Only 16GB? Compared to current generation iPods with 80GB or more why does the touch only have an 8GB and 16GB version? Does it use some form of compression that makes 16GB equal to a lot more?
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I have 8GB on my curent (Gen 4) iPod. I have been wanting to upgrade to a video iPod for a while, but decided to wait hoping a new one would come out (similar to the iPhone). I am a little concerned about only having 16GB, but even more concerned about its shape. Is this iPod expected to fit into current iPod accessories? I have an iDock for my AV receiver, and I'd be bummed if this didn't fit. It came with several adaptors, but I don't think it has any that are for an iPod that thin.
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I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the same new interface and OS, and lasts 40 hours per charge.Apple has made my decision WAY too hard. I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the... » Read More I absolutely agree with the OP.This is the most advanced MP3 player on the planet, and to ship it with 16GB Flash instead of an 80 or 160GB microdrive, like the classic has, was stupid IMHO.It would have also been considerably cheaper with a 160GB drive instead of 16GB of Flash.I have a 2nd Gen iPod and a 1st gen 4GB Nano, both still in perfect condition. The Touch was to be my next purchase, but now I'm just not so sure any more.To be totally honest, the 160GB iPod Classic is a FAR better buy. It's cheaper, has 10 times the storage, has the same new interface and OS, and lasts 40 hours per charge.Apple has made my decision WAY too hard. « Show Less
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Actually if you look at that same specs page you'll see it mentions a dock adapter coming in the box so it shouldn't be a problem either way. For me the ipod touch is everything that I was looking for. Sure it could have been given a power hungry disk drive with more capacity, but flash is the better option hands down. Lower energy consumption with that nice slim form factor and better battery life for the size (look at specs on the classic 160 and you'll see the difference). I don't know why you would need 16gb of music and videos on there at any one time anyways, manual sync people...use it
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K. Ocasio: Yes, but please calm down. Not everyone wants to be tied down to a 2 year contract with a crappy service provider. And many of us value having twice the storage of the largest iphone. It's up to each individual consumer to decide what's worth buying. And i personally have chosen the ipod touch for my portable media solution.
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Plus ... with the WiFi, you don't have to store videos. You can watch them directly on the Web.I'd rather have it more affordable.Just my $0.02.
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Personally, I was hoping they were going to go with flash. Can you imagine what the battery life on this thing would be with a spinning drive? I don't think you'd make it through a full movie.Also, a flash drive is much more rugged. I hate hearing the drive spin on my 30 Gig iPod when I'm moving around. I would never take it for an off road bike ride. But this I would.
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This raises an interesting question -- Why couldn't you get a great 16 GB Itouch for a IPOD / PDA / Wireless device for $399 -- with all the cool features of the IPhone + double the memory, then use a cell phone for a cell phone? That gets you all the cool features, plus the ability to carry a small flip-phone when that's all you need. Then, you pick whatever service provider you want.This is a great option -- The IPhone reminds me of the VCR+TV+DVD combo concept. Yes, it's cool to have everything integrated, but it's cheaper to buy the components. Plus, if one piece of the combo unit breaks... This raises an interesting question -- Why couldn't you get a great 16 GB Itouch for a IPOD / PDA / Wireless device for $399 -- with all the cool features of the IPhone + double the memory, then use a cell phone for a cell phone? That gets you all the cool features, plus the ability to carry a small flip-phone when that's all you need. Then, you pick whatever service provider you want.This is a great option -- The IPhone reminds me of the VCR+TV+DVD combo concept. Yes, it's cool to have everything integrated, but it's cheaper to buy the components. Plus, if one piece of the... » Read More This raises an interesting question -- Why couldn't you get a great 16 GB Itouch for a IPOD / PDA / Wireless device for $399 -- with all the cool features of the IPhone + double the memory, then use a cell phone for a cell phone? That gets you all the cool features, plus the ability to carry a small flip-phone when that's all you need. Then, you pick whatever service provider you want.This is a great option -- The IPhone reminds me of the VCR+TV+DVD combo concept. Yes, it's cool to have everything integrated, but it's cheaper to buy the components. Plus, if one piece of the combo unit breaks... « Show Less
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The iphone might be unlocked, but it only works on the AT&T; and T Phone networks. The others are not set up right
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It's flash memory, not a hard drive. Flash is far more expensive for compact sizes. I would do a few searches on "NAND Flash" and "High Capacity Flash" and you will see that the price makes sense for the low amount of space.
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I agree with W Yang, with the iphone your locks you into a 2 year contract for very slow internet connection, Steve Jobs himself said this at the release yesterday, that the wifi is a much faster system than what the iphone uses. to me the choice is easy over my current ipod video, larger touch screen, and wifi. i only need about 4gb of music so this will leave me 12gb for video podcasts and movies. and with the flash memory less parts to fail than with a hard drive. Oh and what about a camera, wheres the camera.....lol
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Well, I figure that the current-gen 64GB Touch may probably last you at least through the next couple of years without any fear of obsolescence. I mean, the 32/64GB Touch has roughly the same hardware that the iPad has, iirc, or at least the same functionality, and that just came out last week or so, so...you're probably safe with the 64GB 3rd Gen, I have a hunch.
