HunnieBunnie
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I have no conception of these memory figures for electronics. Is 32GB a lot of memory? What can I compare this to in order to conceptualise it?
Thanks,
HB
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HB
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Is 32GB a lot of storage?
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HunnieBunnie
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Yes, it does, thanks, Dee. I never did use up the internal memory on my Motion, but I also never put music or anything like that on it. I wanted to try to put the music from my CDs on it, but I never figured out how to do it! (LOL) I really am "technology challenged."
For most people 32GB is enough.
In addition to music do you plan on recording lots of videos? Several hours of HD video can take up a lot of space, but you can transfer it to external storage or use an SD card (if your phone has one).
In addition to music do you plan on recording lots of videos? Several hours of HD video can take up a lot of space, but you can transfer it to external storage or use an SD card (if your phone has one).
HunnieBunnie
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Actually, I am not sure how many CDs I have! (LOL) Let me see...I own all of James Taylor's CDs, which must be at least 25, and then I probably own another 25 of various artists, so I probably own around fifty, too.
I cannot believe my bad luck with these phones. I love my MacBook, so I decided to make the leap and purchase a iphone 5s. Bought one for $600 with 64GB on ebay last night. This morning, seller refunded my money. No explanation, no reply to my emails, nothing. Found another one today for $650. Offered seller $600, and he accepted. A couple of hours later, he refunded my money! At least the second seller gave me an explanation, i.e. whoever was selling to him reneged on the deal.
I feel like I am on an emotional mobile phone roller coaster!!
HunnieBunnie
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I never really thought about it. I need to find someone to teach me how to do all of the things these phones and my MacBook can do. For example, I use only a tiny fraction of what my laptop can do.
dportal2006
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It is good but it will go fast if you have a lot of pictures and HD movies
HunnieBunnie
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Yes, I am sure you are correct. I remember my first class on computers many, many years ago, the teacher told us that no matter how much memory we get in a computer, we will always, always, always need more.
I found another iphone 5s with 64GB last night and got it for $550, which looks like a pretty good price based on what I see them selling for on eBay. Now, it remains to be seen if the seller either ships on Monday as promised or reneges like the previous two did. Frankly, I do not understand that at all. If I have something for sale, and a buyer purchases it, I ship it out immediately, or if it is local, I let them take it. What is it with these people who list these phones for sale, and after you buy them, they renege on the deal---usually with no explanation even.
If I remember correctly, Itunes has built in "CD" ripping software to convert songs from CD to mp3. The important thing to remember when ripping CD's is to choose a bit rate of at least 128 mb, no lower!
The smaller the number of "MB" the less space it takes(And the sound quality is degraded), the bigger the number of "MB" the more space it takes (The sound quality is better). I believe in the "Mp3" world 320Mbs is the highest you can go, but will be very high quality as compared to say 128Mbs. So unless your music collection is like, thousands of songs, you could always go for 320Mbs, I personally go somewhere in the middle with 192Mbs. Unless your an "Audiophile" you will never hear the difference between 320Mbs and 192Mbs. But start stepping below 192Mbs, there becomes a difference in noticeable quality.
I have songs that are 128Mbs, but the ones that are 192Mbs sound much richer and fuller (If that makes any sense).
Now we'll talk about the formats and my personal opinion. When ripping a CD, there's many choice like "ACC, Flac, VBR, Ogg" and then some. I don't personally use any of those and just stick with the plain old "Mp3" format because it is the most universal format most anything will play hands down. And that's something I learned because I have been through many devices.
Yes, devices nowadays support more formats especially the more popular ones, but I just stick with Mp3 format for reasons stated above. And don't worry, if you rip your CD'S to the full bit rate of 320Mbs and find your collection growing, you can always redo them at a lower bit rate, but the process can be very time consuming. So that's why I personally stick with 192Mbs.
This includes downloading music as well, I personally make sure it's in the popular Universal Mp3 format.
As far as memory? I always say "Get as much as you can afford"!
The smaller the number of "MB" the less space it takes(And the sound quality is degraded), the bigger the number of "MB" the more space it takes (The sound quality is better). I believe in the "Mp3" world 320Mbs is the highest you can go, but will be very high quality as compared to say 128Mbs. So unless your music collection is like, thousands of songs, you could always go for 320Mbs, I personally go somewhere in the middle with 192Mbs. Unless your an "Audiophile" you will never hear the difference between 320Mbs and 192Mbs. But start stepping below 192Mbs, there becomes a difference in noticeable quality.
I have songs that are 128Mbs, but the ones that are 192Mbs sound much richer and fuller (If that makes any sense).
Now we'll talk about the formats and my personal opinion. When ripping a CD, there's many choice like "ACC, Flac, VBR, Ogg" and then some. I don't personally use any of those and just stick with the plain old "Mp3" format because it is the most universal format most anything will play hands down. And that's something I learned because I have been through many devices.
Yes, devices nowadays support more formats especially the more popular ones, but I just stick with Mp3 format for reasons stated above. And don't worry, if you rip your CD'S to the full bit rate of 320Mbs and find your collection growing, you can always redo them at a lower bit rate, but the process can be very time consuming. So that's why I personally stick with 192Mbs.
This includes downloading music as well, I personally make sure it's in the popular Universal Mp3 format.
As far as memory? I always say "Get as much as you can afford"!