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iPod Classic Supplies Tightening Ahead of Possible Update or Discontinuation
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I use an old 20GB one in the car (still has Firewire, yay!). I set up the playlists and menus so that I can just click the menu button a few times, then the select button a few times, and it starts playing my "favourites" playlist. This allows me to start playing music without looking away from the road. I can't do that on the iPhone/iPodTouch. The "physical" control is better, in this case.
Yay the classic. Still going!
Oh and also, the old ones can be used as external hard disks: can the current Classic do this too? (The iPhone can't).
Cheers, A.
Yay the classic. Still going!
Oh and also, the old ones can be used as external hard disks: can the current Classic do this too? (The iPhone can't).
Cheers, A.
Oh, I fully expect Apple to change their model pretty quickly actually.
I'm betting on Apple pushing an AppleID (MobileMe) centric system with iOS5 and Lion. iPhones will either be activated by a computer - or will need an AppleID.
You're right, I wouldn't want all my music (or other data!!) only on my iPod. But it doesn't need to all be on my MacBook either. A cloud/iPod/TimeCapsule combination would give me 1 copy online, one portable, and one at home... it could do quite nicely.
Then I can "sync" my laptop to any of the 3 (which also sync to each other), and just carry the data I need with me.
THIS!
Even though I have a 1st gen 16GB Touch, I never use it anymore. In fact, I have been intending to sell it, but I have just been too lazy to do it. I use my 160 GB Classic (from the first time the 160GB models came out, not the current models) every day. Before I got my first smart phone, I used the Touch as a PDA. My phone has since taken over that role. My Classic integrates with my car stereo, and I can even control it from the stereo. It doesn't work with the Touch, though. Even without using that feature, I can navigate the Classic without looking. Do I need 160GB? No. But I do have more than 16GB worth of stuff, and the Classic is cheaper than even the 32GB Touch.
I had the first gen 4 GB mini, which I quickly filled up, and then used it to death (half the case fell off, most of the clickwheel stopped working. I could shuffle my music, nothing more).
Then I upgraded to the 80 GB Classic (late 2007) which would still be wonderful if the hard drive wasn't slowly failing, leaving me with ~12 GB.
I need at least 60 GB by now to carry my entire library, and there's no way I'm paying for a 64 GB touch when I can get 160 GB in the classic for near enough the same price as an 8 GB touch.
I'll hold off on buying either a new one or an ebay'd one until there's more news.
tl;dr
i want a new ipod, i want it to be a classic, please don't kill the classic.
Then I upgraded to the 80 GB Classic (late 2007) which would still be wonderful if the hard drive wasn't slowly failing, leaving me with ~12 GB.
I need at least 60 GB by now to carry my entire library, and there's no way I'm paying for a 64 GB touch when I can get 160 GB in the classic for near enough the same price as an 8 GB touch.
I'll hold off on buying either a new one or an ebay'd one until there's more news.
tl;dr
i want a new ipod, i want it to be a classic, please don't kill the classic.
Do you seriously think the classic would be cheaper if Apple replaced the hard drive with flash memory?
You have no idea. It is already flash memory.
Do you have reading issues? I just said that the flash memory is cheaper today than it was in 2006.
I think Apple will do one of two things:
1) Do a "last cycle" refresh of the iPod classic, now with a 220 GB hard drive from Samsung.
2) Surprise everyone and offer a slightly "thicker" 4G iPod touch that will now sport 128 GB of flash memory. Thanks to Apple locking down huge supplies of flash memory, the 4G iPod touch line will be like this:
32 GB -- US$299
64 GB -- US$349
128 GB -- US$ 399
1) Do a "last cycle" refresh of the iPod classic, now with a 220 GB hard drive from Samsung.
2) Surprise everyone and offer a slightly "thicker" 4G iPod touch that will now sport 128 GB of flash memory. Thanks to Apple locking down huge supplies of flash memory, the 4G iPod touch line will be like this:
32 GB -- US$299
64 GB -- US$349
128 GB -- US$ 399
I really hope they don't discontinue the iPod classic. The point of an iPod, at least I thought, is to listen to music. And in my opinion, the best way to do this is with an iPhone/iPod classic combo or only one of the two. What they should get rid of, I always thought, is the stupid iPod touch. It'd make their lineup look a lot neater, too.
Remember the classic holds TV Shows and Movies too and if you don't want to have to think too much about what you want to put on your iPod, 220 GB would be a great option.
ipod os is dying the nano runs a fake version of ios. and the classic is gana be dead! the touch uses ios and is an iphone with missing features and the shuffle has no screen.
the nano runs a fake version of ios. and the classic is gana be dead! the touch uses ios and is an iphone with missing features and the shuffle has no screen.iPod touch design is poor
My niece has the current iPod touch and I hate the way the sides are angled because it makes it easy for the iPod touch to slip through my fingers.
