why not regular HD on the iPod Touch? make it a bit thicker. no big deal. 16gig for an iPod is too little, for an iPhone is ok because the primary function is a phone and communicator. The iPod is a media player and just 16gig is LAME!
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16GB? That really pisses me off. With that huge 3.5 screen it is a sin not to include at least 60GB (Hard Drive). That would be great to carry my movies around.
The only reason why I wanted a touch screen iPod to come out was for the bigger screen so I could watch movies in it.
The iPod Classic is just like the older iPods...I am disappointed
16GB? That really pisses me off. With that huge 3.5 screen it is a sin not to include at least 60GB (Hard Drive). That would be great to carry my movies around.
The only reason why I wanted a touch screen iPod to come out was for the bigger screen so I could watch movies in it.
The iPod Classic is just like the older iPods...I am disappointed
APPLE STOP WITH THE ANOREXIC HARD TO HOLD LOOK! THE IPOD TOUCH WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT PMP!
YEAAHHHHH
I'm gonna get one tomorrow
I just got a nano last week with my student discount and I never use it, you guys think they upgrade it for me ??
I'm gonna get one tomorrow
I just got a nano last week with my student discount and I never use it, you guys think they upgrade it for me ??
Indeed
People who need to carry their whole video libraries are really insecure. I can understand why you might want all your music. But video, pick a few movies you wanna watch and store it on the iPod. It's not like the battery will last longer than these couple movies, so next time you recharge add different movies.
The majority of people will be satisfied with the capacity. I realize that the majority of macrumors people won't though.
People who need to carry their whole video libraries are really insecure. I can understand why you might want all your music. But video, pick a few movies you wanna watch and store it on the iPod. It's not like the battery will last longer than these couple movies, so next time you recharge add different movies.
The majority of people will be satisfied with the capacity. I realize that the majority of macrumors people won't though.
Sucky
Yeah the storage is totally disappointing.
It's such a pain to edit iTunes to only sync 16gb.
I really want the iTouch but I need the storage of the Classic.
Nice to see the metal housing.
Yeah the storage is totally disappointing.
It's such a pain to edit iTunes to only sync 16gb.
I really want the iTouch but I need the storage of the Classic.
Nice to see the metal housing.
The thing is, there are a LOT of technical constraints to deal with. The screen and more powerful CPU sucks up a lot of juice.
They could have made a HD-based version, but it would have been a Zune brick. I'm not saying they made the 'right' choice, but I think having the flash-based Touch and the 80/160GB Classic models was a good compromise for now.
The price points are great for 8GB and 16GB. If you really need to carry your entire music and movie collection, then you're going to have to go with the Classic.
Personally, I find 16GB fine. More than enough to have a few movies, and a good selection of music that I actually will be listening to (as opposed to my entire collection, which is great but I have so many genres I go through moods where I don't listen to certain genres for weeks.)
EDIT- I wonder what the final set of apps is gonna be for the Touch. I hope Notes is on it, or that it can be hacked and copied...it's not like it's the killer differentiating app, I just want it for personal use.
They could have made a HD-based version, but it would have been a Zune brick. I'm not saying they made the 'right' choice, but I think having the flash-based Touch and the 80/160GB Classic models was a good compromise for now.
The price points are great for 8GB and 16GB. If you really need to carry your entire music and movie collection, then you're going to have to go with the Classic.
Personally, I find 16GB fine. More than enough to have a few movies, and a good selection of music that I actually will be listening to (as opposed to my entire collection, which is great but I have so many genres I go through moods where I don't listen to certain genres for weeks.)
EDIT- I wonder what the final set of apps is gonna be for the Touch. I hope Notes is on it, or that it can be hacked and copied...it's not like it's the killer differentiating app, I just want it for personal use.
Flush the @#$# down the toilet. What everyone is saying is put a friggin HARD DRIVE in the things and make it usable.
I bought my 2nd gen iPod 20Gb for 649,- (about $ 888,- USD)... I just want a high end device and this is a cripled device...
