Ipod nano 4GB Vs 30GB Apple Ipod: Could any one explain how it is that 4GB nano has 1000 capacity and 30GB ipod has 7500 capacity but the price difference of both the ipods are not significantly high.Is there any technological difference except the...
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Basically other than the shape/size there are two basic differences. I will only go into the one since I am assuming you want to know why the nano is priced as high as the video. Basically the difference is that the 30GB Video uses a Harddrive whereas the 4GB Nano uses Flash memory. Flash Memory is solid-state, in other word no moving parts. A harddrive is constantly spinning while in use. So whats the big deal? Being as flash has no moving parts less battery power is used to "put it in motion" therefore the battery will last much longer. Also without those moving parts it is less prone to shock damage, making it a perfect candidate for jogging. And again without moving parts flash has been know to last longer. So does that make the Video a bad player? No The battery still lasts for as much time as anyone would need it too, It can still be used for jogging, but the player may not last as long. What it all comes down to it when and how you use it determines what you should get. I don't jog much and have a large collection of music so I got the 30GB iPod. My friend goes jogging every morning and she has a large music collection as well, she bought the Nano and loves it, not all of the music will fit on it at once, but 4GB is still a lot of music. Just a few thinks to think about before you buy
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Wait a minute, my 1GB Nano only has 892MB on it. Reading this, I now feel cheated somehow. (Although I still love it).
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I have 70Gb on a 160Gb iPod, and all the CDs to match. The problem I have is that iTunes is the only practical way for the touch, so unless they allow Winamp to be used with the touch I will have to stick with my old style iPod. I hope the 4.0 operating system allows 3rd party software to work, if it does then there's a 128Gb iPod touch in my future, if it doesn't then there isn't. The touch actually has two memory devices, so a 128Gb chip allows a 256Gb touch or a 128Gb iPhone. The 64Gb parts are currently going in to mass production, which allows 128Gb touch and 64Gb phones.
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1 GB yields about 250 songs at approximately 4 minutes each. So 4gb = 1000 songs and 8gb = 2000. A best guess, more if songs stay closer to 3 minutes.
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Hi John. The one I purchased was a 4 GB and that equates to about 3.75 GB of actual space to load music. There is programing in the drive so you lose a few MBs off that. I do like mine a lot and it is really so compact and easy to use; nothing to mess with, just load and play. I hope this helps. Mick
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I am very happy with my 2GB Sansa. Just updated the firmware (very smooth application downloaded from Sandisk site). Sleek design, not as cool as Nano, but very close. Ubercool video which Nano doesn't have, which works surprisingly well. Bigger screen than Nano too. Micro SD slot a great plus. And it also works like a storage device, so you can take files with it, something Nano doesn't do. Go for the $129 (at time of writing) 4GB model.
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I could not find any info either on the differences. My guess is that the only difference in the im600USB is the ipod dock charging connection. Starting with the new iPod Nano 4th Gen., Apple changed the way they charge, USB only, no firewire, I believe. So, the original im600 is not able to charge the new Nanos, it plays them fine though.
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The last 7Gb on your Classic! I think you are already effectively maxed out, as our iPods need a bit of breathing room and the 7gb would be that room.
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You might want to try the shuffle if you don't have a lot of music (it's 1 gigabyte, 240 songs for $79) or the nano (4 gigabytes, 1000 songs for $149, 8 gigabytes, 2000 songs for $199) if you don't want to pay 300 or 400 dollars for the iPod touch.
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I'm pretty sure it is only available in 30 gb :) Not that it's a bad thing at all. Considering a WMV movies seems to take up 200 mbs on average, you are looking at 50 movies for 10gbs (full movies). Based on those numbers and having 30 gb, you can store quite a lot.MS clearly aimed this at the 30gb Ipod though. That's probably where Ipod makes most of their Ipod video sales anyway, which is why MS targetted it.
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The only iPod that has a hard drive any more is the Classic. All others use flash memory. That's why they can make them so small.
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We have an ipod nano 2gb model, and also the ipod classic 80 gb model. We have loaded audio books on both. The 80 gb works best because it can hold more. We subscribe to audible.com and download our books from them. They download and transfer right into itunes, easy as can be. Our Ipod classic has over 100 books, plus some music, on it and there's still lots of room left. Audible.com has ten of thousands of books including bestsellers, non-fiction, radio shows, and podcasts. I've subscribed for over 5 years I think, and I've never been disappointed.
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The A1 is the 16GB version and the B1 is the 32GB version. Other than that, I don't think there are any other differences.
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I would say the iPod classics. They have 160 GB of capacity and are only $249.00. It doesn't have a touch screen or anything fancy but it does hold up to 40,000 songs so if you want it to hold only music it can do a lot. You can watch videos and view photos on it too if you want, too. It has great sound quality, too. Here's a link. http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/ Hope this helps!
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I have had a 32gb flash drive set at fat32, so you could put 2 32gb flashdrive on it just make sure you read speed is at least 10 on the flash drive. I use and ipod now but I use to use these. The down side is the bigger the flash drive the longer the wait for music to start(45 seconds max). Just don't stall car if its a stick, 45 seconds feel a lot longer when you are jamming out at a light and stall out.
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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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Sorry, I have not tried the 4GB.This one I got is 3TB...I use for storage and has good access time at 25%. 4GB is rather small is your using modern files.