From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003 - 10:52:01 PDT
On 30/04/03 12:39, "Chris Ruprecht" <chris_at_ruprecht.org> wrote:
> 7500 songs will NOT fit onto a 30 GB drive. I have a 30 GB FW external drive
> on my PowerBook and I currently have 2591 songs on there, using 19.04 GB.
> Taking into account that a 30 GB (1 GB = 1000^3 Bytes) formats to only 27.8
> (or so) real GB, I can only get 3784 tracks on the unit.
>
> Of course, if I go and re-rip all my CDs in crappy 128kbit/sec quality, I
> might get the advertised number of tracks. But then, my listeing experience
> will be so bad, that I simply will not listen to anything on there.
>
> Question: I can get an 80 GB 2.5" drive. Can I just 'upgrade' an iPod with one
> of those or is there a problem?
I think that the iPod doesn't use 2.5" drives, but even smaller drives.
-Laurent.
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