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Toshiba Prototypes 120 GB 1.8

When we get 300GB Flash for laptops (I assume by that time, it will be as 'needed' as 120GB is now) then its the real beginning of the end for magnetic HDs for consumers.
 
JPyre said:
Personally I wish magnetic drives would just die, it's like 70 yo technology they're still using. Why is it taking soo long for flash to catch up would be a better question. Toshiba offers a laptop with dual drives, but they max out at 160GB a piece, I'm not sure if anyone makes a 500GB laptop drive to swap in, seagate maxes out at 160, western digital at 250...
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Why is it taking soooo long to find the cure for cancer? ;) There is no guaranteed timeline of progression, research and development takes lots of time. Sometimes a "breakthrough" technology can be refined for a while, until it finally is near perfect. Then we have to go back to the drawing board and think outside the box to make the next "breakthrough". Flash is no different, the capacity of flash drives has actually increased very quickly in the last few years. I remember buying a 64MB compact flash card at CompUSA in 2001 for around $60. The 1GB mini hard-drive based compact flash cards costed a fortune then. Today you can buy a 2GB card for around $40. Hard drives are here to stay for a while. They will be phased out to average consumers over the next five years, but the elite and business world will be using hard drives for decades to come. I can already see the day when one can't find hard drives in stores anymore. They will be very expensive super hard drives that start off at 5TB for $1000. These will be used for 4k high definition media and databases.

Edit: also the 250 GB drive you speak of is only 4200 RPM, very slow. The iPod Classic uses 3200 RPM, which is fine for what it does. The average laptop drive is 5400 RPM right now. I want 250GB 10,000 RPM 2.5" drives, then we're talking.
 
nemaslov said:
OK NOW FOR THE ONSLAUGHT OF COMMENTS OF HOW WE DON'T NEED BIGGER STORAGE IN OUR IPODS.

Anyway I just got my engraved 160GB iPod Classic this morning. I have 100GB of music on my Mac and my 80 was bursting at the seams. It did notice as I began the long syncing process that there is ONLY slightly more that 148 GB of actual open space after the software :-(

Oh well.... waiting now for the 240GB Classic. Hope they always keep at least one large storage version "in print" even as they expand those Touch Flash pods.

Us real music junkies always need more room. There is NEVER enough space. And if you say it again, that I should just choose playlists, I would respond, you never know what music mood you are in at any given time, so having it all with you is pure bliss!!!
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I have about 120gb of music, and at least that much in ripped DVDs. In fact, I have much, much more than 120gb in music (my own stuff) but I don't bother counting those. Out of the 120gb, most of those are downloaded live sets (Essential Mixes, concerts, etc.).

Are you really out there where you'd need your ENTIRE music collection in the palm of your hand? I have a dedicated external 500gb hdd to hold all my media, and that's totally fine with me. Going with something smaller, like a nano, still lets me hold hours and hours of music.

I understand there's a small market out there for people who do want their 1TB music collection in the palm of their hand. I'd personally rather have an iPhone, combining a phone/internet browser/iPod into one pocket, than have to wear cargo pants or carry my bag with me everywhere I go.
 
NewSc2 said:
I have about 120gb of music, and at least that much in ripped DVDs. In fact, I have much, much more than 120gb in music (my own stuff) but I don't bother counting those. Out of the 120gb, most of those are downloaded live sets (Essential Mixes, concerts, etc.).

Are you really out there where you'd need your ENTIRE music collection in the palm of your hand? I have a dedicated external 500gb hdd to hold all my media, and that's totally fine with me. Going with something smaller, like a nano, still lets me hold hours and hours of music.

I understand there's a small market out there for people who do want their 1TB music collection in the palm of their hand. I'd personally rather have an iPhone, combining a phone/internet browser/iPod into one pocket, than have to wear cargo pants or carry my bag with me everywhere I go.
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Nobody NEEDS anything. but I work twice a year in Manhattan for a month at a time (live in San Francisco). I really want to have a ton of music with me while I am away from home. I listen almost ALL OF THE TIME. I too have a 500GB hard drive at home with everything loaded.

Yes it may be a minority but think of musicians on the road for months or photographers with studios who keep most of their collection at home. It might be a smaller market but Turntables are still thriving with new wonderful models out there now for the specific vinyl junkie.
 
nemaslov said:
OK NOW FOR THE ONSLAUGHT OF COMMENTS OF HOW WE DON'T NEED BIGGER STORAGE IN OUR IPODS.

Anyway I just got my engraved 160GB iPod Classic this morning. I have 100GB of music on my Mac and my 80 was bursting at the seams. It did notice as I began the long syncing process that there is ONLY slightly more that 148 GB of actual open space after the software :-(

Oh well.... waiting now for the 240GB Classic. Hope they always keep at least one large storage version "in print" even as they expand those Touch Flash pods.

