4th/5th G iPod and G4 PowerBook

Is anyone using a 4th or 5th generation iPod with their G4 PowerBook and USB? My USB ports seem to be underpowered- a USB key and my Microsoft Mouse work fine, but I can only transfer about 4 songs over USB before I get an error. For a while it didn't matter since my 4G iPod could use FireWire as well, but it's quite literally on it's last breaths and I need a new one, but the 5G only uses USB.
So what am I to do? I was thinking of getting a PCI USB card, how well is that going to work? How expensive are those? I can't afford to get a new Mac, and more importantly $3000 is a bit much to spend just for a new MP3 player.
PowerBook G4 17" Mac OS X (10.4.5) 1.33 GHz, 512MB RAM

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This is the third time of writing this on your Apple Support Communities!
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4th/5th G iPod and G4 PowerBook

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