Exactly -- it would be prohibitively expensive to make it bigger and still have flash memory. Probably add $200 to the price to bring it up to 32 GB.
Personally, I'm glad they're transitioning to flash. Hard drives are just too fragile. I want something that I don't have to worry about it dying if I accidentally drop it. 16 GB isn't quite enough for me, but my 3rd gen. still works, so I'll just wait until the prices for flash memory come down a bit farther and they introduce the 32 GB model in a year or so.
What's the point of the WiFi store if there's no room for new purchases? It's not like I'm going to leave the house empty and just buy stuff on the way...
16GB?
Wrong answer Steve
I would have settled for at least 30GB
Yeah yeah I know everyone is going to say that we are never happy, but its for playing frikin' VIDEO!
Wrong answer Steve
I would have settled for at least 30GB
Yeah yeah I know everyone is going to say that we are never happy, but its for playing frikin' VIDEO!
iPhone is the clear winner of this announcement today. They are cheaper now and the iPod is not as interesting. So the iPod will be for people who do not want AT&T and do not want to be tied to a contract.
iPod Touch looks to be an afterthought
They obviously are massively reusing the iPhone hardware and form factor, which probably precludes them from making a Hard Drive version with much more storage. That's too bad...I think that is a big miss. Even the screenshots look incomplete.
This doesn't preclude them from making a slightly thicker version later with a big HD, so it could have say 160Gigs for storage. With its widescreen, massive storage is a natural for this form factor: video sucks eat up storage like a frog gobbles up flies. You might not be able to do that with a phone--still need to stick with Flash there...but with an iPod, a big hard drive should be a natural.
I think they have found a quick way to exploit iPhone envy...get some cash from folks by making a slightly cheaper iPhone...with no massive AT&T cell contract. And ironically, without cannabalizing on the iPhone sales as much as if they had a 160 gig model.
In 6-9 months, they could create a HD model and sell this all over again and to the same audience. By holding back on what is the obvious next step in the evolution of this device, they have created a renewable revenue stream.
They obviously are massively reusing the iPhone hardware and form factor, which probably precludes them from making a Hard Drive version with much more storage. That's too bad...I think that is a big miss. Even the screenshots look incomplete.
This doesn't preclude them from making a slightly thicker version later with a big HD, so it could have say 160Gigs for storage. With its widescreen, massive storage is a natural for this form factor: video sucks eat up storage like a frog gobbles up flies. You might not be able to do that with a phone--still need to stick with Flash there...but with an iPod, a big hard drive should be a natural.
I think they have found a quick way to exploit iPhone envy...get some cash from folks by making a slightly cheaper iPhone...with no massive AT&T cell contract. And ironically, without cannabalizing on the iPhone sales as much as if they had a 160 gig model.
In 6-9 months, they could create a HD model and sell this all over again and to the same audience. By holding back on what is the obvious next step in the evolution of this device, they have created a renewable revenue stream.
Insecure? I have 12GB worth of songs, so that leaves me what with 3GB of video to store? So people who carry their whole music library are insecure as well? Then why didn't Apple just come out with a 2GB iPod instead of a 160GB?
More props to you secure man.
Oh they droped the price on the iphone from $599 to $399, which they HAD to do, now that they came out with the 16GB ipod touch. So big deal. This is what the price should've been, but of course this curbs mass buying and shortages.
Get over yourself.
I have not even filled my 8 gig up. (are you saying you are going to buy 8 gigs of stuff everytime you leave the house HA!)
If I had a dollar for every character that insists that HE MUST CARRY ALL 666 GIGS of his music around I would be rich enough to buy the complainers a free Zune.
I have not even filled my 8 gig up. (are you saying you are going to buy 8 gigs of stuff everytime you leave the house HA!)
If I had a dollar for every character that insists that HE MUST CARRY ALL 666 GIGS of his music around I would be rich enough to buy the complainers a free Zune.
