5 actually. It has drag and drop, and is only £114 for the 2GB. Perfect

bloodline76 · 22 May 2006 at 08:23

How much did you pay for the refurbished one?

poltergeist666 · 24 May 2006 at 07:57

There was a patch that enabled a Dell Axium PDA to be treated as a Mass storage Device, so you didn't have to use Active Sync.

Never bothered looking to see whether there was anything that worked in a similar way with the ipod, as I just tolerated using iTunes.

It would be cool if you could just browse the directories on a iPod and drag and drop.

Have you checked any of the dedicated iPod forums?

Caged · 24 May 2006 at 19:05

It's not going to happen. The iPod uses a database to keep track of your listening habits and playlists, and handle the navigation. It works a lot better than browsing through a folder structure.

partycan · 25 May 2006 at 23:13

I didn't get a long with itunes one bit so I found this software that'll let you drag and drop to your ipod

I just drag a whole directory i.e. an album folder over and when it's finished it asks if you want a playlist generating, all done!