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I have the 3rd generation (new one) 32 GB IPOD Touch. Works great with this unit. Only problem. The IPOD played perfectly with the default dock adapter, but is a little jiggly. I took that adapter out and replaced it with the one that came with my IPOD. I could not get enough clearance. The IPOD wouldn't make the connection - wouldn't play. I replaced it with the adapter it came with. No one else has this complaint. Plays great music. Also, it's my understanding that the 2nd and 3rd gen IPOD Touch are identical physically, so it shouldn't be a problem. To be safe, this is available in store at Target for $79. 90 day return policy.
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This specific one is 32GB although there is both a 16GB and 64GB version. I own the 32GB version and have a 16GB microSD card. I have all the apps I ever need on there, about 20GB of music, a handful of movies with about 3GB left. If you need more space, just get a 32GB microSD card.
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I have never owned an Ipod. I am looking for the best version that is specifically for music. I do not want a lot of bells and whistles, I want good sound and to know up front that it is fairly simple to load or download music. Does anyone have a preference for what version I should go for? No:Photos/games/other stuff.. just music.thanks.
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Hello Lindsay, Don't feel bad about not knowing anything about these electronic devices, if you don't you use them you would have no reason to know anything about them. Let me start by addressing the question at hand of playing games. The version that you have selected, the nano, does not have any games available for it. This version of an ipod would not work for what you need. That being said, the version that you would need will need to have these things in its description or even title, "TOUCH." This means it'd be for a version of ipod that you operate by touching the screen the same as you would with a smart phone. Also, you would need one that is any of the following Generations. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 7th. The best way to look at these is like cars. Each year the newest model will come out and it just improves on the previous years model. For an Ipod, what that generally means is more storage space on the device and they tend to get smaller and sleeker. These devices do not come with the games. To actually get games on the device, you will need to download from the itunes store online. Remember you do not want a Nano, and it has to be a "touch" version of the generations that we mentioned. We hope this helps and please feel free to ask any other questions!
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I have iPod Touch 5th generation 32 gb and it fits perfectly. My assumption is that all iPod Touch models from the same generation are the same size.
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Because you are using it for movies, you must get the 8gb model, the 4gb will fill up too fast. The 4 gb model is ok for a moderate sized music collection, most of those 30 or more gb players are usually mostly empty for most people, but not for movies. Since a 3g shuffle was just introduced, I would strongly recommend waiting for an update for the nano, im betting a 16 gb model is coming, frankly I'm surprised the current nanos don't come in a 16gb model, I think they are just trying to sell more ipod touches, which i cannot recommend unless you have a huge pile of cash to get rid of.
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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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For a 32gb it will probably hold up to 3000 to 6000 songs without adding new apps to your iPod. For the 64gb it will probably hold up to 10000 to 12000 without adding new apps.
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yes you can get Facebook and Twitter on the ipod touch 5th gIf you get the 32GB you can have 6,400-8,000.If you get the 64GB you can have 12,800-16,000.And they both can hold up a lot of photos. A LOT!!!
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You can get an unbelievable 32 gigs worth of music....I mean thats awesome...and facebook along with twitter work amazing fast on the 5th Gen. its amazing. totally worth the buy.
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The Zune has a 60mb version, I saw it at Walmart, I don't know if it's 60mb exactly but it's a small portable Zune. Besides the Zune has just came out, you can't expect it to have all the models that the Ipod already has.
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hello, the ipod touch 4th gen can only be updated to the IOS 6 that is as high it can go the only can be updated is ipod touch 5th gen to the late IOS, this all Apple, i hope this will answer your question
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by now it is impossible to update software or apps or get {many} new apps on either of the models. if you are reading this now a third gen AT LEAST. my 8gb fourth gen has worked almost flawlessly on ios4 for 13+ months now. only its almost out of storage and i want more music so i am getting a 32 or 64g w/ios5. (dont want to update my current 1 bcause i dont want to lose my data. :( boooo. :)
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The iPod Touch 4 is horrible. It is RAM starved, chugs like mad and is very prone to crashing on even simple internet browsing.If you're really into this device line, I'd strongly recommend upgrading. I am a little disheartened by the specs for the new price, but if it runs in the general ballpark of the iPhone 4S, which it's borrowing parts from, then it'll be a giant improvement for you
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The iPod touch is DEFINATELY worth it, having owned many brands of music players, I have found that the iPod is in my opinion, the best one out there. Battery life is great, price is great, and capacity is great. Definately worth the money(: