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Anyone else relieved after they found out 8GB was enough?

same applies for many 4GB people too!

Well, I can add that I'm happy to see that my 4GB ended up being more than enough, let alone if I had gotten the 8! I was one of the "got the 4 because they were out of the 8 folks", but the 4 is plenty for me.
 
I have a ton of music (45 GB) and used to have a 30-gig video, which was sadly stolen. In order to discipline myself (ha!) I decided I wanted an 8GB nano (and black is just sexy)...

I thought I would die of repetition, but I have a set of pretty complex smart playlist rules that keep switching in and out 8 GB of music I actually want to hear (mixed with stuff I haven't heard in a while, stuff that's new that I haven't heard enough, and some things that I haven't rated at all). It's amazing how well it works-- 8 GB really is enough, despite what I thought.

So, yeah.. I want an iPhone (I just wish the ringer was louder!)
 
powerbook911 said:
It's about though when you think "I want to listen to that song, I haven't heard it in a year or two," and it being on the phone. With limited capacity, it might not be on the phone.
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I agree that 8gb is enough for now, it would be more convenient to have 30gb or more so I could ditch the iPod altogether.
I guess this would cannibalize iPod sales though. Maybe they could make the $ back by (don't hate me...:eek:) charging $100-$200 more for a 30-80gb iPhone???
(This way you would not ever need an iPod at all):)
 
I think 8GB is plenty. How many videos can you watch at one time and how much music can you listen to in a short time frame? I always have my laptop close by so I can always put new movies and music onto my iphone as needed.
 
Almost got the 4 GB but I spoiled myself a bit and got the 8 GB sure glad I did. I keep 2 movies, a couple tv show recent episodes, 400 songs, some pics and a few audio books and have a about 500 MB free. Don't really need anymore than this on there it would just be a waste. Besides if there is a song that isn't on it that I decide I want to hear I always keep my 80 GB video iPod handy :rolleyes: Only think that I would most like to see is a way to keep a couple spreadsheets and word docs on it and be able to do some minor editing to them.
 
8GB is OK for most situations.

However, I'll be flying cross-country in a few weeks, with a 1-2 hr layover each way. I figure with some downtime at my destination, I'll need roughly 15 hrs of movies for the trip, along with several hours of music.

The only way I see this happening, is to move all my music off the phone, which means I'll need to also take along my iPod (and a second power adapter, since my iPod is a 2G using a FW charger). So no, in this particular situation, 8GB IS NOT enough space. :(

Other that that, 8GB is plenty for my day-to-day use.
 
I don't think it's enough. I had a 15gb 3G iPod all them years ago and it didn't hold my whole library (17gb then, now 21gb). Now I have an 80gb and it holds all my music and a huge chunk of my videos too.

Thing is - I want a 1:1 mirror of my iTunes library wherever I go since my music taste changes throughout the day. I don't want to have to include "sort out iPod" when I'm getting ready to go out.
It's the same reason I bought an M3 Simply for my DS and dumped all my games to a single SD card.

They release a 16gb iPhone and I'll compress some of the very high bitrate stuff down. A 30gb would be absolutely perfect for me.
 
I bought the 4GB. Didn't think it was worth shelling out another $100 for more space while I have 2 other iPods at home (1GB Shuffle/30GB iPod).

Plus, I only have 4 podcasts (Only the new ones stay on the iPhone) and a few hundred songs. I'm usually busy working and when I do pull out the iPhone, it's for either a call, email, or the occasional checking the weather or stock market.

So yeah 4GB is plenty for me.
 
I laugh at all my friends who are like " oh I'll just wait for the second one..."

hahaaha, I've barely scratched the space on this phone.
 
I have a 4 gig Nano and 40 gig iPod video so I knew that the 8 gig iPhone would more than suit my storage needs. I was right as I've only used half of the 8 gig on my iPhone so far. And it has everything I want on it . . . for now anyway :cool:
 
lilnyc said:
PLUS, it is a PHONE primarily. It has a iPod secondarily. Why people can't get this through their head, and want to put the iPhone down for not having 800,000 GBs when their own cells have maybe 256MB without expansion cards, I do not know.
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It's a PHONE?!?! I thought the iPhone was a multimedia device! Dammit. I've been listening to other people too much. I think it's interesting that for all that the phone does, pretty much the only thing some people talk about is how it doesn't have enough space to store every music track ever created. (this thread is a little different)

I myself don't quite understand the whole 40GB music library idea. Does anyone REALLY listen to that much music, or at least need all of it with them at all times? My total library is currently at 16.5GB, of which I listen regularly to about 4GB. The other stuff is just stuff that maybe once in a blue moon I pull up. Even at that, 16.5 GB is over ten straight days of music. Now, put that into a more realistic 8 hours of music listening a day and I get over 30 days of non-repeated music out of that. And people claim that they get bored of such a "small" library?

Of course, even being a gadget guy, I've also never been one of those people who has to have something to listen to or watch every waking moment of my life...so maybe that's why I don't get it. :rolleyes:
 
No, I agree with you. I have something new to listen to every day on my iPod which is a 60GB video iPod. Podcasts, music, books....

....and yet I find I rarely need more than 2 - 3 GB on it. Maybe when I start using it in flight again for movies...
 
Eight is plenty. I am glad i didnt cheap out and get the 4. The 4 probably would have been enough, but we never know what updates this thing may get that the extra breathing room an 8 provides would be put to use.
 
4 Gb is enough for me.

I am retired, so I rarely fly any more. If I travel, I go by car, having plenty of time at hand. When I go on a long trip, I will burn a selection of CD's from my music library, and install them in my 6 CD player. I also carry along my XM radio.

I have a selection of playlists on my iPhone, some audiobooks and a movie, leaving more than 1 Gig free. If I was still working, I might feel differently, but as long as you are willing to do a little editing on your iPhone before traveling, 4 Gigs is plenty.

Off topic, I bought a Belkin case which was a bad move. I have found the best case to be the front pocket of my pants or shorts. Not scratched to date.
 
first of all, none of you should be using the iPhone as your primary source of music and entertainment, if you are, you're using it wrong. The iPhone in no way replaces all your other media devices. Yes it's fun to have everything in one place, but that doesn't mean you should disregard your iPods and DVD players, not yet at least.

Secondly, 8 gig is PLENTY right now, I have a bunch of things on there, most of them to show off as demos and I'm nowhere near filling it. Thinking about it, I find it funny that whatever capacity they come out with, people feel compelled to completely fill it, why is that? You don't get a prize for that. OOOOOHHH they came out with an 80gig iPod, I must scramble to find 80gig of media so I can fill it immediately. silly.
 
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