jlee745
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I am wanting to purchase an I Touch and was wondering if any of you computer techs can help me. You can get a 8 gb or 16 gb. I know the 8 is suppose to hold over a 1,000 songs and I know I will never have that many songs but I am wondering how much space the applications and games take up. I do not think I will ever download videos or movies which it says the 8 can hold up to 6 hours of. I will probably get several games and a few of the gps and weather applications. My question is do you think the 8 will be a plenty or does the games take up alot of space and I should spend 70 more dollars and get the 16gb. I know ever time I buy a computer I want the biggest but I don't know why I don't use but like a fourth of the space.
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I think the short answer is that you cannot ever have too much memory. MP3's not withstanding, software writers always write for the current day memory; what used to require 50Mb to boot, now takes 500Mb. Perfect example of Windoz 2000 vs. Vista. That's just the way things seem to go.
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8 GB should hold at least 1,600 songs (before any other software and applications). From what you've described, unless you go crazy buying apps and games, you shouldn't need more than 8 GB. However, if you ever decide to do the movie or video thing, you're going to be severely limited. I was just thinking the other day about buying one of these, but I was actually wishing there was a 64 GB version. There is currently a 32 GB version as well as 8 and 16.
The 2nd Generation Touch has just been released, and Best Buy is currently selling First Generation Touch units at good discounts (as I'm sure others are as well) while they are available.
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Get the bigger one. And if you can wait, there will be a price drop after Xmas.
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I'd get the bigger one and did, because once you start putting movies or tv shows on there it fills up fast. IT makes for waiting for a connecting flight go past fast.
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Get the larger one, the music and apps will suck up the memory faster then you would think. I'm hearing some of the games get pretty large with the graphics and all. Might consider a refurbished unit too.
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You will find once you have it and wander around itunes you will find free podcast and tv programs movies etc that you once thought no way I need will become normal for you but for what you describe ..some music and 25 or 30 apps 8gig is enough ... for now.
If you can spring for the extra bucks go as large as possible ... you'd be surprised how useful these things are.
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I travel frequently with an 8GB iPhone. I used to travel with a 60 GB iPod. I've found that 8 GB is plenty for a week on the road. I will typically have 4-5 movies, maybe an episode of a TV program, and 200+ music selections. I rotate content between trips so that it's fresh. I was concerned about the storage difference, but I've not found the 8 GB to be limiting. Your usage patterns will dictate how much you need, but I believe you will find that you can get by with less than you think.
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You cannot add memory to an ipod, but you can use less than is available.
If you can afford it, get the largest memory.
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Never say "never". Portable Music/Video players are addictive. For a number of people they have become as important as their phones. Without one it's hard to answer how you would use it, but think of all the places and times when you have said to yourself, "wish I had something to listen to, read, or watch". What you can answer is where have you been and what have you been doing when your "wish" came to you. At about the 32gb storage point is where you jump from solid state storage (a chip) to an actual miniaturized hard drive. You might say, "32gb, that's huge, I'll never fill that up". That's what I said about the third bay of my garage...and I only have two cars. If you are thinking of exercising with it or that it might take some "hits" I would stay with a unit that has memory chips only. You won't know if you want to manage the content until you get it. The thing to remember is the more space you have the less management you will need to do. I actually have two units; a 30gb (harddrive), and an 8bg(memory chip only). Both units hold my music CD collection. I exercise with the 8 and have everything (music, movies, pictures, podcasts, audiobooks, etc.) on the 30. The music manager (software) seemlessly handles both with very little effort from me. I do this because I don't mind managing the content. I bring in the new and get rid of the old. What type of owner you will be...only time will tell, but don't short-change yourself. You've done the right thing in asking in an open forum.
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