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Toshiba to Introduce 60GB 1.8

Porchland said:
Second, Moore's Law is going to keep growing these hard drives, and Apple is going to find more uses that take up space.
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What the hell does this mean? Moore's Law (which really isn't a law but Moore's observation) has to do with transistor count. Hard drives have to do with power, cooling, areal density, rotational speed and platter count. There is no connection between the two.
 
Cless said:
Is a 5400RPM drive standard in PowerBooks now? If so, I really wish I had the balls to open up my PowerBook and install one of those IBM DeskStar 7200RPM 80GBs. This thing is nice, but it'd be nicer if hitting the swap file wasn't so damn painful.

--Cless
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i can tell you it's not a big job. you just have to open the screws from the bottom of the book. then slide the bottom towards the "release display" button and it will detach. and there you have the HD.

here comes the tricky part: there's one screw you have to open in order to get the HD easily off (and the other back into the slot).

...damn. i wish I had some photos of this. i probably wouldn't start doing it based on my instructions, but if you find a walk-through somewhere on the net, i'd go for it (in case you really have the need for the drive - this operation voids your warranty).
 
o_O
I'm so eager to wait for WWDC, if we get some iPod updates, in addition to other rumored updates (PowerMacs, iMacs etc.) :D
In mid-July I'll have money for a low-end iPod and some accesories, so I hope that I'll get more for my money than I would now. 60 GB high-end sounds good, and that'll make maybe 20 GB/30GB low-end model?
iPod mini would be nice but my music library has already outgrown it (4.02 GB) :eek: Now I've also realised how small amount of music really the around 1000 songs is, 'cause Party Shuffle is giving me same songs...NEED iTMS in FINLAND NOW!! :p
 
SiliconAddict said:
PS- I've gotten 2 MP's from people who don't believe that I have 38GB's of tunes. Why is it so hard to believe? Between my days at Napster, the various P2P sites, and now iTMS and allofmp3.com for the albums that iTMS doesn’t have 38GB isn’t a whole heck of a lot of music. :confused:
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huh? what's so unbelievable in 38Gbs? Not to boost or anything (or well... :rolleyes: ), but i for one have around 150 CDs (that's something like 100Gb) of mp3s and about 30Gbs of mp3/aac on HD :p that's so much I don't even listen to all of the stuff (in fact there's some major garbage on those backup CDs too), but I'm certainly not surprised if someone has even more.
 
Isn't there any decent iPod feedback?

Recent iPod related polls:
What is the condition of your iPod?
Which iPod Ad do you Like Most?
Your favorite iPod Mini Color?
Are you considering buying a iPod Mini?
Which of these colored iPods do you most want Apple to make?


About time for a most wanted feature on the iPod poll (emailing this in...)
1) 20 hr battery life
2) 60 Gb hard drive
3) Colour Screen
4) Video playback
5) PDA

I can't be the only one who wants longer battery life over more capacity. The battery life on my friend's iPods barely outlast that of my iBook!

60 gigs? Schmixty gigs! Unless Apple get the battery life reliably into the 20 hour region, I will certainly not be considering the iPod for a music player - it may have a great interface and cool styling and smart software but it's nothing but a fancy paperweight for the majority of a long haul flight, train journey or road trip.

Mind you, the added weight of those extra 20gigs does help prevent an unfolded map flying all over the back seat...
 
Tulse said:
60GB seems rather large for the vast majority of music libraries. It's hard to imagine that enough people have such huge collections to make it worthwhile producing.

That said, it may be that Apple could use that space for other things -- video? still pictures? Somethinge else entirely?
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As with many things Apple, it's about the added value, and also simply the fact that you can!

I have 60GB og music on my mac, but even with a 60GB iPod, I'd only put a bit on, otherwise there's too much to filter through. I'd keep the rest for portable files, photos, DVDs perhaps. That's when it becomes an even better product.
 
Sir_Giggles said:
The difference you hear between 128Kps AAC and lossless is only possible if you have ears like an owl and you are listening to it on a $20K sound system. Otherwise, the quality difference is completely lost by the time it comes out of your earbuds. That is of course, on the go means you carry your 100 lbs. hi-fi system on your back.
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Each to his own, I for one happen to be able to easily tell the difference on both my pioneer amp + gale speaker combo and my shure e2c (£50) headphones. Some people do indeed have ears like owls.
 
bob_the_gorilla said:
Got a 12". Did it - plonked an 80GB 5400RPM drive in the beast. It wasn't difficult, just time consuming. There were photos from a guy on the net who's done it - very useful. Made a big difference, too - startup time's dropped considerably.
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Startup time??? On a PowerBook???

Who shuts down their PowerBook?

Frank
 
adamjay said:
i'm still digging my 80GB Archos ($420) and its only about half an inch bigger than the ipod.. c'mon apple... catch up.
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Before you start talking trash at least back it up with some facts. Which model of Archos do you have? Because you seem to be stretching the truth a bit.

Frank
 
nagromme said:
iPod feedback? Send it where it counts :)

http://apple.com/feedback

Also, ThinkSecret claims Apple/Steve is furious over the Toshiba leak:

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/toshiba.html
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That is a lame article. This is nothing like the time ATI spoke too soon. Anyone who has been following the iPod knows that the capacity is going to increase when new drives become available. This isn't some big secret for Apple to be upset about. The whole article was corny if you ask me.

Later, Frank
 
musicpyrite said:
This is great news. Now, if only I *had* the bling bling to get one!
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You do realize that the iPod would be the "bling bling" and not the money needed to by the iPod??? Don't you?
 
WWDC?

So what are the odds that they release, or even announce anything iPod related at WWDC?

I'll try to hold out until then, but if september is the earliest there will be an update, I'm gonna have to get a 40giger now. ...please let there be something by the end of the month! :rolleyes:
 
Soire said:
So what are the odds that they release, or even announce anything iPod related at WWDC?

I'll try to hold out until then, but if september is the earliest there will be an update, I'm gonna have to get a 40giger now. ...please let there be something by the end of the month! :rolleyes:
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Between now and WWDC, I'd say 1/4

As for now and Late August/Early September, I'm saying 9/10.

These are just guesses, I have no scientific backing to hold these numbers up.
 
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