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Fourth-Generation iPod Touch Offers Only 256 MB of RAM
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512MB couldn't be that much more expensive!
According to isuppli.com, it costs Apple $13.80 for the two 256 MB RAM chips in the iPhone 4. So adding 256 MB would cost $6.90.
Interestingly enough, the GPS chip in the iPhone only costs $1.75. That's a low enough cost that Apple really should have thought of including it in the iPod. I believe the buzz around the GPS alone would have brought in enough sales for the added cost to be economically feasible.
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http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns-Ma...Materials-of-187-51-According-to-iSuppli.aspx
It's double what I have on my first gen. And it has a speaker, and retina display, and can run iOS 4.1, and TWO cameras, and the a4, and the gyroscope, and it vibrates...
The list of new features goes on. The amount of upgrades Apple managed to put on this thing is incredible. It's not an iPhone, and costs less than half of one.
The list of new features goes on. The amount of upgrades Apple managed to put on this thing is incredible. It's not an iPhone, and costs less than half of one.
Kinda bummed seeing this for those who were waiting for one of these. But honestly, I am amazed at what can be done with the 2g iPod touch, with even half that memory.
Steve Jobs is the one who said it. Blame that LIAR(not the only LIE that came out of his mouth that day). It is not an iPhone w/o the contract. Not even close. The screen...another LIE.
You fanboys can worship at his feet all you want but my knees can't take that shi*. When someone lies, it is a lie. When someone intentionally misleads, I call it a lie. Doesn't matter who that person is.
Yet again, I can't believe the amount of ignorance found in this thread.
You want 512MB of RAM? You want an IPS panel? You want a 5MP camera? You want a GPS chip? Then shell out the extra money for an iPhone 4! No matter what you say, the new iPod touch is an amazing value for money. It's like less than half the price of an iPhone 4 and has 75% of what it offers. If you still have complaints about the iPod touch, what are you even doing on a MAC forums?
I'd think that most of you should be happy Apple cut the RAM down to 256MB to reduce costs and appeal to those who don't want to shell out $800 for an iPhone 4. The choice is there, people. There's no room for your complaints.
You want 512MB of RAM? You want an IPS panel? You want a 5MP camera? You want a GPS chip? Then shell out the extra money for an iPhone 4! No matter what you say, the new iPod touch is an amazing value for money. It's like less than half the price of an iPhone 4 and has 75% of what it offers. If you still have complaints about the iPod touch, what are you even doing on a MAC forums?
I'd think that most of you should be happy Apple cut the RAM down to 256MB to reduce costs and appeal to those who don't want to shell out $800 for an iPhone 4. The choice is there, people. There's no room for your complaints.
The lack of RAM and IPS display are big deals for me. Never thought Apple would do this, not that it doesn't make sense. Paying an extra $40-60 would be better!
Unless... the low end iPod touch RAM, etc., differ from the high end to make it cheaper?
Unless... the low end iPod touch RAM, etc., differ from the high end to make it cheaper?
I allowed myself to believe Steve Jobs.
This is NOT an "iPhone without the contract"
There is a reason for all of these false expectations. And that reason has a name, Steve Jobs.
I've been playing around with mine for the last 2 hours or so.
I bought the 32GB model, seemed to be the best value.
It's very fast, as fast as my iPad.
The headline is pretty negative. It should read:
iPod Touch 4G Offers Amazing 4 times the RAM of the PSP!
Really, it's the same RAM as the Sony Playstation 3... And no one seems to complain about that.
I bought the 32GB model, seemed to be the best value.
It's very fast, as fast as my iPad.
The headline is pretty negative. It should read:
iPod Touch 4G Offers Amazing 4 times the RAM of the PSP!
Really, it's the same RAM as the Sony Playstation 3... And no one seems to complain about that.
Fools. Yes. Only fools believe what the CEO of Apple tells them. Everyone else can read between the lines. Fools are not fluent in Apple speak, they can't tell the difference between the truth and a LIE like fanboys can. I wish I was a fanboy so I could tell when Jobs was lying and go out and make excuses for him. But I'm just a fool.
On the bright side, does this mean Touch users get a 1GHz A4 with 256mb RAM (iPad spec) chip vs. the iPhone's underclocked A4 ~800MHz with 512mb of RAM ?
I'd be pretty silly to make 3 versions of the A4 chip, right?
The CPU spec is probably the next spec to FALL.
I'm definitely waiting on this spec before I buy.