Us real music junkies always need more room. There is NEVER enough space. And if you say it again, that I should just choose playlists, I would respond, you never know what music mood you are in at any given time, so having it all with you is pure bliss!!!
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Forget music; I could easily fill 160 GB in video.
 
Almost too much space

I'm sorry but its getting to the point that these media devices have more space than our computers. I have a macbook which I upgraded with a 250gig hard drive (The largest currently available). Of which I have about 150gigs of media that could be put onto an iPod. As a mobile computer user I love having everything with me where ever I am. But to fill that I would need an external HD!?!?! It Kind of seems like they should focus more on getting Flash memory into the 30-80gb range for the iPod touch/iPhone before progressing into the 240gb range in the iPod classic.
 
GFLPraxis said:
Forget music; I could easily fill 160 GB in video.
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My videos takes up 170gb out of the 190gb of my iTunes library. Add another 12gb once I rip my entire Spooks DVD collection :)

Photographs too, ah, they're a bit stocky. my 5k pics in iPhoto easily add 6gb to my iPod. *this is what I love about iPod now. All my media can, sorta, be carried on one device.
 
I am another fan of the large-storage ipod. I like having all my music and videos in one device. if you dont like it, go get a nano!

Heck..may have to start re-ripping my music in lossless now.. (my current collection is 192AAC)
 
RichP said:
I am another fan of the large-storage ipod. I like having all my music and videos in one device. if you dont like it, go get a nano!

Heck..may have to start re-ripping my music in lossless now.. (my current collection is 192AAC)
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You know out of the maybe 400 or song songs I have ever purchased via iTunes, i logged on to see how much I could upgrade to the DRM free better quality iTune PLUS mode and it only was ONE albums worth.

I know only EMI but where are all those indies that said they would go that way too? Soon i Hope? This is exactly why I'd rather buy the actual CD!!
 
vintagetobes said:
A quick sum reveals you have (very) roughly 2,000 cds. Assuming each one measures about 1cm across (a little less really), we are talking just less than 20m of shelf space. Of course you may have bought songs on itunes, in which case a cost figure would be equally alarming. The last option is illegal downloads... Apple doesn't need to keep increasing the size of its classic ipod since there are only a few people who are actually able to fill the new once with legal purchases. Otherwise they might be seen to be ecouraging illegal downloads on a huge scale.
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Are you accusing someone of stealing music because you can't imagine someone having that many CDs? Are you assuming a 128K bitrate? I have about 60GB of music, and probably 600-700 CDs, purchased over a period of almost 20 years. That's an average of two discs every three weeks. Back when I was in high school I had about 100 CDs. I think you made too many assumptions to be accusing someone of stealing massive amounts of music.

EDIT: Apparently I wasn't the first to notice that comment...
 
I think this is awesome. A 240GB iPod. Sweet! I would much rather have that much on an iPod Touch, but still...there's just something about having EVERYTHING with you at all time. All your music, home video, a bunch of movies for the kids, some for the adults, etc. Very cool...
 
HI storage LOW pricing, thats what i love , and not just for ipods of course, i can never have enough ( free )space, eveything works better if you have 200 gig of free space on your systeem drive ;-) .
 
nemaslov said:
OK NOW FOR THE ONSLAUGHT OF COMMENTS OF HOW WE DON'T NEED BIGGER STORAGE IN OUR IPODS.

Anyway I just got my engraved 160GB iPod Classic this morning. I have 100GB of music on my Mac and my 80 was bursting at the seams. It did notice as I began the long syncing process that there is ONLY slightly more that 148 GB of actual open space after the software :-(

Oh well.... waiting now for the 240GB Classic. Hope they always keep at least one large storage version "in print" even as they expand those Touch Flash pods.

Us real music junkies always need more room. There is NEVER enough space. And if you say it again, that I should just choose playlists, I would respond, you never know what music mood you are in at any given time, so having it all with you is pure bliss!!!
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Dude do you even listen to all that music? Thats so much.
 
i kinda can't wait until HDs are big enough (like 1TB) for no one to really care about it's size, or even comment about it, as it will just hold everything... :rolleyes:
 
nemaslov said:
OK here is the deal. I have about 4000 Vinyl LPs and about 10,000 CDs. I am probably twice your age so have been collecting for a very long time. I probably have purchased 400 songs from iTunes but prefer to buy CDs due to the quality and packaging. I might have several thousand digital songs that are considered illegal but they are all rare or bootlegs. Basically things not officially released. None were illegal copies of official releases. ...

I totally understand that most people don't need to take it all with them. All my music is at home and streams from my mac to a great stereo almost all day and night. Yes I still play the Vinyl and CDs for better quality too.

But my big iPod stays with me at my studio and I take it when I travel. There will never be a POD to hold my entire collection, but these classics with more storage, allow for me to have a pretty good representation of all the sounds I like. With me wherever I am!!!
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You might want the Gigantipod (up to 5 TB!) ;p
http://www.wiebetech.com/aprilfools/

=p
 
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