Want a 64 (or 128(!)) GB Touch

[Enigmafan420]

Just a conversation starter here-I AM AWARE of the technical limitations of Flash RAM right now...

That being said, I NEED a larger iPod Touch. I have maybe 1/5 of my CD collection on iTunes and it is already 40GB. I have a really hard time trying to figure out what to put on my 32GB iPod touch.

I have a 5th Gen 80GB iPod, but I am finding that I just like having the other features of my Touch with me. The 80GB pretty much stays hooked to the car stereo these days.

Anyone else feeling a space crunch?

[Tallest Skil]

When 32 and 64GB NAND chips exist, let us know. :o

[yorkshire]

When 32 and 64GB NAND chips exist, let us know. :o

He did say he was aware of the limitations of flash memory.


And yes, a 128GB touch would be amazing! (and expensive)

[Enigmafan420]

He did say he was aware of the limitations of flash memory.


And yes, a 128GB touch would be amazing! (and expensive)

I have been reading that the 32GB chips would be coming out 1st quarter of this year. So in theory the next version touch could have 64 GB.

Anyone know how much the 32GB chips are likely to cost?

[syclick]

I am on the cusp of buying an iPod Touch to replace my iPod Video (5G) 60GB. I am trying to hold out for a 64GB Touch, seeing as how my current collection won't even fit on my 60GB unit, but I dunno if I can hold out for much longer.

I realize I can just get a Classic 120GB, but I don't want to go back to a HDD-based player.

[Enigmafan420]

I am on the cusp of buying an iPod Touch to replace my iPod Video (5G) 60GB. I am trying to hold out for a 64GB Touch, seeing as how my current collection won't even fit on my 60GB unit, but I dunno if I can hold out for much longer.

I realize I can just get a Classic 120GB, but I don't want to go back to a HDD-based player.

Yep-know the feeling-there is no way my entire collection would even fit on the 120 GB-and I got $400(!) worth of iTunes gift certificates for Christmas, so it is growing daily.

A 64 GB would be a huge improvement from by current 32 though.

[DreamNshadow]

I actually did this recently. I now have a 32gb 1st gen touch, coming from a 80gb classic, I didn't like the feeling of not fitting it all at first. But, I got the 32gb knowing that I would eventually get the 64gb touch.

My library isn't as large as yours (mine = ~40gb), but you'll soon get used to not having all your albums there, and just choosing things you listen to at the moment. The genius playlist is also really good at keeping me occupied.

The features is what got me. I use maps, notes, and safari all the time. If you're in school and don't have a computer around you, wi-fi really comes in handy. If you can, get the 2nd generation touch for the external speaker and volume control.

[Consultant]

Why don't you get a gigantiPod? They come with up to 5TB (5000gb+) of storage.

http://www.wiebetech.com/aprilfools/gigantipod.php

[syclick]

The iPod Touch 1G 32GB model was released in February last year, so I would think we'll see upgrades to the 2G units shortly. Of course, depending on production and availability of the 32GB NAND flash units.

[Enigmafan420]

Why don't you get a gigantiPod? They come with up to 5TB (5000gb+) of storage.

http://www.wiebetech.com/aprilfools/gigantipod.php

At first I thought you were being a smart ass-but I have never seen that-VERY FUNNY :D

Still doesn't give me the features of my iPod Touch though. Gotta have Wi-Fi, Maps, email, and Safari :)

[dasikes]

That being said, I NEED a larger iPod Touch. I have maybe 1/5 of my CD collection on iTunes and it is already 40GB. I have a really hard time trying to figure out what to put on my 32GB iPod touch.

I have a 5th Gen 80GB iPod, but I am finding that I just like having the other features of my Touch with me. The 80GB pretty much stays hooked to the car stereo these days.

Anyone else feeling a space crunch?

Honestly, if having that much music is such a priority to anyone, the iPod Touch isn't the best option.

I have ~40GB of music (all paid for, don't worry) and when I really think about it, there is no need for me or anyone to have to carry all that around. If my musical wants change, I just resync.