My niece has the current iPod touch and I hate the way the sides are angled because it makes it easy for the iPod touch to slip through my fingers.
I was just rocking a 5th gen video 30gb while studying lol great DAC.. I actually just ordered a battery for it from eBay ten bucks long live the classic! I even own a touch 4g but love both.
long live the classic! I even own a touch 4g but love both.
classic
I guess I can see leaving one permanently hooked up to my car stereo. Other than that I can't really think of why I would want or need one.
EDIT: Unless they put a full body screen & iOS on it. But it would still serve the same purpose.
I guess I can see leaving one permanently hooked up to my car stereo. Other than that I can't really think of why I would want or need one.
EDIT: Unless they put a full body screen & iOS on it. But it would still serve the same purpose.
Why do you say that? The nano is light and compact and can fit in a jeans pocket. 8-16 GB is a lot of storage if you just use MP3s. When I first got on board with Apple the nano was the iPod that I wanted because my first MP3 player was a 1 GB Sansa and thought I would never hit 8 GB of storage (I was wrong).
You have no idea. It is already flash memory.
What are you talking about, the 160GB iPod classic has a 1.8" hard drive.
I must have issues reading your posts. "Since flash memory is so much cheaper than in 2006, the iPC could be a lot cheaper per GB than it is now" sounds like you are saying using flash memory instead of a hard drive would make it cheaper than it is now.
But now I understand that for some reason you think that the iPod classic already uses flash memory. This explains why your original post was so wrong.
Very easy. As you scroll more, it scrolls faster. It's quite quick to get from A to Z...
grow up, geez...
I hope they don't drop the line. I plan on picking up an iPhone in June and my 4th Gen iPod classic is on its last leg. I've got 90GB of music, so yeah.. A classic is my only reasonable option.
Oh, and it would be perfect timing for a 10th anniversary iPod!
Anyone who hates the touch interface of the nano.
It doesn't. It's using the Pico OS. It has no relation to iOS outside of it's copied UI and touchscreen.
When I visited the local branch of HMV a couple of days ago they had signs up stating that they were out of iPod Classics, but that new stock would be arriving shortly.
So does this imply that the range is being updated, or was the sign in HMV in error?
Argos were out of iPod Classics too, by the way.
So does this imply that the range is being updated, or was the sign in HMV in error?
Argos were out of iPod Classics too, by the way.
Love the folks who criticize people who like to carry around tons of music.
If you are not a music junky you just don't understand.
I tried to give up the classic when I bought my 32gig iPhone. I set up a bunch more playlists, etc. It just got too hard to plug my phone in everyday to update and switch things up. It just doesn't work for me as a serious music player.
I LOVE the classic. It is my MUSIC player and that's it. I've reduced the menu screen to streamline the experience. I have my nice travel buds wrapped around it and I'm good to go.
Why does everything have to be multifunctional?
If you are not a music junky you just don't understand.
I tried to give up the classic when I bought my 32gig iPhone. I set up a bunch more playlists, etc. It just got too hard to plug my phone in everyday to update and switch things up. It just doesn't work for me as a serious music player.
I LOVE the classic. It is my MUSIC player and that's it. I've reduced the menu screen to streamline the experience. I have my nice travel buds wrapped around it and I'm good to go.
Why does everything have to be multifunctional?
I've been considering getting an iPod classic soon. Either I need to get it sooner than later or wait to see what comes out.
It really is funny how human nature is: if we don't happen to find something useful, we can't imagine how anyone else could.
Like many who have posted I love having a song come into my head at random and being able to instantly listen to it while I'm driving. My car has an interface to an iPod built into it, with a USB and dock connector in the armrest and the screen of the iPod replicated on the dashboard, with controls on the steering wheel. With my iP160 I can dial up anything I own in seconds, or, as I often do, just set it to shuffle and be pleasantly surprised. I also strongly agree with another poster who pointed out the joy of just synching the iPod to iTunes without having to decide just what I might feel like listening to next week, or having to check boxes forever.
I often listen to classical music as background while I read a book. It's bad enough that classical music and books seem to be going out of style, but now the full-figured iPod too? <sigh>
Like many who have posted I love having a song come into my head at random and being able to instantly listen to it while I'm driving. My car has an interface to an iPod built into it, with a USB and dock connector in the armrest and the screen of the iPod replicated on the dashboard, with controls on the steering wheel. With my iP160 I can dial up anything I own in seconds, or, as I often do, just set it to shuffle and be pleasantly surprised. I also strongly agree with another poster who pointed out the joy of just synching the iPod to iTunes without having to decide just what I might feel like listening to next week, or having to check boxes forever.
I often listen to classical music as background while I read a book. It's bad enough that classical music and books seem to be going out of style, but now the full-figured iPod too? <sigh>