Damn Ipod!!!
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From: Upstate
Originally Posted by Bl@ck
It's simple, reliably you don't, at least not yet but if you need to cary around more than 1GB of music, you've got way too much time on your hands and need to be doing something other than listening to your ipod.
However your 1 GB solid state drive's flash cells wear out after use (1,000,000 read/writes or so). Some newer Flash Drives (or MP3 players that are SSD) have algorithms that run timers which will spread out the data to sectors that aren't used in order to spread out the wear across the entire bank.I still think that clunky harddrives are much more trustworthy than a SSD whose cells wear out after use.
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SDRAM banks are another form of Solid state drives, however they are more volatile and need a battery backup in case the power goes out. Once the battery expires, all your data is lost.
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From: Buffalo, NY
Originally Posted by Bl@ck
It's simple, reliably you don't, at least not yet but if you need to cary around more than 1GB of music, you've got way too much time on your hands and need to be doing something other than listening to your ipod.
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From: Foundry
Originally Posted by Bl@ck
It's simple, reliably you don't, at least not yet but if you need to cary around more than 1GB of music, you've got way too much time on your hands and need to be doing something other than listening to your ipod.
Ok then what if you're someone like me who likes to take long trips....you might say bring cd's but then that defeats the purpose of a mp3 player...
Also how long do you have after you buy ur ipod to get that applecare thing...cus i got my ipod from freeipods.com and wasnt fortunate to get a warranty....i already went through one where the factory warranty was still in effect but i think this second one is on its way out.
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From: NoVA
Originally Posted by SolarWind
Thats ridiculous. I've had a samsung 5 GB mp3 player (harddrive based) and I haven't had a single problem with it. In fact, I know many apple users who don't have a problem with their Ipods (ie my sister). Harddrives aren't that bad - they have slower access times then say.. a solid state drive.
However your 1 GB solid state drive's flash cells wear out after use (1,000,000 read/writes or so). Some newer Flash Drives (or MP3 players that are SSD) have algorithms that run timers which will spread out the data to sectors that aren't used in order to spread out the wear across the entire bank.I still think that clunky harddrives are much more trustworthy than a SSD whose cells wear out after use.
edit:
SDRAM banks are another form of Solid state drives, however they are more volatile and need a battery backup in case the power goes out. Once the battery expires, all your data is lost.
However your 1 GB solid state drive's flash cells wear out after use (1,000,000 read/writes or so). Some newer Flash Drives (or MP3 players that are SSD) have algorithms that run timers which will spread out the data to sectors that aren't used in order to spread out the wear across the entire bank.I still think that clunky harddrives are much more trustworthy than a SSD whose cells wear out after use.
edit:
SDRAM banks are another form of Solid state drives, however they are more volatile and need a battery backup in case the power goes out. Once the battery expires, all your data is lost.
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From: NoVA
Originally Posted by IluvJae
Ok then what if you're someone like me who likes to take long trips....you might say bring cd's but then that defeats the purpose of a mp3 player...
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From: Upstate
Originally Posted by Bl@ck
let's see, a single flash cell compared to a whole hard drive platter. who's gonna have more unrecoverable data? hard disks don't handle shock very well either.
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From: NoVA
Originally Posted by '98 EX RED
I carry severaly full length movies, several thousand songs, and I store a good portion of my actualy notes from class on my iPod so I can access it at almost any time, anywhere.
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From: NoVA
Originally Posted by SolarWind
if you take care of your harddrive it won't be a problem. Now consider if you buy something KNOWING that its going to wear out eventually. That doesn't make sense. At least you have a chance with a platter disc. Besides, they are very rugged, they have to sustain an assload of heat without the best cooling, and they can handle shock when they are fit with an appropriately designed case.