The Inevitable (http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/02/HNappletoshdrive_1.html)

"Toshiba Corp. is planning to launch a 60GB version of its 1.8-inch hard disk drive in the coming months and has already found a customer in Apple Computer Corp."

"The drive will enter mass-production during July or August..."

"Ahead of the launch, Toshiba has been showing the drive to customers and has already received an order from Apple..."

Dang, a 60GB iPod?! I can't even fill my 15GB. :blush: I wonder if there's anyone who could actually fill the current 40GB purely with songs. :o

So what should be the rationale be? Having a larger Hard Drive in your Mac or your iPod?

with that size Apple should be including a Quicktime Player for the next gen iPod. :)

My 20gb is just about right, although I feel the 40gb hits the sweet spot for music and storage needs. If it's 60gb, it might as well be 60 petabytes for all I care - way too much for my needs. At least for now. Besides, this'll never end. 60, 80, 120, 160, 180...

Originally posted by Jiru-chan
Dang, a 60GB iPod?! I can't even fill my 15GB. :blush: I wonder if there's anyone who could actually fill the current 40GB purely with songs. :o

My 40GB is hardly enough for my growing collection of mp3's. The announcement of a 60GB iPod is great news!

well, at least you can rip your cd's in 320kbps and still have enough disk space as back up, right? :)

Aside from using it as a utilities boot up disk I use my iPod for back-up storage during remote photo shoots. The extra space is a welcome addition.

[Edited on 6-3-2004 by peter_ob]

I'm with peter_orb. The 60GB is for booting, utilities, backup and storage. And some of us, while a minoirty, has enough AACs to fill the podzilla twice over.

What about that fabled feature, forgot what it's called, being able to sync you're entire home directory?

[Edited on 6-3-2004 by wpalomine]

It would also be nice to have a jpeg viewer on the next gen iPod.

I've given some thought to the 60GB and I predict Apple will release it with all the 3G goodies missing in the current line of iPods by the time Apple does a Japan expo/con.

So does a 60GB iPod w/ the works merit a $499 price tag?

Got this via peer-to-peer .... I hope it is true!

Originally posted by alfiesy
Originally posted by Jiru-chan
Dang, a 60GB iPod?! I can't even fill my 15GB. :blush: I wonder if there's anyone who could actually fill the current 40GB purely with songs. :o

My 40GB is hardly enough for my growing collection of mp3's. The announcement of a 60GB iPod is great news!

ditto... 40gb isn't enough for me either... i've already filled mine and still need more room for the rest...

[Edited on 10-16-2004 by Maverick]

colored ipod? oh boy... if that is indeed true...
then this is one case where being an early adopter
bites! :lol:

anybody want a 4g? lol :lol:

EXCLUSIVE: 60GB iPod to pack photo-viewing features
Thinksecret

By Ryan Katz, Senior Editor
October 8, 2004 - After three years of being synonymous with "digital music player," Apple's iPod will widen its horizons and gain photo-viewing capabilities within the next 30 to 60 days, highly reliable sources tell Think Secret.

The new iPod, which will sit at the top of Apple's fourth-generation line-up, will pack Toshiba's new 60GB 1.8-inch hard drive, a 2-inch color liquid crystal display, iPhoto synchronization, audio/video-out capabilities, and will sell for $499.






The new iPod is currently in production in Asia after delays from Toshiba in delivering its new 60GB drive hampered a planned early-September ramp up. Sources confirm Toshiba started shipping the drive to Apple in mid-September and iPod manufacturer Inventec began building the new device in the last two weeks.

The new iPod's form factor will be identical to the existing 4G iPods, sources report, but will be two millimeters thicker than the current 40GB iPod and marginally heavier.

The 2-inch color screen is identical in size to other iPods, but will sport a higher resolution for photo viewing. However, the new device's real shining feature will be its video-out port, which will enable users to tote their photo galleries with them, ready to be plugged into any television for big-screen viewing.

The 60GB iPod will feature only rudimentary built-in software for viewing photos, with no editing tools, sources say. Photo albums will be navigated in a similar fashion to music playlists, and a slideshow feature will provide transitions with user-specified background music, similar to iPhoto. Synchronizing features similar to iTunes will also be added to iPhoto.

The new iPod won't feature built-in flash memory stick slots for downloading photos from digital cameras, although such a feature will presumably be able to be employed through Belkin's $99 Media Reader.

Sources indicate that Apple will market the new photo iPod as being capable of storing 20,000 music tracks and 25,000 photos. As an added bonus for music fans, album artwork will be displayed on screen when it's available for a selected track.

s w e e t ! ! !

Originally posted by Adel
My 20gb is just about right, although I feel the 40gb hits the sweet spot for music and storage needs. If it's 60gb, it might as well be 60 petabytes for all I care - way too much for my needs. At least for now. Besides, this'll never end. 60, 80, 120, 160, 180...

true, true... they just have brilliant market strategies.
they lure you at first, then you get hooked..
it's like "once you pop, you can't stop!"... i'm becoming a living proof of that:dry:

Originally posted by piedad
October 8, 2004 - After three years of being synonymous with "digital music player," Apple's iPod will widen its horizons and gain photo-viewing capabilities within the next 30 to 60 days, highly reliable sources tell Think Secret.


Oh no Yoko... Thought it wouldn't happen again, now it looks like I'm going to get hit with another massive bout of "iPod Upgrade Anxiety". :o My poor battered wallet is going to have a fit... When will it ever end!?! :lol:

Originally posted by Jiru-chan
Dang, a 60GB iPod?! I can't even fill my 15GB. :blush: I wonder if there's anyone who could actually fill the current 40GB purely with songs. :o

Medyo OT but not quite: Apparently Karl Lagerfeld (the designer guy) has about 40 iPods, to store his massive CD collection. That's what you call an iPod Addict. Wonder how many 60 GB iPods he'll need when it comes out? Probably mga 5-6 nalang... :lol:

http://www.i4u.com/images/karl.jpg