8GB and 10GB Nanos coming this summer!
22 04 2006It appears that this summer, Apple will be releasing two new versions of their iPod nano, one with 8GB storage and one with 10GB storage.
Munster’s reasoning is that, as the touchscreen iPod will likely not now appear until next year, Apple needs to launch something eye-catching in time for the lucrative run-up to Christmas – and bigger capacity nanos fit the bill nicely.
Sounds exciting, but something I don’t understand is, if the Nanos use flash emory, how can you possibly fit 8 or 10 GB’s in flash? This definitely isn’t my area of expertise..
The nano gets bigger [T3 via Digg]
That’s how big flash memory is getting. As time goes on, storage companies find ways to include more space in each chip of flash memory. Think about the size of the biggest USB flash drive now and compare it to the the size of the biggest USB drive a year ago.
What also amazes me is how three years ago, there was a 5 GB tank-sized iPod with moving parts. Now, we’re about to receive 10 GB pencil-thin iPods with no moving parts.
Thanks for the explanation, Jake.
And yeah, that really amazes me too when I go back and think about it, with the iPods. They only had 5 GB storage capacity and they were huge. It was great for the time, but now we have 60 GB iPods not much bigger than the Nanos. It’s an amazing concept.
*sigh*
Apple products are so expensive in Australia.
*sigh*
I suppose I’ll save up for the 10Gb one then.
*sigh*
Summer being Australia’s winter?
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