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<blockquote data-quote="brad1011a" data-source="post: 2810992" data-attributes="member: 575111"><p>The Blaupunkts can power the Lacies (up to 80GB) alone, but the Kenwoods need the supplemental power.</p><p></p><p>It's really important to check with the HU's mfr. about hard drive compatibility. From what I understand it's NOT power (it's easy to get enough power in a car for any drive), it's the variability among drives in cylinder and head counts. Unlike computers these head units can't read just any USB device; they're far from universal.</p><p></p><p>But I feel much better about just leaving an inexpensive drive in the car rather than an expensive iPod, or constantly removing an iPod while wearing out its contacts.</p><p></p><p>Also I have always avoided iPods as portable media servers since Apple won't let you replace the internal battery or drive, making you repurchase in a few years. Hard drives alone last a long time.</p><p></p><p>Also (to me) it's important to remember companies (like Apple) that have demanded the cheapest possible labor in China for manufacturing. Their human rights record is egregious.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060830-7624.html" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060830-7624.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=18691" target="_blank">http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=18691</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brad1011a, post: 2810992, member: 575111"] The Blaupunkts can power the Lacies (up to 80GB) alone, but the Kenwoods need the supplemental power. It's really important to check with the HU's mfr. about hard drive compatibility. From what I understand it's NOT power (it's easy to get enough power in a car for any drive), it's the variability among drives in cylinder and head counts. Unlike computers these head units can't read just any USB device; they're far from universal. But I feel much better about just leaving an inexpensive drive in the car rather than an expensive iPod, or constantly removing an iPod while wearing out its contacts. Also I have always avoided iPods as portable media servers since Apple won't let you replace the internal battery or drive, making you repurchase in a few years. Hard drives alone last a long time. Also (to me) it's important to remember companies (like Apple) that have demanded the cheapest possible labor in China for manufacturing. Their human rights record is egregious. [URL="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060830-7624.html"]http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060830-7624.html[/URL] [URL="http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=18691"]http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=18691[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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