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iAdmin · Jul 27, 2002, 03:44 PM

is it worth getting an 20 gig ipod if my powerbook is only 20 gigs and only has 8 gigs free on it with 5 gigs of mp3s. I have a MP3 jukebox server that has 60 gigs worth of mp3s but can I synch it to a Itune playlist that has files stored from a mp3 server? For the time being, I use Itunes for my local mp3s and Audion to play files from my remote server because playlist management is easier to deal with.

I mean, how does one fill up an ipod when the host computer has less storage than the device. I ask because I know that the ipod has copy protection that locks it to a specific machine (regardless of the hacks/shareware/utils).

curmi · Jul 27, 2002, 08:06 PM

You have to ask yourself if you could use the 20GB for other things too - backup device for your powerbook say. Storing addresses, calendars, notes, to do tasks with reminders, that sort of thing.

Jul 27, 2002, 10:40 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by iAdmin:
is it worth getting an 20 gig ipod if my powerbook is only 20 gigs and only has 8 gigs free on it with 5 gigs of mp3s. I have a MP3 jukebox server that has 60 gigs worth of mp3s but can I synch it to a Itune playlist that has files stored from a mp3 server? For the time being, I use Itunes for my local mp3s and Audion to play files from my remote server because playlist management is easier to deal with.

I mean, how does one fill up an ipod when the host computer has less storage than the device. I ask because I know that the ipod has copy protection that locks it to a specific machine (regardless of the hacks/shareware/utils).<hr /></blockquote><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/07/27/digital.disc.jockeys.ap/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/07/27/digital.disc.jockeys.ap/index.html</a>

Yoda's Erotic Piggyback · Jul 28, 2002, 01:05 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by curmi:
Storing addresses, calendars, notes, to do tasks with reminders, that sort of thing.<hr /></blockquote>All that will take up about 1 meg.

silverghost · Jul 28, 2002, 02:33 AM

i would go for it, well for starters i have the 10gig model (not the new one mind you) and i pretty much have it maxed out with 1100mp3(ripped at 320), diskwarrior, and os9(that i can boot into). after all that ive got only 7megs left. so as you can see the ipod has so many uses that the 20gig would make it even more versatile.

aloha

curmi · Jul 28, 2002, 02:47 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Yoda's Erotic Piggyback:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by curmi:
Storing addresses, calendars, notes, to do tasks with reminders, that sort of thing.<hr /></blockquote>All that will take up about 1 meg.<hr /></blockquote>But I also mentioned "backups".You could also add a version of the OS you could boot to for repair activities etc. So there are other things you could use the extra room for.

Although the 10GB model is pretty cool - and is actually slimmer, even though only by a very small amount.