The Touch's features are great, but whether you get the Touch or the Classic is simply a question of priorities - features or space.

[Enigmafan420]

Honestly, if having that much music is such a priority to anyone, the iPod Touch isn't the best option.

I have ~40GB of music (all paid for, don't worry) and when I really think about it, there is no need for me or anyone to have to carry all that around. If my musical wants change, I just resync.

The Touch's features are great, but whether you get the Touch or the Classic is simply a question of priorities - features or space.

I do have a larger classic, but I too want what the touch can do-classic is good for music only-I want the email, Wi-Fi, maps, etc of the touch-so I want a bigger one :)

[iParis]

Well, Tallest Skil and others have heard me say this many times before:
I suspect a 64GB iPod touch to be released in February if not then in March.
If that does happen then I expect a 128GB iPod touch to be release in February or March of 2010.

[gear71428]

128GB just isn't big enough for all my media. Sure it would hold my music but what about all my video files?

Since the ipod touch has wifi maybe a better approach would be to load it with the most desirable music and video then if I want to get one of the other media files in my library, I could keep them on a network server (networked drobo or Linkstation) that I can connect to via the internet and just go and get those (less used) files as I need them. Who knows maybe Apple is working on just such a device that might work in conjunction with mobileme (check macrumours for Dec.). Or maybe Google will release G-drive and we could keep all our media files in a cloud drive, accessable at any point we are connected to the web.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that Apple would find it easier to create hand held devices that allow you to access your files via the net rather than trying to cram larger storage capacity into a small device. And since users are creating ever larger media libraries it seems like trying to keep up with that (by creating more and more devices with increasing storage) is a never ending quest.

[DoFoT9]

hhmm i am confused as to why you havent purchased a ipod classic..if the touch is to small for you. :confused:

[nick9191]

Buy an 8gb Touch to piss around on and buy a 120gb Classic for your tunes.

[DoFoT9]

Buy an 8gb Touch to piss around on and buy a 120gb Classic for your tunes.

that was my kind of thinking :cool:

[Sehnsucht]

When 32 and 64GB NAND chips exist, let us know. :o

Actually, they already do...the 128, 256 and 512GB iPod touch are currently in prototype stage and are being tested in Apple's top secret underground lab. Did you know that a single 512GB NAND chip costs $50,000 right now?? :eek: :eek:

:D :D :D :D :D

[Andrew K.]

Well, Tallest Skil and others have heard me say this many times before:
I suspect a 64GB iPod touch to be released in February if not then in March.
If that does happen then I expect a 128GB iPod touch to be release in February or March of 2010.

I hope your right ! My birthday is on Feb.1 but I asked my parents to wait to get my touch because they should be updating around that time :D I am not going to jump to quickly even though I want the 32gb so bad it would be worth it to wait for a 64gb for the same price

[Andrew K.]

128GB just isn't big enough for all my media. Sure it would hold my music but what about all my video files?

Since the ipod touch has wifi maybe a better approach would be to load it with the most desirable music and video then if I want to get one of the other media files in my library, I could keep them on a network server (networked drobo or Linkstation) that I can connect to via the internet and just go and get those (less used) files as I need them. Who knows maybe Apple is working on just such a device that might work in conjunction with mobileme (check macrumours for Dec.). Or maybe Google will release G-drive and we could keep all our media files in a cloud drive, accessable at any point we are connected to the web.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that Apple would find it easier to create hand held devices that allow you to access your files via the net rather than trying to cram larger storage capacity into a small device. And since users are creating ever larger media libraries it seems like trying to keep up with that (by creating more and more devices with increasing storage) is a never ending quest.

WOW :eek: 128gb is not enough?!!! holy crap that's alot of media! Not making fun just I thought 30gb of just music was alot

[groovdudeyo]

And yes, a 128GB touch would be amazing! (and expensive)

I am under the impression that apple now has the technology to make a 3000 gb touch yeah i mean three thousand. and this new "spinning electron or proton chips" (or something like that) cost the same to manufacture.

