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Old 03-09-2010 | 06:30 PM
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Flash Drives?

i want to put some music on my hard drive in my car and the only two ways are by burning a cd or downloading them onto a flash drive and putting them on that way is that correct? what kind of flash drive do u need to be able to download from your comp to your car. I have USB one i used for things but it doesn't look like it would fit in the slot in the car.
Old 03-09-2010 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Infiniti7
i want to put some music on my hard drive in my car and the only two ways are by burning a cd or downloading them onto a flash drive and putting them on that way is that correct? what kind of flash drive do u need to be able to download from your comp to your car. I have USB one i used for things but it doesn't look like it would fit in the slot in the car.
This all depends on what year G37 you have... 2009 and before used a compact flash memory card while in 2010 I think they went to USB. You can easily buy a compact flash memory card from newegg or tigersdirect or amazon for cheap. Even ebay has them for cheap.

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Old 03-09-2010 | 06:41 PM
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2009: something like this

Newegg.com - Transcend 2GB Compact Flash (CF) Flash Card Model TS2GCF133 - Flash Memory
Old 03-09-2010 | 06:50 PM
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ya i have a 2009 g37x so u think i can buy one at bestbuy or something? which is the right model or whatever? also those are the only two ways to download songs onto the hard drive correct?
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Yea you can get one at best buy...will probably be a bit more. You need a Compact Flash Memory card..2-4 gigs at most. Since it will only play 512 songs.

I think those are the only 2 ways to put them on your vehicles hard drive.
Old 03-09-2010 | 08:33 PM
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You can't move music from CF to internal hard drive (music box), just so you know. Buy a 4GB CF from newegg, some were as cheap as $15 shipped last time I looked. At best buy you will pay something like $40-50 for the same thing.
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you said u cant move music from flash drive to hard drive? so how do u put music on your hard drive then?
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Music CD only
Old 03-10-2010 | 12:55 AM
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do they sell cd's that hold more than 18 songs? so what is the point of having a compact flash drive if you have an ipod hook up as well its the same exact thing if u cant transfer music from the flash drive to the hard drive?
Old 03-10-2010 | 08:52 AM
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Hi infiniti...use your library. I have 3/4 of my 9.3 gig hard drive filled in just a couple of months. Put in my cdees, borrowed some from my friends, and got the rest from the library which has loads of every type.

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you might also need a compact flash card reader
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Originally Posted by Infiniti7
do they sell cd's that hold more than 18 songs? so what is the point of having a compact flash drive if you have an ipod hook up as well its the same exact thing if u cant transfer music from the flash drive to the hard drive?
a cd can hold more than 18 tracks. depends on length of the track, bitrate, etc.

re: point of having CF card - exactly my frustration with it, and the reason I ended up just getting a 160GB ipod classic.
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Yep, get an ipod and a charge converter. The interface is much better and no songs limit. A 16GB ipod nano is good enough for me although I have like 8GB left.

If CF card could hold more than 512 songs, I'd go with CF card for sure because it's cheaper per GB.
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Yep, get an ipod and a charge converter. The interface is much better and no songs limit. A 16GB ipod nano is good enough for me although I have like 8GB left.

If CF card could hold more than 512 songs, I'd go with CF card for sure because it's cheaper per GB.
Or get a 7th Gen 160 GB iPod classic - no converter needed. It charges and goes to sleep when using the cable that comes with the car.
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Can you download music to the music box from a flash drive on the 2010?

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