Comments on: Wu: Apple Going Solid State for All iPods, Portables? http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/wu-apple-going-solid-state-for-all-ipods-portables/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:47:45 -0500 hourly 1 By: Scott Eblen http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/wu-apple-going-solid-state-for-all-ipods-portables/comment-page-1/#comment-137559 Scott Eblen Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:16:38 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/wu-apple-going-solid-state-for-all-ipods-portables/#comment-137559 If Apple does stay with a HDD-based iPod they could see a massive increase in capacity that flash-based storage couldn’t compete with. I’ve done a comparison of growth trends in iPod Disk capacity versus generally accepted hard disk growth which you might find interesting. http://www.libraryhouse.net/blog/2007/03/08/store-wars/ If Apple does stay with a HDD-based iPod they could see a massive increase in capacity that flash-based storage couldn’t compete with. I’ve done a comparison of growth trends in iPod Disk capacity versus generally accepted hard disk growth which you might find interesting.

http://www.libraryhouse.net/blog/2007/03/08/store-wars/

]]> By: Abby http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/wu-apple-going-solid-state-for-all-ipods-portables/comment-page-1/#comment-136820 Abby Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:48:32 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/wu-apple-going-solid-state-for-all-ipods-portables/#comment-136820 I hope they don't go to an all flash storage - it seems like the battery is harder to replace when they do this. when my <a href="http://www.ipodjuice.com/" rel="nofollow">ipod video battery</a> died i had the juice guys replacec it and they couldn't do that if the batter was soldered to the motherboard. I hope they don’t go to an all flash storage – it seems like the battery is harder to replace when they do this. when my ipod video battery died i had the juice guys replacec it and they couldn’t do that if the batter was soldered to the motherboard.

]]> By: mike http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/wu-apple-going-solid-state-for-all-ipods-portables/comment-page-1/#comment-135990 mike Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:57:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/07/wu-apple-going-solid-state-for-all-ipods-portables/#comment-135990 80GB (or 64GB as the case is more likely to be) worth of flash in a full-size iPod doesn't seem very likely anytime soon. I can see maybe dropping the 30GB HDD model for either a 24 or 32GB model of flash, but not till next year. Then again, I suppose it's possible if Apple bought enough flash to get a truly ginormous discount, they could pass the savings on to the consumer. Hmmm. Maybe a topic for my next AudioFile column. -cap'n kobrin 80GB (or 64GB as the case is more likely to be) worth of flash in a full-size iPod doesn’t seem very likely anytime soon. I can see maybe dropping the 30GB HDD model for either a 24 or 32GB model of flash, but not till next year.

Then again, I suppose it’s possible if Apple bought enough flash to get a truly ginormous discount, they could pass the savings on to the consumer. Hmmm. Maybe a topic for my next AudioFile column.
-cap’n kobrin

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