[TheZimm]

I would love to have something like this, http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdxc/ - that says that 2 terabyte memory cards are coming out, so maybe apple could get this technology and have a 2 tb ipod touch =]

Zym

[MacbookAlum1536]

if i remember correctly there is a $3 called Simplify media in the app store which lets you stream unprotected songs

[armoguy94]

I have an 8GB iPod Touch. My library is over 30gb large and growing. Is there any way I can purchase a 64gb chip, or something 30gb or bigger, then manually install it in my Touch? It's 1st gen.

[klayman676]

i think that the gig storage, doubles every time they make a new model, (ex. 8 gb, 16gb, 32gb) i think 64gb and 128gb would be next.:D

[Demosthenes X]

I would love to have something like this, http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdxc/ - that says that 2 terabyte memory cards are coming out, so maybe apple could get this technology and have a 2 tb ipod touch =]

Zym

From what I've heard, this developments means a theoretical 2TB SD card... in reality they won't be around for a while yet, though. Just like 64 bit architecture theoretically allows for something like 17.2 billion gigabytes of RAM... doesn't mean we'll see it tomorrow. ;)

[MacNoobie]

Just a conversation starter here-I AM AWARE of the technical limitations of Flash RAM right now...

That being said, I NEED a larger iPod Touch. I have maybe 1/5 of my CD collection on iTunes and it is already 40GB. I have a really hard time trying to figure out what to put on my 32GB iPod touch.

I have a 5th Gen 80GB iPod, but I am finding that I just like having the other features of my Touch with me. The 80GB pretty much stays hooked to the car stereo these days.

Anyone else feeling a space crunch?


Couldn't you presumably figure out what you're listening and into lately and use that to figure out how to make due with 32GB of space.

Seriously do people need to cram over 5,000 CD's worth of music into a portable music player? When are you going to listen to the more then 40+GB of songs in a row?

[MacNoobie]

I have an 8GB iPod Touch. My library is over 30gb large and growing. Is there any way I can purchase a 64gb chip, or something 30gb or bigger, then manually install it in my Touch? It's 1st gen.

Presumably someone could design an addon for more memory for the Touch but sadly enough if you got an 8GB one and want to listen to all your music you can either: 1. Buy a new Touch with a larger capacity or 2. Trim your music library down based on music you're "into" right now and carry that or set iTunes to randomly pick songs from your library and shove that into 8GB of space.

[MacNoobie]

I'm beginning to wonder if people seem to realize that iPods no matter how great the capacity are simply portable music players not devices that can hold every song you've managed to snag from limewire or imported from vast decade long CD collections. Even with the generous capacities of now and future products these devices simply arent designed for holding for some people the equivalency of all the music on the internet. Besides what would you do with the thousands of hours of music that you'd likely have on on the device? Is it more to show how musically diverse you are having that obscure out of the way rare song from XX artist? Is it because your life is so off beat you could be listening to death metal and then switch over to country next song?


I think as hard drive/ssd capacity increases in desktops people seem to mentally have this I can download anything onto it and try to fill them to the gills with anything they can get their hands on. I wont stop till I can fit the entire internet into my desktops hard drive!!! (including all the porn).

[MasterNile]

WOW :eek: 128gb is not enough?!!! holy crap that's alot of media! Not making fun just I thought 30gb of just music was alot

30GB of music seems like a lot to me, I've got 1639 items in music, 7.45GB, but 38 items are music videos and they take up 1.40 GB.

When it comes to video though...34 movies taking up 39.57 GB, and 535 items under TV shows taking up 150.88 GB.

If they increased the iPod Touch to 64/128GB and the iPod Classic to 250GB (I have no idea if HDD that small come in 250GB or even plan to anytime soon) I would really have a tough decision on my hands, the Touch would be good for watching movies on, but usually I watch movies from the iPod connected to a TV at my friends house, which in that case it would be good to have my whole collection to pick from.

So while we're hoping and wanting for a 64/128GB Touch, anyone know anything about the possibilty of a 250GB iPod Classic?

EDIT: Besides what would you do with the thousands of hours of music that you'd likely have on on the device? Is it more to show how musically diverse you are having that obscure out of the way rare song from XX artist? Is it because your life is so off beat you could be listening to death metal and then switch over to country next song?

