Salon.com has a little story about Apple's new iPods. They write:
- "The 20-gigabyte model can hold about 5,000 songs and costs $299, while the 60-gigabyte version holds 25,000 songs and sells for $399. "
That 5,000 is a bit high - I haven't managed to squeeze more than 4,300 onto my iPod, though a combination of shorter songs with higher compression and lower sound quality could get me closer. But, that's not the issue.
5,000 / 20 = 250 songs per GB.
25,000 / 60 = 416.6 songs per GB.
That extra 40 GB must be some special kind of disk space that can hold more than it claims. Or maybe they meant 15,000 songs.
the file sizes are a little on the beefy side, but my 6gb iPod mini gets 1050 out of an advertised 1500. 175 songs/1gb, or 10,500 on my imaginary 60gb.
they meant 25,000 photos. you know, those 25,000 photos you took at Merlefest. They’ll all fit!
sweet!
though i wonder what a 3000×2000 image would look like on a 1.5″ screen… pretty small and crappy, probably.
i still want a 60GB iPod, though. it hurts my heart to have to say “no, i don’t think i have room for all the Sonic Youth CDs”.
Heh heh heh… yeah I have a lot of seven inches that wont fit in my cd player, so i know how you feel.
That wouldve been my advice for my 16 year old self: Buy fewer 7″. The reissues are on their way.