Will it store my music? Have a 30gb ipod and a 30gb zune. so i'm looking to store my music. and plenty of it. would this laptop work for me? Thanks.
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NO! This is not a laptop for storing your media. It can however play your media files. I think you should get real laptop or desktop as your primary computer. Because if you are really stranded and have to buy too many add-ons to this notebook for all your daily needs like a better display, sound, input devices, etc etc.. But if you want to store your music files for mobility, choose a passport drive for extra storage, they are light, variety of sizes upto 320GB.
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The Eee PC does not actually have a hard drive, while both of your media players do. What is more, the Eee PC comes with a 2, 4, or 8GB solid state drive, not nearly enough to cover the 60GB of music you could have. That said, it is incredibly easy to expand your Eee with SD cards, thumb drives, and external hard drives (I have a 120 GB OneTouch Mini from Maxtor and it works great).The big thing with the Eee is that it is SO small, SO portable, and SO neato that I can't recommend it enough for everyone. What's more, is it probably doesn't cost much more than your iPod. :) The Eee PC does not actually have a hard drive, while both of your media players do. What is more, the Eee PC comes with a 2, 4, or 8GB solid state drive, not nearly enough to cover the 60GB of music you could have. That said, it is incredibly easy to expand your Eee with SD cards, thumb drives, and external hard drives (I have a 120 GB OneTouch Mini from Maxtor and it works great).The big thing with the Eee is that it is SO small, SO portable, and SO neato that I can't recommend it enough for everyone. What's more, is it probably doesn't cost much more than your... » Read More The Eee PC does not actually have a hard drive, while both of your media players do. What is more, the Eee PC comes with a 2, 4, or 8GB solid state drive, not nearly enough to cover the 60GB of music you could have. That said, it is incredibly easy to expand your Eee with SD cards, thumb drives, and external hard drives (I have a 120 GB OneTouch Mini from Maxtor and it works great).The big thing with the Eee is that it is SO small, SO portable, and SO neato that I can't recommend it enough for everyone. What's more, is it probably doesn't cost much more than your iPod. :) « Show Less
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You could use the SD cards. SDHCs are over 2GB. Up to 32GB I have seen.See my list for some of the HDSC cards:http://www.amazon.com/EEE-PC-8G/lm/R3A0EI71OMMGXF/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_1_rdssss2?pf_rd_p=253738601&pf;_rd_s=listmania-center&pf;_rd_t=201&pf;_rd_i=B000ZLO3D4&pf;_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_r=001K8S6M11CAPVVRMJ6D My ZEN has 2GB and I have over 250 high quality tunes on it.You could also use an external Drive. I have a 320GB Drive. Get high quality headphones also. You could use the SD cards. SDHCs are over 2GB. Up to 32GB I have seen.See my list for some of the HDSC cards:http://www.amazon.com/EEE-PC-8G/lm/R3A0EI71OMMGXF/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_1_rdssss2?pf_rd_p=253738601&pf;_rd_s=listmania-center&pf;_rd_t=201&pf;_rd_i=B000ZLO3D4&pf;_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_r=001K8S6M11CAPVVRMJ6D My ZEN has 2GB and I have over 250... » Read More You could use the SD cards. SDHCs are over 2GB. Up to 32GB I have seen.See my list for some of the HDSC cards:http://www.amazon.com/EEE-PC-8G/lm/R3A0EI71OMMGXF/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_1_rdssss2?pf_rd_p=253738601&pf;_rd_s=listmania-center&pf;_rd_t=201&pf;_rd_i=B000ZLO3D4&pf;_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_r=001K8S6M11CAPVVRMJ6D My ZEN has 2GB and I have over 250 high quality tunes on it.You could also use an external Drive. I have a 320GB Drive. Get high quality headphones also. « Show Less
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It's only 8GB which will probably hold your songs but adding 500 photos will push it to the limit. I would go up to, say, a 30GB Cruzer...that will hold all you've got and leave room to add lots more.
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I've heard yes. However, it takes 32 gig - not much room to actually run any other programs or store files once all is said and done. I didn't get a chance to find out because mine died about 2 weeks ago. Working off a laptop until I decide what to do. Not sure I'm blaming ASUS for that one as I go through machines very fast, lucky if I get 2 years out of anything...
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I have owned Zune 80 GB for the past 3 years. It worked fine initially. It stayed unused for the, past year or more. Now that I want to use again, it is giving me a lot of problems. It took hours for the screen to even light up when I started to charge.The battery is draining dead after being fully charged in hold or off position.It is abruptly shutting off while playing music, if I touch any button for >>, << or pause.I cannot turn it on unless I connect it to the computer.Does anybody know what is going on? .........Ms. Espee.