For me it's the last thing you said, I really am so off beat I could be listening to death metal and then switch to over rap, then to jewish reggae, to nerdcore, to industrial, to jazz in the span of an hour

[iCantwait]

I hate this thread, I'm not coming back so don't bother quoting me.
Wait 16years. Then you will have lots of cheap high capacity storage.

[roylikeswaffles]

Actually, they already do...the 128, 256 and 512GB iPod touch are currently in prototype stage and are being tested in Apple's top secret underground lab. Did you know that a single 512GB NAND chip costs $50,000 right now?? :eek: :eek:

:D :D :D :D :D

o.o why would you buy a NAND chip when you could buy a very nice car, pay for your kid's college education, or buy 100 32gb ipots and still have money left over? thats what i want to know

[Enigmafan420]

i think that the gig storage, doubles every time they make a new model, (ex. 8 gb, 16gb, 32gb) i think 64gb and 128gb would be next.:D

Yeah except that didn't hold when they went from 1G to 2G. I have a 1G 32 GB-still the largest touch you can get.

[Fonzijr1964]

i dont see y they just dont build a touch with a hdd adapter in it and pop in the 128GB ssd they put in the air. Its the same thickness as the drive in the classic

[Demosthenes X]

So while we're hoping and wanting for a 64/128GB Touch, anyone know anything about the possibilty of a 250GB iPod Classic?

I don't know if the technology exists today, but it certainly will if it doesn't. But I doubt we'll ever see a 250GB iPod classic.

Remember, Apple used to offer a 160GB model of the classic. They killed it and replaced it with the 120GB model because nobody was buying the super-high capacity model. I think we'll eventually see a 128GB iPod touch, and when we do, they'll kill the iPod classic.

IMO the only reason they still sell the classic is because flash memory isn't available in big enough capacities... but ~100GB seems to be the threshold point for iPods, so once we get there, I don't think capacity increases will be such a big deal.

Of course, something could change that would shift all this... maybe iTunes will start selling uncompressed music, for example, necessitating higher storage on portable music players...

[Fonzijr1964]

I don't know if the technology exists today, but it certainly will if it doesn't. But I doubt we'll ever see a 250GB iPod classic.

Remember, Apple used to offer a 160GB model of the classic. They killed it and replaced it with the 120GB model because nobody was buying the super-high capacity model. I think we'll eventually see a 128GB iPod touch, and when we do, they'll kill the iPod classic.

IMO the only reason they still sell the classic is because flash memory isn't available in big enough capacities... but ~100GB seems to be the threshold point for iPods, so once we get there, I don't think capacity increases will be such a big deal.

Of course, something could change that would shift all this... maybe iTunes will start selling uncompressed music, for example, necessitating higher storage on portable music players...

or true 1080p Movies and TV shows and games

[groovdudeyo]

Do you actually listen to all of these songs? I mean I have like 9 gigs of music that I could have on my ipod(on cds and stuff) but i would never listen to it all. If you got the time which i highly doubt you have the time to do this to every one of your songs. rate them all (you know like four or five stars) and only put the four and five star songs on. Really 30 gigs of music? Thats an awful lot of skipping when your in shuffle.

[Fonzijr1964]

Do you actually listen to all of these songs? I mean I have like 9 gigs of music that I could have on my ipod(on cds and stuff) but i would never listen to it all. If you got the time which i highly doubt you have the time to do this to every one of your songs. rate them all (you know like four or five stars) and only put the four and five star songs on. Really 30 gigs of music? Thats an awful lot of skipping when your in shuffle.

i do that for my iPhone and it barely fits

[wbeasley]

If you have too many files to fit on any ipod, why not compress them down to 32 kbps and then they might all fit on? :)

Even on an 60 gig ipod I fit plenty of music and video for those "on the go" moments at 128 or 256 kbps.

What can the reason be to carry every bit of audio with you at all times? No one carries every bit of written material they have or every photograph or DVD. The fact you can carry 20,000 songs around with you should be enough to keep you amused...

