iPod capacity

Angelsinflight · 04-25-2008, 05:50 PM

question that is confusing me right noww

i have an iPod Nano product (Red) 4GB. i believe that this holds 1000 songs?

well i have 1007 songs and im wondering if someone knows the correct capacity of songs? and if it is 1000, i'm wondering why i have over the limited capacity..

i have no photos, and i have 429 MB available. is this because i have no photos saved on my iPod and i have more room for more songs??

this is all my info on my iPod:

Songs: 1007
Photos: 0
Capacity: 3.6 GB
Available: 429 MB
Version: 1.1.3
Model: MA725LL
Format: Windows

help is much appreciated ^^ thankss

**Milkman** · 04-25-2008, 06:01 PM

the capacity is never accurate.
It depends on the size of your songs that you have on the iPod.

like... I put really high quality songs on my Ipod. Therefore, it holds less than the said capacity.

Angelsinflight · 04-25-2008, 06:21 PM

ohh i see. i thought it didnt matter how long the song was, just the amount of songs it can hold.

thanks for clearing that up for me ^^

chaywa · 04-25-2008, 06:30 PM

I'm pretty sure the Apple (and what I know for other companies) predictions are based on a 1000 128kbps MP3 files of length 4 minutes (average)

I'm an ALE man myself (342 songs = 10.32GB) but the quality difference is superb...

Angelsinflight · 04-25-2008, 06:33 PM

i do have a few songs that are like...15 mins long lol broadway shows so i was surprised when i had more capacity left

kingdomfighter5 · 04-25-2008, 06:52 PM

it also depends on the way it was recorded. I have Jon Foreman eps that are larger files than songs that are twice as long

**gungonX** · 04-26-2008, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milkman

the capacity is never accurate.
It depends on the size of your songs that you have on the iPod.

like... I put really high quality songs on my Ipod. Therefore, it holds less than the said capacity.

Exactly right.

I have the same size as you Angelsinflight, the iPod Nano (silver) 4GB. But I've already used up all the storage. And I only around 700 songs.

Massive Attack · 04-26-2008, 11:27 AM

Apple just puts every song down to an average of 4MB, I think, I've used up 20GB (19.27GB of audio, 95.4MB of video) on my 30GB iPod, yet I only have 3572 or so songs (I believe they said it was supposed to be able to hold 7500 songs and by filling up my iPod I would have like 5000 songs). In my opinion, they should change the estimate to about 6MB per song.

Suzakuseru · 04-26-2008, 03:38 PM

My MP3 Player is small, but it can hold more stuff than you think, including photos. I'm not exactly sure how much, though...

By the way, when I first looked at your thread title, I thought it said "iPod captivity"! XD

Angelsinflight · 04-27-2008, 12:57 PM

haha captivity lol

i do have a lot of songs that are only a minute long and then most of my songs average out to over a minute, but nothing more than six minutes. only a few are 9 minutes +, but not many. so i guess the minute long minutes are the ones that are making my ipod have more capacity.

how many songs would i be able to put on until its max capacity is reached? (i have 429 MB left)

**Milkman** · 04-27-2008, 01:07 PM

(i have 429 MB left)

you have room for around 7 more songs. (high quality)
or around 10 normal quality songs

Darkness Princess · 04-27-2008, 01:08 PM

My 30GB iPod is already full and it only has like 5000 or so songs which is annoying as I have around 14000 songs saved on my external HDD.

Once again, it depends upon the quality of the music you have left, dependent on that and the length you'll be able to tell how many more you can fit.

busted · 04-27-2008, 01:13 PM

u never get the full load of 4gb because it needs the program files to run on the computers and its own drivers n stuff to install so that takes up quite a bit >.<

but the simple explanation of having over 1000 is the simple fact that it is ment to hold up to 1200 songs loll

u should never really listen to the catalogues n stuff they dont really know >.<

KeybladeMasterGS · 04-27-2008, 02:37 PM

It's the size of the song that matters because I have an original black ipod nano with 2GB and I have 763 songs on it.

04-25-2008, 05:50 PM	#1
Angelsinflight Live Every Second! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: traveling 1000 oceans, passing 1000 stars Age: 17 Posts: 2,057 Rep Power: 4	iPod capacity question that is confusing me right noww i have an iPod Nano product (Red) 4GB. i believe that this holds 1000 songs? well i have 1007 songs and im wondering if someone knows the correct capacity of songs? and if it is 1000, i'm wondering why i have over the limited capacity.. i have no photos, and i have 429 MB available. is this because i have no photos saved on my iPod and i have more room for more songs?? this is all my info on my iPod: Songs: 1007 Photos: 0 Capacity: 3.6 GB Available: 429 MB Version: 1.1.3 Model: MA725LL Format: Windows help is much appreciated ^^ thankss __________________ thanks Livi for the sig!! Empty streets. I follow every breath into the night. The winds are cold. The sun is frozen the world has lost its light. I carry your picture deep in me. Back to you of a 1000 seas. Back to us. Don't you lose your trust and your belief. Just trust me -TOKIO HOTEL I<3 Bill Kaulitz!! ~Angels~

04-25-2008, 06:01 PM	#2
Milkman I REJECT YOUR REALITY Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,671 Rep Power: 8	Re: iPod capacity the capacity is never accurate. It depends on the size of your songs that you have on the iPod. like... I put really high quality songs on my Ipod. Therefore, it holds less than the said capacity. __________________ click me lol I GOT A FEVER. AND THE ONLY PERSCRIPTION IS MORE SPARKLE MOTION.

