Running/jogging with hard drive vs flash memory IPod Ever run with the IPod hard drive based unit vs the flash dirve units? I am concerned about jarring the hard drive too much. $200 for the 8Gb flash drive is good but only $50 more gets you 80Gb......but can you safely run with the 80 Gbiter?.....mmmm Running/jogging with hard drive vs flash memory IPod Ever run with the IPod hard drive based unit vs the flash dirve units? I am concerned about jarring the hard drive too much. $200 for the 8Gb... » Read More Running/jogging with hard drive vs flash memory IPod Ever run with the IPod hard drive based unit vs the flash dirve units? I am concerned about jarring the hard drive too much. $200 for the 8Gb flash drive is good but only $50 more gets you 80Gb......but can you safely run with the 80 Gbiter?.....mmmm « Show Less
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If you're planning on running, get the Nano. Hard drives don't take kindly to shock and the drive in the Classic is no exception. It will fail much, much faster with the repeated shock of running while the flash-based nano will play merrily along to however many miles you want to jar it over.
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just to clarify... ipod nano is flash-based, just like ipod touchthe classic is the only one that is hard drive
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Works but my computer used 3-4 cd's. I recommend getting a 64GB Flash drive. Longer lasting, less of a headache and it will save you more time. It's worth it. Amazon has good deals. PNY, Kingston or San Disk work well for me. Right now Amazon has them for a great deal that you can't get in local stores.
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I don't entirely understand the question, but I'll give you my scenario. I have an old computer that was built in 2002, it has a 40 Gb hard drive that is partitioned, and it runs USB 1.1. I also have a new Dell Vista machine where my main iTunes library is stored, that is at a different location so networking isn't an option. I wanted to back up my music, and I wanted to play it on the old machine, so I bought one of these drives for that. Now I don't have to use 16 (or so, I think the actual capacity is 15.something Gb) Gb of space on that tiny hard drive, I can use the USB drive for all my music. It opened up the space on the old hard drive so I don't have to duplicate the music files there. ITunes reads just fine from the flash drive over USB 1.1; it took some work to copy all the files into iTunes from the flash drive though and get it all set up. As long as the drive letter stays the same, iTunes can find the music any time that flash drive is plugged in and play directly from it. I hope this helps.
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I used my iPod serial number to confirm which hard drive to buy for my 6th as there is a a thinner and a wider one depending when you originally purchased it. Mine was a bit wider as it was purchased in 2008, around the time when the 6th was initially released.
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I have a 60 GB too, it holds everything - audiobooks, podcasts, entire music collection, etc. I listen to my podcasts through the car dock, and I use playlists at work (I teach yoga, and would never listen to that kind of music just for fun, lol). But, it really is too big and heavy to work out with - hanging from my waistband, I was afraid it would either pull my pants down or fall off and break! So, my hubby got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas 2007, and it's the world's most perfect workout buddy. I keep it loaded with all my pumped-up fun tunes and I actually look forward to working out. Plus it clips right to my shirt and weighs like an ounce, so it's perfect. I'd never give up either one of them!
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I agree with the other answers, the 869 has the dual core atom processor for about $1000 cheaper than the 879 which has the I3 processor. Maximum hard drive with current firmware is 4TB/drive. Big price difference between the 869 and 879. Also comes with 1 gb memory. I added the SO-Dimm and it saw the extra two gig but it doesn't need it and won't use it. Also I find the Qnap 869 fast on my gigabit network. I typically move data just under 100MB/s. I can move a 6gb movie in about a minute...Fast....
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I have one of the first builds off the line which is the 4gB model. As I want to use it as a portable recording machine I needed more space, so I picked up an 8 gB SDHC card fo $40 Can/US. I originally used a 2 gB thumb drive, but that fills up when recording hours of audio at 44 khz/16 bit. Also, I like the card as its like a mini-hardrive - it doesn't stick out of the side like a thumb drive. Not sure how much the 8gB model is compared to the 4Gb.. but with expandable memory so cheap..
