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60GB iPod Coming?
An anonymous reader writes "Toshiba today announced that it will offer a 60GB version of its 1.8-inch hard drive in the coming months and that Apple has already placed its order. Cindy Lee, deputy manager of Toshiba's hard disk drive division, said the drive will enter mass production during July or August. All three iPod models (15GB, 20GB, and 40GB) use Toshiba drives, while the iPod mini uses a 4GB 1-inch drive from Hitachi. Lee noted that Toshiba is currently shipping 350,000 of the 1.8-inch drives per month to Apple."
So me not particularly ecstatic.
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!
That would be *Second Generation iPonies* my friend...
New and improved pony experience!
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But what I want to know, is when is the Rio Karma going to get the ability to work as a normal USB2 hard drive? It seems like a great iPod competitor until you discover that you can only store music files on it, and to get them on you are forced to use the propritary software.
Sure, the java applet works, but that doesn't help me automatically transfer my new files onto the unit, or compare similarly named files to figure out if they are identical, or anything like that.
The Neuros seems like it would be a good option, mainly because it's bigger, and so it would be less expensive, but that's just not the case with the Karma droping down to $200 now.
It's no wonder nobody has really been able to compete with the iPod... They're all only picking up part of the features of the unit, and never enough to be a real alternative.
Okay, sorry, I'm done ranting now. I'd really like an answer if somebody know, though.
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