Nano To Reach 12 GB By Fall?

[~Shard~]

i think were in for a fun september.

Actually, it will all begin August 7th with the Mac Pros.

 

[lord patton]

They're talking about a 2GB memory chip coming down in price. I think originally the nano had 1GB chips in it, so like a 4GB nano would have four of these chips. So a 2nd gen nano would use these new 2GB chips nstead.

As I posted earlier, I don't see how they could squeeze 6 of these chips in a new nano to make 12GB. 8GB or 10GB seems much more likely to me.

The current 4 gig nano has one "chip", and an empty slot for another. Folks have reportedly parted out a broken nano and added 4 gigs to a working nano, for a total of 8.

So even without new chips or a redesign, if prices fall Apple could simply double the max capacity to 8 gigs on the high end nano.

 

[JAT]

I just don't see the Nano jumping from 4 to 12GB. No way. Not hap'nin.
Even if it were possible, we all know how the story goes: Apple would roll out a 6 GB Nano, sell that for 6-8 months, bump another 2GB, and continue this process until they hit 12GB (and a grip of cash in sales). Such is the way of product roll-outs.

Considering the Nano didn't improve on space from the Mini, I'd say they are a gen behind in upgrades. 12GB would be enough for me to drop to the Nano right now. (from a HDD iPod)

 

[whee900]

Yeah.. It would be very easy for Apple to bump the nano up to 6 and 8 gigs; just install a 2 and 4 gig module respectively in a 4 gig nano, change the laser engraving on the back, and you have a marketable 8 gig nano! But it'll be disappointing if we don't get something else new along with the update... What about video capability?

 

[April Dancer]

Aw, are we not due to see an update till the autumn d'you think? My 60GB vid has 1GB left and I badly need bigger, muuuuch bigger. My brother is going to take it off my hands when the 6G appears but he needs it now. I don't want him to go and buy a new one, leaving me with on to get rid of in Sept.

C'mon Steve, 100GB widescreen please! </wishful thinking>

 

[bloodycape]

Aw, are we not due to see an update till the autumn d'you think? My 60GB vid has 1GB left and I badly need bigger, muuuuch bigger. My brother is going to take it off my hands when the 6G appears but he needs it now. I don't want him to go and buy a new one, leaving me with on to get rid of in Sept.

C'mon Steve, 100GB widescreen please! </wishful thinking>

Why wait for apple when you can get an equally well Archos with 80gigs if you are in Europe and 100gigs world wide. Plus it is wide screen and stuff with many features that ipod may not ever get?

 

[April Dancer]

Why wait for apple when you can get an equally well Archos with 80gigs if you are in Europe and 100gigs world wide. Plus it is wide screen and stuff with many features that ipod may not ever get?

True... I guess I'm a coward. Always had an iPod so would like to stick with it. I've never looked at anything else. Maybe it's time I did...

 

[bloodycape]

True... I guess I'm a coward. Always had an iPod so would like to stick with it. I've never looked at anything else. Maybe it's time I did...

You'd be surprise what you find and how just as easy as the ipod is some of them are.

On another note some dude who claims to work for sandisk posted a picture of a so called 8gig Sansa flash player. So it looks like they are the only one so far with a 6gig flash player and now a 8gig flash player.

 

[wmmk]

You'd be surprise what you find and how just as easy as the ipod is some of them are.

On another note some dude who claims to work for sandisk posted a picture of a so called 8gig Sansa flash player. So it looks like they are the only one so far with a 6gig flash player and now a 8gig flash player.

whoa! that doesnt try to copy apple's GUI or industrial design at all!