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The Eee PC does not actually have a hard drive, while both of your media players do. What is more, the Eee PC comes with a 2, 4, or 8GB solid state drive, not nearly enough to cover the 60GB of music you could have. That said, it is incredibly easy to expand your Eee with SD cards, thumb drives, and external hard drives (I have a 120 GB OneTouch Mini from Maxtor and it works great).The big thing with the Eee is that it is SO small, SO portable, and SO neato that I can't recommend it enough for everyone. What's more, is it probably doesn't cost much more than your iPod. :) The Eee PC does not actually have a hard drive, while both of your media players do. What is more, the Eee PC comes with a 2, 4, or 8GB solid state drive, not nearly enough to cover the 60GB of music you could have. That said, it is incredibly easy to expand your Eee with SD cards, thumb drives, and external hard drives (I have a 120 GB OneTouch Mini from Maxtor and it works great).The big thing with the Eee is that it is SO small, SO portable, and SO neato that I can't recommend it enough for everyone. What's more, is it probably doesn't cost much more than your... » Read More The Eee PC does not actually have a hard drive, while both of your media players do. What is more, the Eee PC comes with a 2, 4, or 8GB solid state drive, not nearly enough to cover the 60GB of music you could have. That said, it is incredibly easy to expand your Eee with SD cards, thumb drives, and external hard drives (I have a 120 GB OneTouch Mini from Maxtor and it works great).The big thing with the Eee is that it is SO small, SO portable, and SO neato that I can't recommend it enough for everyone. What's more, is it probably doesn't cost much more than your iPod. :) « Show Less
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Is it normal, ya sort of :) Not real world results, but it gives you a number for comparison between other devices. Its sort of like car performance and fuel economy results, they are test track and not real world results if that makes any sense. 32gb is the unformatted size, so figure a loss on average of about 74 megabytes (MB) per GB for formatting, basically 32 x 74mb, is about 2.368 gigs, and 2.368 subtracted from 32 = 29.632 but close enough to your 29.71GB number. It may vary slightly on different devices like sticks, drives, etc, depending on what they need for overhead. As far as the speed tests, that really depends on the type of file you are reading or writing. Tiny files in short bursts will give you a different result than reading or writing a 5 or 10gb file. I think the stated 40 mb/s speed is an average of whatever mixture they test on these devices. The chances of hitting that speed is probably not going to happen. What you seem to be averaging is about 1 meg a second write and 2 megs a second read speed, so a 10 meg file would take 10 seconds to write and 5 seconds to read with the data that you used for testing. Hopefully that helps.
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500 CD's averaging 15 tracks per CD is a total of 7500 tracks. The iPod Touch 32 gig holds approximately 7,000 songs. A 40GB MP3 player will hold approximately 10,000 songs, but they are hard drive based and aren't designed for rough usage. 40 GB hard drive players are pretty hard to find these days so she might have to sacrifice some songs. She most likely doesn't actually listen to 500 CD's on a regular basis and you can always set iTunes to auto-rotate the songs for for fresh content. An alternative to the iPod Touch is the iPod Classic which packs 160 GB (around 40.000 songs) of storage. They are but around $250. The iPod Touch is also available in 64GB for a higher cost (around $300). An alternative to those two iPods is the Zune HD which packs 16, 32, or 64 gigabytes as well. These are considerably cheaper than the iPod equivilent. They also offered a 120 GB Zune (non-HD) but the price will vary as they are no longer manufactured. Sony also makes highly-regarded MP3 players that are comparable to MS and Apple. Besides These three companies, I can't really recommend buying anything else. I've owned all different types of MP3 players from Creative, Toshiba, Samsung, Sandisk, and the MS Zune but none of them come close to the tight integration that iTunes and iPod have. Every time I hit the sync button I'm confident the iPod will have exactly the songs I want on it. With Windows Media Player or the Zune software, a lot of the time it will end up partially syncing and some songs will duplicate. Album art is also a nightmare on these. As much as I don't like Apple's business model, their software and hardware are pretty hard to beat.
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I have not seen nor heard of your situation before, however, making sure you have the right size does matter. Also be aware that there is a CHANCE that video playback will NOT be an option. I don't know what all you know, but I got a good amount of reliable information from IFIXIT, here's the link: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod+5th+Generation+%28Video%29+Hard+Drive+Replacement/607
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Biggest benefit to running off an MP3 player like an iPod is you can set up a playlist and have it randomized, whereas when you play off a USB stick it just plays them in file order. The downside, as stated by Anthony, is that you can't used the controls on the top to skip songs.
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I don't think it is! I believe you could get a 16 gig USB drive- they are around $25-35 now.There's a whole technology inside each of these devices. The SD protocol is different than SDHC protocol. It would be interesting to get my 8 gig micro SDHC card and put it into a USB adapter and see if that runs!
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Yes ... but , if your car has a USB port then I would suggest getting a flash/thumb drive and using them in place of an iPod Classic. Much less money for a flash/thumb drive and it will withstand extreme temperatures that will affect the hard drive based iPod Classic. I have a few 64 GB flash drives used for my car that cost $40 each , one iPod Classic is now around $480 (if new) and $200 for a used one. This is what you get with a new iPod Classic http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA591G/C/apple-30-pin-to-usb-cable
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I didn't buy the 64GB but the 16GB flash drive. I tried it on my original iPad which has the wide connector, the same as the iPod Touch. After installing the app for iflashdrive from the app store, the app could read the contents of the sladh drive with no issue. I expect the 64 GB drive should work. I originally bought the flashdrive to work with my iPhone which has the new smaller connector. But I have ipods, iPads, iPhone and PC so it works with all.
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Well, it depends on what you are looking for. I have the 30GB iPod with video, and I love it. If you are looking for space go with the 30GB, but if you are looking for something extra sleek and portable, go with the Nano. I am relatively new to the iPod craze as well, so I know why you are going through the back and forth with this. Just decide if you want obscene amounts of space or sleek portability.