Do you want a higher capacity iPod Classic? [Archive]

Apple...

Jan 29, 2011, 05:23 PM

Maybe this has already been posted, but I didn't see anything. Toshiba now has 220GB 1.8" hard drives coming out, which could be used in a silent update to the aging iPod Classic (as reported (http://www.macrumors.com/2011/01/28/new-toshiba-hard-drives-could-boost-ipod-classic-to-220-gb/) by MacRumors). Would you buy one? :apple:

hcho3

Jan 29, 2011, 07:49 PM

No. I don't listen 10000 songs on the go. No.

iPod Classic is dead and apple should move on to something else like adding super retina display on my iphone.

OllyW

Jan 29, 2011, 07:56 PM

Probably, my 160GB classic is nearly full so the extra storage would be useful.

farmermac

Jan 29, 2011, 08:18 PM

I would love a huge iPod. The current classic has such a terrible interface with coverflow that I had to return mine. I apple would let you turn off coverflow and split screen with covers flashing by I'd buy another especially if it had a bigger drive.

Apple OC

Jan 29, 2011, 08:20 PM

waiting for the 1TB iPod :cool:

Apple...

Jan 29, 2011, 08:50 PM

waiting for the 1TB iPod :cool:
I'd rather stream my music.

P.S. How do you manage 1TB of music? My collection pales in comparison. :eek:

iGary

Jan 29, 2011, 08:53 PM

The click wheel iPod is dead.

Apple...

Jan 29, 2011, 09:05 PM

The click wheel iPod is dead.
Really? Seems it's still available on Apple's site (http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_classic?mco=MTM3NTMxM). :D

kuebby

Jan 29, 2011, 09:35 PM

The click wheel iPod is dead.

Say it ain't so!

Personally I love the iPod classic design, and for music-only uses prefer it to the iOS interface, I just find it easier to use, especially for LARGE volumes of music.

I still own a 80gb iPod classic and use it every day. I'd like a larger capacity one but I'm not sure if I'll ever actually buy one since it isn't really necessary and there's always other things I'd rather spend the money on (unless my current one breaks, in which case I'd buy a newer, higher capacity one without even considering any other type of iPod).

Apple...

Jan 30, 2011, 06:18 AM

Say it ain't so!

Personally I love the iPod classic design, and for music-only uses prefer it to the iOS interface, I just find it easier to use, especially for LARGE volumes of music.

I still own a 80gb iPod classic and use it every day. I'd like a larger capacity one but I'm not sure if I'll ever actually buy one since it isn't really necessary and there's always other things I'd rather spend the money on (unless my current one breaks, in which case I'd buy a newer, higher capacity one without even considering any other type of iPod).
I wonder, maybe the iPod Classic will be worth something someday? Hmm. ;)

orfeas0

Jan 30, 2011, 09:39 AM

No. I don't listen 10000 songs on the go. No.

iPod Classic is dead and apple should move on to something else like adding super retina display on my iphone.

well its not just about songs but you can use it as an external hard drive too, no?
so you get 1machine for mp3, videos (not that handy though) AND a lot of storage.

but can you use the classic as a hard drive or is it sync-only like the touch and iphone? that must soon change, seriously -.- we have so many gigabytes going wasted because of apple's restrictions...

Rawkfist

Jan 30, 2011, 12:10 PM

I'll buy a 220gb Classic the day it hits the street. I use my 120 daily for music. A 220 still won't hold all of my music but it will hold everything I might want to hear on any given day. I like the "no look" function of the click wheel. Mine spends 90% of it's time in the glove compartment of my car anyway. When I do dock it or use earphones I really like the playlist options. Right now a Touch just doesn't fit my needs for size or function.

mgartner0622

Jan 30, 2011, 12:12 PM

The Classic i would like in a 220GB form, because it's the kind of "jukebox" iPod that you can keep in your glovebox, plugged into a stereo at home, or anywhere, and just have a constant stream of music.
I get tired of the music on my 32GB iPhone, but never on my 120GB classic.
Although, I have 700MB free, so it would be nice to get a higher capacity model.

bobr1952

Jan 30, 2011, 12:15 PM

I have songs on my iPhone--maybe 5GB or so but never listen to them much--I listen to Pandora or Rhapsody 90 percent of the time--so the iPod classic is not for me--even with a terabyte. :D

No ice please

Jan 30, 2011, 12:55 PM

Cutting the price down a little would help.

