I'm not sure if I should get an iPod along with the new iMac I ordered last week. I'm torn because I'm tempted by the possibility of a 10 or 20 gig model. My entire collection of MP3's is 16G and it would be great if I could cart it all with me. Any suggestions.
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[ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: Mac_OS_X_Addict ]</p>
<strong>If you got $399 and about 1000 songs, buy it. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
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But he has more than 1000 songs.
But he has more than 1000 songs <hr></blockquote>
I didn't see that he had 4,136 songs. Thanks for pointing it out for me EmAn.
If you have 4,136 songs, I would listen to EmAn. Wait a couple of months to see if Apple releases a 10 GB or 15 GB iPod. Heck, they may offer a 10 GB iPod for $399 and move the 5 GB iPod to $299. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
Even if you go away somewhere 1000 songs is enough. I could not be happier with my iPod.
Even if you go away somewhere 1000 songs is enough.<hr></blockquote> You never know when you want to listen to a certain song. Taq could all of a sudden have an urge to listen to some GNR, but he did not upload it to his iPod because there was not enough space. If he had a 20 GB iPod, he could simply put all of his songs on it and this problem would be solved. You just never know when you may want to listen to a certain song, and if you do, it will be on the iPod waiting to be selected and listened to. So, even if you don't listen to every song, it will be on their waiting till you have that urge. I know that it has happened to me many times <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
[ 01-25-2002: Message edited by: Mac_OS_X_Addict ]</p>
I've converted less than 10% of my CD collection so far and I have more than 5 GB of music already. If two models of the iPod were currently available I'd pay the premium for the larger drive, but they're not. I have no complaints about the 5 GB model. I've found it to be more liberating than I ever expected even though 90% of my CD collection still sits at home.
<strong>I wouldn't wait. The price of the larger drives is so high that it could easily be more than 6 months until you see an iPod with the drive. Or the price of the iPod would double along with the size of the drive.
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How much do the bigger drives cost?
If this is the case, by the time Apple releases a 10 (or 20) gig iPod, you'll need a 40gig... I agree with psantora, if I lost mine today, I'd buy a new one tomorrow! As far as those random urges to listen to GnR, if you haven't decided to put that on your iPod, then you'll just have to wait until you get home - but for every other use besides the random urges, 1000 songs on the iPod is friggin' awesome!
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How much do the bigger drives cost?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I saw somewhere that they're something like 70,000 and 90,000 yen for the 10 and 20 GB drives respectively. That's like $700 and $900 USD I think.
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I saw somewhere that they're something like 70,000 and 90,000 yen for the 10 and 20 GB drives respectively. That's like $700 and $900 USD I think.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Wow that's a lot. I guess it'll be a while til the iPod gets them.
thanks OSX Addict...that's exactly why I want 10 to 20 gigs. My collection keeps on growing and I can't imagine fitting everything into an iPod, but I'd like to put as much of it in there. I've found myself at work wanting to listen to something I keep on my server at home that I didn't put on my iBook several times. Luckily I can usually just pull them off my home machine through the T1 connection we have. On the road I don't always have this option. It's like when I told myself I would never need more than the 30 MB of hard drive space that came with my performa. Boy was I wrong!<hr></blockquote> No problem, I have had that problem myself and I knew that you have probably come across something like this. Especially with such a large collection.