04-25-2008, 06:21 PM	#3
Angelsinflight Live Every Second! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: traveling 1000 oceans, passing 1000 stars Age: 17 Posts: 2,057 Rep Power: 4	Re: iPod capacity ohh i see. i thought it didnt matter how long the song was, just the amount of songs it can hold. thanks for clearing that up for me ^^ __________________ thanks Livi for the sig!! Empty streets. I follow every breath into the night. The winds are cold. The sun is frozen the world has lost its light. I carry your picture deep in me. Back to you of a 1000 seas. Back to us. Don't you lose your trust and your belief. Just trust me -TOKIO HOTEL I<3 Bill Kaulitz!! ~Angels~

04-25-2008, 06:30 PM	#4
chaywa (E)motion Isn't Meaning Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chamber of Guf Age: 19 Posts: 5,128 Rep Power: 11	Re: iPod capacity I'm pretty sure the Apple (and what I know for other companies) predictions are based on a 1000 128kbps MP3 files of length 4 minutes (average) I'm an ALE man myself (342 songs = 10.32GB) but the quality difference is superb... __________________ As The Crow Flies My AMVs peopleluvchay MK Wii - 0774 5573 4135

04-25-2008, 06:33 PM	#5
Angelsinflight Live Every Second! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: traveling 1000 oceans, passing 1000 stars Age: 17 Posts: 2,057 Rep Power: 4	Re: iPod capacity i do have a few songs that are like...15 mins long lol broadway shows so i was surprised when i had more capacity left __________________ thanks Livi for the sig!! Empty streets. I follow every breath into the night. The winds are cold. The sun is frozen the world has lost its light. I carry your picture deep in me. Back to you of a 1000 seas. Back to us. Don't you lose your trust and your belief. Just trust me -TOKIO HOTEL I<3 Bill Kaulitz!! ~Angels~

04-25-2008, 06:52 PM	#6
kingdomfighter5 Meant to Live Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in your pants, like always Posts: 1,223 Rep Power: 2	Re: iPod capacity it also depends on the way it was recorded. I have Jon Foreman eps that are larger files than songs that are twice as long __________________ Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we are curious… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. - Walt Disney"] Which Final Fantasy Character Are You? Final Fantasy 7

04-26-2008, 11:27 AM	#8
Massive Attack Relax & Swing Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: PEN ISLAND Age: 14 Posts: 1,564 Rep Power: 4	Re: iPod capacity Apple just puts every song down to an average of 4MB, I think, I've used up 20GB (19.27GB of audio, 95.4MB of video) on my 30GB iPod, yet I only have 3572 or so songs (I believe they said it was supposed to be able to hold 7500 songs and by filling up my iPod I would have like 5000 songs). In my opinion, they should change the estimate to about 6MB per song. __________________ copyright™ AMERICA IS BORN AGAIN { ANOTHER VERSION OF THE TRUTH }

04-27-2008, 12:57 PM	#10
Angelsinflight Live Every Second! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: traveling 1000 oceans, passing 1000 stars Age: 17 Posts: 2,057 Rep Power: 4	Re: iPod capacity haha captivity lol i do have a lot of songs that are only a minute long and then most of my songs average out to over a minute, but nothing more than six minutes. only a few are 9 minutes +, but not many. so i guess the minute long minutes are the ones that are making my ipod have more capacity. how many songs would i be able to put on until its max capacity is reached? (i have 429 MB left) __________________ thanks Livi for the sig!! Empty streets. I follow every breath into the night. The winds are cold. The sun is frozen the world has lost its light. I carry your picture deep in me. Back to you of a 1000 seas. Back to us. Don't you lose your trust and your belief. Just trust me -TOKIO HOTEL I<3 Bill Kaulitz!! ~Angels~

04-27-2008, 01:07 PM	#11
Milkman I REJECT YOUR REALITY Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,671 Rep Power: 8	Re: iPod capacity (i have 429 MB left) you have room for around 7 more songs. (high quality) or around 10 normal quality songs __________________ click me lol I GOT A FEVER. AND THE ONLY PERSCRIPTION IS MORE SPARKLE MOTION.

04-27-2008, 01:13 PM	#13
busted Keyblade Novice Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: england! Age: 18 Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	Re: iPod capacity u never get the full load of 4gb because it needs the program files to run on the computers and its own drivers n stuff to install so that takes up quite a bit >.< but the simple explanation of having over 1000 is the simple fact that it is ment to hold up to 1200 songs loll u should never really listen to the catalogues n stuff they dont really know >.< __________________ ^^^^^^^ Made By Me =]

04-27-2008, 02:37 PM	#14
KeybladeMasterGS Court Mage Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	Re: iPod capacity It's the size of the song that matters because I have an original black ipod nano with 2GB and I have 763 songs on it.

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