Disc Golfer

Jan 30, 2011, 01:11 PM

orfeas0

Jan 30, 2011, 01:57 PM

Give it wifi / airplay connection and definitely. ipod touch can't remotely store all the media I want to stream and I don't like having to have a computer awake all the time to get media onto apple tv. If apple tv could see airport extreme network drives it wouldn't matter, but it can't, so a wifi high capacity ipod is the next best option.

true, the ipod classic with wifi , or even better minidisplayport (we know apple doesnt like directly hdmi cables), would be awsome.
a 220gb music/video player that can stream to apple tv and/or connect to a tv to play movies etc! awsome!

gnasher729

Jan 30, 2011, 02:34 PM

I'd rather stream my music.

Excellent idea. I'd love to stream my music when I drive to and from work. Nothing better in the world than giving lots of money to the phone company.

So why on earth did you start this thread when you are not interested in the iPod Classic in the first place? Is it a threat to your world view or what?

Apple...

Jan 30, 2011, 04:16 PM

Excellent idea. I'd love to stream my music when I drive to and from work. Nothing better in the world than giving lots of money to the phone company.

So why on earth did you start this thread when you are not interested in the iPod Classic in the first place? Is it a threat to your world view or what?
No, but I like making polls/ seeing what people want/ would they buy this or that. It's interesting to me (the results and so-forth). That's all. And no (in case you were wondering), I don't work for Apple (at least not yet :D).

Scarpad

Jan 31, 2011, 01:59 PM

Sure.. but I did'nt wait I bought a 160gb one over the weekend. I have an Kenwood BT900 Media Reciever in my Car and I wanted a high capacity unit and the touches max out at 64, I did'nt want to wait to see if Apple will use the new Toshiba. If they do I'll pick up the larger capacity down the road

elan123

Jan 31, 2011, 04:49 PM

http://bestcasinogamingonline.com/crunk/15/543.jpgwaiting for the 1TB iPod :cool:

Thats what im talkin about!

Apple...

Jan 31, 2011, 05:59 PM

Thats what im talkin about!
You're not a media content hog are you? :D

hcho3

Jan 31, 2011, 07:17 PM

well its not just about songs but you can use it as an external hard drive too, no?
so you get 1machine for mp3, videos (not that handy though) AND a lot of storage.

but can you use the classic as a hard drive or is it sync-only like the touch and iphone? that must soon change, seriously -.- we have so many gigabytes going wasted because of apple's restrictions...

The future is streaming and SSD. I would say screw HDD. They are way more risky to carry around .

I rather have retina display on iPod classic and all of the portable apple devices. classic should remain Classic.

jimmyhii

Feb 1, 2011, 06:46 AM

YES - without a doubt :D could never keep much high-bitrate music on my ipod. then again i don't really NEED to (but its troublesome converting between bitrates!)

RenoG

Feb 1, 2011, 08:47 AM

Apple...

Feb 1, 2011, 04:07 PM

Nah, the 160 is more than I need. I don't think they will do much more with the ipod line as those days are over, apple moved on to other things. If they did do a high capacity ipod they would probably sell less than 5% of them. Folks just don't really buy them anymore.
My father has an 80GB, and more than half of it is free-space, but I still think there is a market for the device. Just look at the poll. :)

Alan64

Feb 2, 2011, 02:37 PM

Apple...

Feb 2, 2011, 04:26 PM

I've got 100 GB of music on my iMac now, and most of that's ripped at 224 bps. As iPods get bigger, I keep re-ripping with less and less compression. I'd love the day when I can carry around my whole music library uncompressed.
I'm sorry (I don't mess with this kind of stuff), but what is the point of carrying around an uncompressed library? What's the difference between compressed and uncompressed? :confused:

Alan64

Feb 2, 2011, 06:08 PM

I'm sorry (I don't mess with this kind of stuff), but what is the point of carrying around an uncompressed library? What's the difference between compressed and uncompressed? :confused:

As music is compressed more and more, it loses detail. A little compression might not be noticable, but if I hear a CD of a song and then a 128bps compressed version, the difference is striking.

Ambrosia Software's WireTap Studio is a cool piece of software. Among other things, it's "Life Preview" lets you play a CD (or other music source) and then hear "on the fly" what different compressions sound like.

carlosbutler

Feb 3, 2011, 05:51 AM

I wouldn't say they are 'dead'. I see a fair number of people with the newest model on the underground and on the train.

Wish there was was a 500GB one, that would be nice :rolleyes:

Although would prefer SSD, but 500GB SSD would cost so much

Apple...

Feb 4, 2011, 03:58 PM

iEvolution

Feb 4, 2011, 05:39 PM

I honestly wish they'd get rid of the skinny classic and bring back the thicker one all in the name of capacity. Though definitely not with the crappy performance specs of the 2007 160GB.

We'd be up to 320gb if we still had the thicker model available.

carlosbutler

Feb 7, 2011, 02:01 AM

500GB... is insane. I can't believe someone would have that much music.