Makes you wonder how all those "poor joggers" cope with only a random 1 to 2 gig of music to listen to while exercising...

[Enigmafan420]

If you have too many files to fit on any ipod, why not compress them down to 32 kbps and then they might all fit on? :)

Even on an 60 gig ipod I fit plenty of music and video for those "on the go" moments at 128 or 256 kbps.

What can the reason be to carry every bit of audio with you at all times? No one carries every bit of written material they have or every photograph or DVD. The fact you can carry 20,000 songs around with you should be enough to keep you amused...

Makes you wonder how all those "poor joggers" cope with only a random 1 to 2 gig of music to listen to while exercising...

I guess the point is-I want it there in case I get a while hair and want to listen to XYZ song-Right now I don't have that option.

[dasikes]

I guess the point is-I want it there in case I get a while hair and want to listen to XYZ song-Right now I don't have that option.

A pretty good solution to this is the app Simplify

[wbeasley]

I guess the point is-I want it there in case I get a while hair and want to listen to XYZ song-Right now I don't have that option.

I can understand you predicament but it's something we've always faced... you may be too young to remember but years ago people were always asked "what 10 records/CDs would you take with you on a desserted island?".

Makes you think hard about what you couldn't live without. These days even a nano can hold a heap more music.

You could always buy a netbook and maybe a USB drive and then you could take everything with you always ... just a quick sync away.

Or get two ipods (I have 2 classics, an 8gb nano, a Sony 16gb, an LG 8gb and two 2gb collected over the years all with bits of my library on them). If I was you, I'd get a 16gb nano and load it with what I mostly like. Fill up a 120gb Classic with as much else that you might want to listen to. And you get twice the listen time with the two devices. :)

[ekitel]

I guess the point is-I want it there in case I get a while hair and want to listen to XYZ song-Right now I don't have that option.

Did you mean a "wild hare"? I always listen to Rush when I go rabbit hunting!

But seriously you can never have too much music. I used to buy massive box sets on emusic.com. 100 downloads per month adds up after a while. I just put it all on shuffle mode. I like hearing things I've never heard before and may never hear again in a context that will never be repeated.

[janstett]

That being said, I NEED a larger iPod Touch. I have maybe 1/5 of my CD collection on iTunes and it is already 40GB. I have a really hard time trying to figure out what to put on my 32GB iPod touch.


I agree here, I have my collection ripped in ALAC for everything I have a CD for and it's over 300 GB. I hope Apple doesn't forget those of us with serious collections. I was sad to see the 160GB iPod go.

On top of that, they want us to use videos in the iPod touch, which by definition demands much, much larger file sizes (see Archos jukebox for example).

The iPod touch is a nice toy but not a flexible media player until its storage gets much bigger.

[janstett]

Honestly, if having that much music is such a priority to anyone, the iPod Touch isn't the best option.

I have ~40GB of music (all paid for, don't worry) and when I really think about it, there is no need for me or anyone to have to carry all that around. If my musical wants change, I just resync.

See, it meets your needs, so no need to change? For some people a shuffle meets their needs, thank God Apple doesn't stop there.

I want all my music at my fingertips. People with CD changers used to say if their musical wants change, they just change discs. I drive a lot so there are always times before I squeezed most of my collection onto a 160GB 5th gen (by downsampling and losing quality) that I got in the mood for the perfect song or artist that of course isn't on there at the moment.

And I'd like to have things stored in lossless format, of course, since that's the source.

I don't want to sound like I'm bashing you, just realize for a lot of us 32 gb is not enough... I didn't even talk about going into videos.