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Hey Pat,as a nano + zune user, I guess I can definitely answer to your question here..I have used both players so far and both of them have averagely similar battery life..I feel like my Zune uses a little more battery though but that must be due to wireless syncing..Thing about Zune, I charged it one day, and then left it on my desk for a week with the hold button locked, and after a week, the battery didnt get used up even a little..If you will have access to your laptop/PC in the next 24 hours, then you can be assured your player will run fine with you :)
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Ok great thanks for your comments; was getting scared, thought that this version was coming out with problems. BTW, what do you think about the Zune or the Creative Zen? do they match with iPod?Thanks once again
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In my opinion the best thing about the Zune is the marketplace. You can subscribe and download a bunch of music for just the flat rate. Other than that they are pretty much the same. You can download stuff from limewire and add it to the Zune no problem just by linking where that program saves the files. The other problem with the zune is there are not alot of accessories for the product. That might change but if you go to the store the amount of products for Ipods especially if you want a radio that will be instantly compatible you have to go Ipod. I hate saying it because I'm now Zune all the way, I've even converted my wife to zune, but damn, every time I walk into the store I wish mine would be compatible with some of the boom boxes that are sold there. If you need any other info just let me know, I own a 80g Zune, an 8g and an old 30g. I know zunes.
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if they want to compete with Apple... seriously??? the Zune HD's 32 gb version is only 289.99... while the iPod Touch's 32 gb version is.... yup, a whopping $399.99, i dunno about you, but i think i would prefer the device that is $120 cheaper and with the same capacity ;) so tell me again how this won't compete with the iPod touch?
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I got a Zune for Christmas and have already sent it back. I loved the look, the feel, the bigger screen, and the radio. The only problem I found was the software and it lagged(like a PC). Until a new version of the Zune comes out I would go with something else.
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Hi there,i'd like to buy a new 8GB mp3, but, i'm confused between the new ipod nano and zune. people say that the 3rd gen nano has a great battery life now, but, i'm discouraged from transferring my music files to itunes and changing the format (i've been using windows media. so, they're mostly in .wma)Is it true that Zune's software is crippled?being an experienced useer, would you recommend zune or nano? =)thanks a bunch!!
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I went and bought an SD card and put that in there. I think it takes up to a 64gig card. Without the card it'll hold a few songs with the onboard memory. But I would recommend buying the SD card if you want to put enough music on to listen to for a long ride without repeating songs.
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I am using an 8gb with no problems.User manual says it supports up to 8gb.I have about 1000 mp3`s and that's not even 4gb.
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I'm pretty sure it is only available in 30 gb :) Not that it's a bad thing at all. Considering a WMV movies seems to take up 200 mbs on average, you are looking at 50 movies for 10gbs (full movies). Based on those numbers and having 30 gb, you can store quite a lot.MS clearly aimed this at the 30gb Ipod though. That's probably where Ipod makes most of their Ipod video sales anyway, which is why MS targetted it.
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I have an 8gb in mine now. It works fine. I haven't tried folders or directories. I do plug my mp3 player into it for audio books. Sorry. It's great for long trips. I listen to old time radio programs and it makes my 6 hour commute very easy.
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It used to be advertised as 8gb. It's actually a little less (7.6 I think). But it holds plenty of music
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I have about 23gb in music, and closing in on 100gb in movies. I have the 80gb Video iPod. If you're like me, you're gonna wanna wait for at least the 128gb iPod
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Right now I have on one of mine, 13.9GB of total usable space (the other 2.1BG takes up the operating system). I currently have 4.35GB of free space left open. The other part is filled up with the following content: That includes 113 full albums averaging between 6 to 15 songs per album using 4.40GB of space and 59 music videos that is using 5.12GB of the storage space. The music videos are assorted sizes form 3.10MB to 177MB. I am always adding and removing songs and videos depending upon what style of music I'm into at the time. It's all drag and drop when you sync it to the player in your pc so moving things around is easy. I always try to leave at least 1 or more GB of free space open so that the music videos don't get jerky. I own more than one of these and it's really more about having not running out of battery before I can get back to recharge. Music uses a lot less battery, but the videos can wear down the battery pretty fast. These are small and very portable and I use them plugged into the car stereo for road trip music playlists and while waiting around in long lines, etc. at sci-fi conventions where it's not easy to get back to the room to recharge. Probably TMI but I hope this helps you in some way!