Never said I had that much music. Although currently up to about 85GB. thing is that it's still getting bigger, and now I have got about 800 CDs from my dad that need ripping... Also, I have plenty of video. It's just nicer to not have to be picky about what goes on it, and just put everything.

iBookG4user

Feb 7, 2011, 02:04 AM

I know that some people would find more storage really handy, but for me I'm still rocking my 30GB iPod Video and it has enough space for all of my regularly played music. So I probably won't be buying a new iPod Classic unless this thing dies. If it does, then I'll probably get whatever the current iPod Classic is, because for my music iPod I need a scroll wheel.

OllyW

Feb 7, 2011, 02:36 AM

Though definitely not with the crappy performance specs of the 2007 160GB.

I've got that model. What are these "crappy performance specs"? I've had no problems with mine so far. :confused:

janstett

Feb 7, 2011, 05:30 AM

I'd love a higher capacity iPod.

I have 750gb of music, 47000 songs. Most of it is ALAC lossless. Most of the time I just put it on shuffle and enjoy, but sometimes I know exactly what I want to hear.

That's just in the main collection. I also have about 1.5 TB in high resolution music (vinyl rips, surround DVD-A/SACD/Blu-Ray rips, HD downloads from Chesky/HDTracks.com, Beatles 24-bit, etc.).

I did the 240gb upgrades to my 5.5 iPods, but unfortunately the iPods can't handle more than about 33,000 songs. Seems to be iTunesDB gets too big for the available memory. Tried Rockbox too. Bought a 500gb Archos 5 PMP to fix the problem, Archos craps out at about 33,000 songs too.

Streaming is good but (a) lowers quality, (b) requires a computer on 24/7 and (c) costs you bandwidth on your cell provider and your ISP.

I'd like to see the classic reborn (replaced with) a chunky iPod Touch that has a 500gb hard drive.

500GB... is insane. I can't believe someone would have that much music.

If you love your music you rip losslessly.

My music collection didn't get so big overnight. Count me in the "hundreds of CDs to rip" category and then I fill in holes and add to the collection over many years. I bought my first CD in 1987.

el-John-o

Feb 7, 2011, 09:49 AM

I would also love a thicker classic that would take 2.5" drives (and therefore support 500GB.) That, combined with an HDMI out dongle, would make it an awesome device for me. It's more than just storing lossless music, but also storing HD video, like supporting the "digital copy" that's included with Blu-Ray media.

Or, heck, I'd also like to see a hard-disk iPod touch. I've used folks iPhones with otterbox cases on it, that's about as thick and heavy as an iPod touch would be wiht a 1.8" HDD, and it would have to be much cheaper. Imagine a 160GB iPod touch? That's REALLY where more storage is needed, apps, videos, music, et al. I'm not saying get rid of the flash-based version, lots of folks will like that thin and light model (heck, they buy up those MacBook Air's like crazy don't they? They are willing to trade off a minor amount of CPU performance, a little bit of battery, and increase their cost [relatively speaking, $1,300 for the 13" base model], in order to have a super thin and light mac). I think that would be cool. Yeah it wouldn't be as "sexy" as the rest of the lineup (it would looks like a Zune, in other words), but it would be super functional.

-John

Foxer

Feb 7, 2011, 06:00 PM

el-John-o

Feb 7, 2011, 08:55 PM

I wish they'd go back to the double-platter option so I could get a 440GB. That would finally be enough...

The iOS interface is awful for music-centric use. I can control my Classic without looking at it (ie, driving or in a pocket). Not an option on my iPhone...

All that said, Apple is famous for deciding what we need, and I suspect that they will soon decide that we don't need iPod Classics. If (when?) the Touch becomes the flagship in terms of storage and exceeds my 160GB classic, I'll switch. Of course, I'll also get rid of my iPhone in favor of straight cel phone since I would feel like an idiot with both an iPhone and Touch.

Luckily my media library is small enough (minus blu-ray digital copies, but I don't use that much) that it all fits on my 32GB iPhone, so that's great. But, if I DID want to take my Blu Ray library with me, I would need more storage. Problem with flash storage is, it will be a LONG time before it's cheap and there's enough of it. It's a great technology, but it's not QUITE cheap enough to be mainstream like this. (But then again, the more they sell, the cheaper it gets!)

-John

Apple...

Feb 8, 2011, 03:51 PM

Hopefully the latest news is of a refresh and not an axing. Is 220GB enough for most of you?