[iSaygoodbye]

i think apple should discontinue and make a hard drive based touch. :) just my thoughts

[Fonzijr1964]

i think apple should discontinue and make a hard drive based touch. :) just my thoughts

i said that early

its a really good idea

too bad a picked up a Classic today:D

[Sehnsucht]

o.o why would you buy a NAND chip when you could buy a very nice car, pay for your kid's college education, or buy 100 32gb ipods and still have money left over? thats what i want to know

Um...that was a joke. :D I was merely making an educated guess as to the price of a 512GB NAND chip if it existed today, which it does not. By the time 512GB NAND chips are being mass-produced, they'll be extremely cheap. The 1-terabyte iPod touch (yes it will exist sooner than you think) will probably use two of these. Hell, 7 years ago my aunt paid close to $50 for a 64MB (MEGABYTE!!!!) SD card for her digital camera. :D

[Fonzijr1964]

Um...that was a joke. :D I was merely making an educated guess as to the price of a 512GB NAND chip if it existed today, which it does not. By the time 512GB NAND chips are being mass-produced, they'll be extremely cheap. The 1-terabyte iPod touch (yes it will exist sooner than you think) will probably use two of these. Hell, 7 years ago my aunt paid close to $50 for a 64MB (MEGABYTE!!!!) SD card for her digital camera. :D

ah the god old days lol

yep the touch or something similar will support full HD and have 1TB at some point

[Sehnsucht]

i think apple should discontinue and make a hard drive based touch. :) just my thoughts

Ewww, spinning platters! :D

[Enigmafan420]

Um...that was a joke. :D I was merely making an educated guess as to the price of a 512GB NAND chip if it existed today, which it does not. By the time 512GB NAND chips are being mass-produced, they'll be extremely cheap. The 1-terabyte iPod touch (yes it will exist sooner than you think) will probably use two of these. Hell, 7 years ago my aunt paid close to $50 for a 64MB (MEGABYTE!!!!) SD card for her digital camera. :D

To show you all how old I am-I once bought a 64MB HARD DRIVE for my Apple 2 GS-and it cost over $700(!) and was the about the size of an IBM XT case cut in half. It even had an external (!) power supply. :O

Bought it at Applefest in S.F.-before Macworld even existed. WOZ used to give the keynotes :)

[DoFoT9]

To show you all how old I am-I once bought a 64MB HARD DRIVE for my Apple 2 GS-and it cost over $700(!) and was the about the size of an IBM XT case cut in half. It even had an external (!) power supply. :O

Bought it at Applefest in S.F.-before Macworld even existed. WOZ used to give the keynotes :)

wow your not very old, i remember when dad bought home an 800k (kilobit!!!!) external storage device for his apple ][. cost more than what you paid for yours aswell :p

[Enigmafan420]

wow your not very old, i remember when dad bought home an 800k (kilobit!!!!) external storage device for his apple ][. cost more than what you paid for yours aswell :p

I had an external storage device as well-it must have cost around $400-and a box of 10 5.25" "Elephant" floppies-each holding 143(!) KB cost $50.

[DoFoT9]

I had an external storage device as well-it must have cost around $400-and a box of 10 5.25" "Elephant" floppies-each holding 143(!) KB cost $50.

ok ok thats enough, no need to inflate yourself even more :p

[Enigmafan420]

ok ok thats enough, no need to inflate yourself even more :p

Not trying to-simply trying to state I am an OLD FART-and it is amazing how far we have come :)

[DoFoT9]

Not trying to-simply trying to state I am an OLD FART-and it is amazing how far we have come :)

haha ok wow, at least youve been through your mid-life crisis eheh. there arent many people your age that can even use a computer let alone detect sarcasm via text-based conversation, your doing well. i commend you *claps*

[Enigmafan420]

haha ok wow, at least youve been through your mid-life crisis eheh. there arent many people your age that can even use a computer let alone detect sarcasm via text-based conversation, your doing well. i commend you *claps*

THanks-LOL

On a serious note, my first computer was an Apple 2 + and my parents bought it for me when I was a freshman in high school. It had 48k RAM in it, and no Floppy drive. The cassette drive was killing me so my parents ponied out the $400 mentioned above for a 5.25" floppy drive.

Then one year Origin Systems released a trio of games that required 64k. I was SO DISTRAUGHT because I really wanted to play these games. So I had a part time job and had to wait for my income tax refund to fund the purchase (no electronic filing in those days :) . It cost $129 for a 16k RAM card. And it literally was a card. It had to be plugged into "Slot 0" on the Apple 2+.

