I apologize, because I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find it. How big and when will the memory on the iPod touch go? I'm waiting for it to get to around 40-60 before I buy one. How long will it take for the touch to go that high, or will it?
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iPod touch iPod's flash memory, how big will it get?
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Maybe, just maybe in 2010. Flash prices are not falling as fast as they used to. It costs $1000 to put a much bigger in physical size 64GB SSD in the MBA as of now. A 16GB chip is very expensive so Apple put two 8GB flash chips in the high end model of the iPod touch.
Apple could easily go to 32 GB if they wanted to. Going much larger than that might become an issue. Samsung though is due to roll out a new flash process this year that will easily result in much larger flash chips. Apple also has the option of using Samsung's stack chip technology to increase storage capacity.
I think the bigger issue right now is that Apple seems to want to institute very long update cycles with respect to the iPods. Hopefully the competition will make that more difficult for them to do.
by 2010 it will be an ipod think with 1 terabyte of memory.
you will transfer tune by just thinking of the tune.
I really don't think it'll be that long. Capacity updates always seem farfetched but come up sooner than you think. I think in two updates which should be about a year and a half or so.
... but wouldn't that hurt your head?
Actually, it'll be hard to tell. The songs in iTunes will still keep showing up in "edited version" only, and so a side-result of the system is that you will not be able to curse about it anymore.
... but wouldn't that hurt your head?
yeah, hard rock would.
and rap would have you swearing at the worst times.
the point is by 2010 an ipod touch may not even be made anymore.
Joke aside, why would you say that Apple would stop making the iPod touch then?
because they may have something better.
we are talking about what may be and who can read s. job's head.
i would not think the new laptop from apple would not have a cd/dvd player/reader.
we are talking about what may be and who can read s. job's head.
i would not think the new laptop from apple would not have a cd/dvd player/reader.
I hope storage capacities increase soon. I really want an iPod Touch but I went for the 80GB Classic instead because it's price:space ratio is much better.
That is the way it is with hard drives and I believe it will be this way for at least the next five years.
However, an SSD and the flash memory in the Touch are not the same.
I would expect to see the iPod Touch offered at 16GB & 32GB this year at similar price points to the current Touch models.
Anywhere up to December 31st!
Realistically, I think we will see the memory increase when the iPod line is updated which is usually in the fall.