From: trevor@home.net   
      
   "Michael Black"  wrote in message   
   news:alpine.LNX.2.02.1403181331350.26276@darkstar.example.org...   
   >> What I don't get is why they need to put 128GB into it if it can use   
   >> memory   
   >> cards? Apple has fixed memory so they can charge ten times the price for   
   >> it,   
   >> but frankly I'd be happier if all such devices came with nothing but an   
   >> SD   
   >> or uSD slot.   
   >>   
   > It gives you a start, and not many memory cards are as big as 128gigs.   
      
   Sure they are, but I'd rather have 2*64GB or 4*32GB cards myself, since they   
   can be swapped in a couple of seconds, cost less, you don't lose 128GB if   
   one fails, and you can organise your collection better.   
      
      
   > I'm assuming this is about no compression, but maybe not.  You'll need   
   > more space for the songs, so you might as well start with something big.   
      
   But do you need a couple of hundred uncompressed CD's on inbuilt memory   
   rather than swap an SD card occasionly?   
      
      
   > Yes, the card slot is a good thing, one reason I didn't buy an iPod.   
      
   Me either.   
      
      
   > I did buy a Sansa Fuze, and so I'm still using my 8gig unit years after I   
   > bought it, since I can expand it.  But if I was keeping .wav's or   
   > something like that on it, I'd want more space, and surely bulk buying   
   > makes this a cheaper route than if everyone had to buy a giant memory   
   > card.   
      
   Obviously you haven't checked what Apple charge for their bulk bought fixed   
   memory in their iPods and iPads or you wouldn't say that. I really really   
   hate that if you buy the cheaper versions with less memory, you cannot   
   upgrade them as memory prices fall. A deliberate rip off by Apple, whose   
   loyal customers like being ripped off apparently.   
      
   Trevor.   
      
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