Now I have an iPhone that cost "Only" $199-I say only because of AT$T outrageous fees. The iPhone must be 1,000 times more powerful than that old 2+.

And I recently bought an 8 GB HCSD card for my camera for $25(!). Truly amazing the way technology bucks the general trend of more money for less.

[Jayomat]

But seriously you can never have too much music.

I like hearing things I've never heard before and may never hear again in a context that will never be repeated.

EXACTLY what i thought! :)

[DoFoT9]

THanks-LOL

On a serious note, my first computer was an Apple 2 + and my parents bought it for me when I was a freshman in high school. It had 48k RAM in it, and no Floppy drive. The cassette drive was killing me so my parents ponied out the $400 mentioned above for a 5.25" floppy drive.

Then one year Origin Systems released a trio of games that required 64k. I was SO DISTRAUGHT because I really wanted to play these games. So I had a part time job and had to wait for my income tax refund to fund the purchase (no electronic filing in those days :) . It cost $129 for a 16k RAM card. And it literally was a card. It had to be plugged into "Slot 0" on the Apple 2+.

Now I have an iPhone that cost "Only" $199-I say only because of AT$T outrageous fees. The iPhone must be 1,000 times more powerful than that old 2+.

And I recently bought an 8 GB HCSD card for my camera for $25(!). Truly amazing the way technology bucks the general trend of more money for less.

ok wow now THAT is showing your age hahahahaha.

im only 19, so the first computer i remember my rents having was an apple 2+ (same as you), but i didnt get to use it because i was only 3 or something.. the first computer i remember fully playing with was the LC 575 with 7.1, where it could play everything i threw at it (Sim City 2000, Lemmings, brickels etc).

it truely is amazing how far technology has come, but i am used to it advancing. a few years ago i bought a 500gb HD for $250, now they are $90. i can even get a 1tb HD cheaper then that!

i am just waiting for the day when hardware stops advancing because
A: it cannot advance any further
OR
B: to let the software catch up

i think B will happen first. :rolleyes:

[Enigmafan420]

i am just waiting for the day when hardware stops advancing because
A: it cannot advance any further
OR
B: to let the software catch up

i think B will happen first. :rolleyes:

B really does need to happen first-Because, especially in the Windoze world, M$ and others keep making bloat ware because they can get away with it. When the processor power doubles roughly every 18 months, programming can be sloppy. I am hoping that processor development SLOWS DOWN so that programmers have to write tight code-that would improve computer experience much more than a 4.6 gHz 16 core processor would!

IMO :)

[milkypink]

Ahh... OP, I feel your pain. I'm waiting for a 64GB iPod Touch as well. I have ~45GB of music at the moment.

For those of you wondering why anyone would "need" that much music with them all the time, here are my personal reasons:

It's an emergency backup of my music. If something happens to my laptop (and this has happened before!) and I lose everything on it, I still can drag the files back from my iPod to a computer (with or without Apple's permission, I don't care. It's my music.)

It's much smaller than bringing a laptop with me during travel. Sure, I could buy a netbook and load it up with all of my music, but it's still a hassle to pick and chose everything I want every day. Not to mention on full days of travel (going overseas, depending on the location, can take up to 14-20 hours!) where I can't sleep I like to be able to listen to whatever my mood desires without worry.

Higher quality rips take up more space. I don't have a lot of 320kbps tracks, but I do have some, and I imagine if you ripped all of your music that way it would be quite the space hog...

And lastly, I'm picky and it's my media player so if I want to have all of my music with me all of the time, what of it? More space means more movies, as well. If the flash chips are going to increase in size anyway, and the overall shape of the player isn't going to change due to the upgrade, what's the problem? Why complain about having MORE space? If you don't need it, great, but there are people who want it, and it isn't hurting you :P

[Ridly]

I am currently a little past half way though on my 32GB Touch. I got here because I re did my collection (2600 songs) with 256kbs. It is filling up rapidly and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon. I don't want to go back to 128 to save space, but the problem is I can't really tell the difference in sound quality.