both are through USB 2.0/Firewire. the iRiver is a plus because it doesn't require the pos iTunes to load music into the ipod.supercharged said:As requested, note the tardy file transfer speed and battery life of the iriver compared to the old ipod mini (1 st gen mini reviewed, current 2nd gen's battery life is in another universe compared to the shite iriver H10)
frankly, i prefer plugging my iRiver into my computer and dragging and dropping.