As if 8 gigs wasn't enough, my pal Devin from The Nokia Guide recently got the inside scoop about the Sandisk 16GB microSD card that was supposed to be released in June. His sources close to Sandisk have told him that the massive memory card will be released in July to retailers & consumers. I thought they were gonna go straight to 12 gigs next but according to Devin that's not gonna happen. This leads me to a question I've been asking myself...
Do I really need 16 gigs on my Nokia N82? Will I ever use up all the space?
I guess it depends a lot on how your use your phone, or like Nokia likes to call the Nseries - your "multimedia computer". Personally I'm a huge music lover & use my N82's music player about 3 hours a day. My N82 has about 5 GB of music loaded up on it just so I can save room for videos, pictures, podcasts, etc. I've never maxed out my 8GB card but I've came close. On my laptop my total music library equals about 11 gigs. If I had a 16GB card I can easily load up all my tunes and still have an astonishing 5GB left for any other media I want.
Podcasts do take up a lot of memory. Right now I'm subscribed to about 3 feeds that are updated almost daily. Each podcast is about 30mb so as you can see this can take up lots of space and fast if you don't delete old ones on a constant basis. I haven't covered Podcasting with the N82 yet here at the blog but I plan on doing so soon. It's a great tool for keeping up with your favorite topics all over the web. I also wouldn't hesitate to save large videos from MobiTubia when watching Youtube on my N82. Sometimes I want to save my favorite videos so I don't have to re-stream them again but I don't want to use up the memory.
Watching full length movies and tv shows is another story. I sometimes rip my DVD's to be formatted for my N82 and the files come out to be around 300-400mb depending on the movie. A 20 minute TV show is around 40-50mb so you can see how this will add up fast, just like Podcasting.
So do I need a 16gb card? I think so. It will further enhance the feeling that I am indeed caring around a computer in my pocket. Makes me glad I didn't buy a N95 8gb and have limited memory. Don't forget folks when 32GB cards do eventually come around, the N82 will be compatible. I don't expect something like that until 2009 however.
What about the price of the 16gb? I figure it will start around $100. After a few months of it's existence it should drop to around $70.
If you don't feel like waiting or don't need that much memory check out these Amazon.com deals if you haven't already...
4GB Sandisk MicroSD - $14.55
Sandisk 8GB MicroSD - $37.48
To learn more about the upcoming 16GB card visit this article at Nokia Guide where you can ask Devin questions or leave him comments.
7 comments:
Thats awsome, I don't know if I will be able to use that much storage. What are your thoughts on the SanDisk Mobile Ultra 8gb?
I need one !! 16Go is more memory than my first computer... Incredible !
@ Zero Cool. I really know nothing about the sandisk ultra. It seems that maybe it's faster when adding files to it.
Yes Vincent, my current computer only has 35gb!
How's the battery life of your N82 with an 8GB MicroSDHC, and when you play music?
Mine drains very easily. I think it can only play music for about 3-4 hours.
It works fine with the 8gb card. Are you playing music over wired headphones or bluetooth?
the foto looks faked.
the color of the 6 is different from the rest of writing...
Yes the foto is a fake you are the first to notice! But i assure you this is how the memory card looks and that it's coming soon.
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