Happybunny

Feb 9, 2011, 03:01 AM

Still using a 80GB classic, if Apple do decide to make a new 200GB or larger, I for one hope they keep the classic wheel design.

foidulus

Feb 9, 2011, 03:33 AM

I've got 100 GB of music on my iMac now, and most of that's ripped at 224 bps. As iPods get bigger, I keep re-ripping with less and less compression. I'd love the day when I can carry around my whole music library uncompressed.

I think you mean losslessly compressed, there is very little advantage in carrying around uncompressed music vs. Apple lossless(that is what you are using I hope!)

Alan64

Feb 9, 2011, 09:35 AM

I think you mean losslessly compressed, there is very little advantage in carrying around uncompressed music vs. Apple lossless(that is what you are using I hope!)

Good point. That is what I meant.

ghostshadow

Feb 9, 2011, 12:19 PM

I would definitely like to see another classic release. I hope it happens. My 80gb is full to the brim. Kind of stinks, it's in such mint shape too that it almost makes no sense for me to replace it with a larger capacity.

wlh99

Feb 9, 2011, 01:10 PM

No. I don't listen 10000 songs on the go. No.

iPod Classic is dead and apple should move on to something else like adding super retina display on my iphone.

It's far from dead, and would be a terrible loss if discontinued. 200+ GB might be excessive, but 32 is minimal. More importantly, the touch screen is very difficult to navigate one handed while driving, and imposible to navigate without looking at it.

The classic fill an important need, even if you don't need it.

Bozley0621

Feb 11, 2011, 12:42 PM

I'd buy another Classic if the capacity is upgraded, an FM radio is added, and it comes in nostalgic white ....both the case and the scroll wheel.... This would be perfect. :o

iEvolution

Feb 11, 2011, 09:01 PM

It just kills me there is so much content added to the iTunes store but capacity is like a after thought for apple. Here you have high definition video and crap for options to watch them on really. I understand syncing here and there but I like to use my iPod Classic to output some tv shows to my 42" TV.

I'd like to see 220GB capacity update with HD output support.

At this point the "Classic" name can simply mean click wheel. They can update it without removing the concept of "Classic".

Oldschoolwax

Feb 16, 2011, 11:10 PM

I need at least a 320. Checking boxes is a pain in the ass, if I wanted the hassle I would be listening to my crates of CDs and Vinyl... I spent MONTHS ripping them for a reason!

racheldeet

Feb 16, 2011, 11:17 PM

Nah, the 160 is more than I need. I don't think they will do much more with the ipod line as those days are over, apple moved on to other things. If they did do a high capacity ipod they would probably sell less than 5% of them. Folks just don't really buy them anymore.

I find this funny, because I think I've seen more Classics on my campus in the last six months than touches or nanos put together. Maybe I just live in an area full of audio-hoarders, but I don't think the classic is dead yet.

zorinlynx

Feb 17, 2011, 01:25 PM

I'd rather stream my music.

P.S. How do you manage 1TB of music? My collection pales in comparison. :eek:

Some of us don't have full time connections reliable enough to stream music.

I don't know why everyone seems so obsessed with streaming. Until we have universal, fast and reliable network coverage everywhere, local storage will always trump streaming. Even if it's a rental and the locally stored song is protected by time-limited DRM.

Christian81

Feb 17, 2011, 05:19 PM

I would for the same reasons others have mentioned, namely the ability to have uncompressed audio

aniketroxx

Feb 18, 2011, 06:50 AM

I am fine with my 160 GB one:rolleyes:http://tech2.in.com/media/photogallery/2008/Feb/ipod_classic_160gb_6_450x360.jpg

cintrepid

Feb 18, 2011, 07:46 AM

i have an iPod collection im an apple guy :D i have all the classics except for the 2nd generation i say if they do a tenth anniversary thing they should use the first generation design with 220 gb that would be BOSSS:apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple: my favorite classic for memory is the newest one but my favorite design is the first generation

setback

Feb 21, 2011, 12:35 PM

Never said I had that much music. Although currently up to about 85GB. thing is that it's still getting bigger, and now I have got about 800 CDs from my dad that need ripping... Also, I have plenty of video. It's just nicer to not have to be picky about what goes on it, and just put everything.

300D

Feb 21, 2011, 02:50 PM

Maybe this has already been posted, but I didn't see anything. Toshiba now has 220GB 1.8" hard drives coming out

Coming out? They had a 240GB drive that would have fit into the "fat" iPod two years ago!

The iPod is NOT dying. Believe it or not, people actually don't want to pay $400 for only 64gb of space. Just because YOU might not want it doesn't mean OTHERS don't, stop being selfish.
I only use lossless audio formats and my library is beyond the 160GB capacity with only 6100 items, and thats excluding ANY video. Even 220gb capacity would only leave me 25gb free, barely enough for music videos let alone movies!