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16GB D2! 40/80GB X7 coming soon?
comment: 24 | Thursday, July 12 (2007) 08:27AM | Posted by Dominic
GenMP3 are reporting that a 16gb D2 is due to come out some time this year. Of course this is speculation but if it turns out to be true then that could mean a flash player of up to 32gb's thanks to the D2's integrated SDHC slot, truly amazing news if it turns out to be true, and bad news for me because I have two D2's at 4gb. No word on pricing, release date or any of that so its all very sketchy, fingers crossed though.


Cowon iAudio X7

Next up on the unconfirmed rumour mill, GenMP3 are also reporting that the mysterious X7 will be appearing later this year, or to be more precise, at the beginning of september at the IFA. Other than that the only other claim made was that it will appear in 40 and 80gb flavours. No word on pricing, release dates, specs or anything but heck this is good news if its true. I know many people waiting on an X5 successor will be happy.

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Barron

Comments: 44
 		Jul 12 (2007) 08:35AM  

Wow this weird i was just browsing the internet and this seems to be unfolding right in front of me. Anyway as i posted on iaudiophile i think the 16gb d2 is a long shot as cowon have only just released a player with 8gb and so i cannot see them getting 16gb players out already.



Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2405
 		Jul 12 (2007) 08:39AM  

Nor can I, but they need something to boost them up the ranks so there's an outside chance it could happen. What I'm thinking though... imagine the price! the 4gb D2 is fairly expensive as is!



Barron

Comments: 44
 		Jul 12 (2007) 08:49AM  

Yeah lol the price would be crazy especially in the UK it would easily go over Ł200



Anthony7

Comments: 98
 		Jul 12 (2007) 09:51AM  

A 16Gb D2 would be high as a kite price wise. One thing about Cowon DAPs is that the prices drop, but not by a big margin.
I own a 4Gb D2 with an 8Gb SDHC card, so I wouldn't invest in one if this came to fruition, but it would be nice if Cowon had a firmware upgrade that supports larger than 8Gb cards.
Unless this already so, as when those cards go down, a 16Gb card in my current 4Gb D2 would be a nice addition.



Ricardo Dawkins

Comments: 381
 		Jul 12 (2007) 10:18AM  

Good...now work on the prices. I really want to play with a Cowon player but why a D2 is so expensive in the price/GB ratio ?



Seija
Location: Moscow, Russia
Comments: 8
 		Jul 12 (2007) 12:14PM  

I think that prices on these high-capacity daps will drop significantly right after new flash-based ipods release...



Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2405
 		Jul 12 (2007) 12:35PM  

Man there are TOO many digits in that title lol



rockinamigo14

Comments: 188
 		Jul 12 (2007) 03:23PM  

@Dominic: haha!! that's pretty funny.

Glad to hear some more info about the X7. I find it weird that they're skipping over the 30gb mark. Waiting until September won't be too bad. August will be fast for me with vacation, college visits, work marching band, etc.

Also, according to a rumor on Gizmodo, Apple might be releasing new iPods around that time as well. I love options.

I sure hope the X7 has TV out. That would be great.

I'm going to predict a price for $279.99 for the 16gb D2.



sdsdv10

Comments: 243
 		Jul 12 (2007) 04:10PM  

Digitimes is reporting Apple is causing a strain in the flash memory markets, and that some second tier buyers may end up with no stock. See linked articles.
[Linky] and [Linky]



stabbb

Comments: 3
 		Jul 12 (2007) 06:17PM  

have you thought about how horrible would be firmware upgrades with 16gb of internal memory? it would take ages to backup 16gb of music... id'd rather wait for 16gbsdhc card to put it into my 2gb D2



Hari Iyer

Comments: 87
 		Jul 12 (2007) 07:27PM  

i don't know why cowon is bothering with making the X7.

I think HDD players really are a dying breed, especially with flash memory hitting the 16gb mark.



Roger767

Comments: 206
 		Jul 12 (2007) 07:51PM  

I have a 60gb iPod, its full now. While my music collection sitting on my PC is 100gb. So for me HDD players are very much welcome.

When flash hits 30gb then maybe I'll think about switching.



nocomp

Comments: 78
 		Jul 12 (2007) 08:44PM  

I think as long as flash-memory isn't hitting the 64gb mark, harddisk-based players with 60gb's or more will always be interesting for a lot of people - like me for example. (happy Zen Vision:M 60GB user!!!)



zip22

Comments: 1817
 		Jul 12 (2007) 09:01PM  

which flash player has hit the 16GB mark?



truffles

Comments: 12
 		Jul 12 (2007) 09:10PM  

^ teclast TL-T39



bloodycape

Comments: 725
 		Jul 12 (2007) 09:31PM  

Has that one been release yet in 16gigs yet? Last I heard the TL-T39 16gig was rumor.



Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2405
 		Jul 12 (2007) 11:46PM  

no flash players are available at 16gb (of internal memory), but as we can see, those capacities are literally just around the corner, who makes it there first really doesn't matter at this point.



bloodycape

Comments: 725
 		Jul 13 (2007) 01:18AM  

I said it before but it is a shame that Sandisk and Samsung won't take the jump out the bat to be the first producers of 16, 24 and even 32 gig flash players. Now if Cowon can be first that be interesting.



koppite1

Comments: 248
 		Jul 13 (2007) 06:29PM  

If this is true, the best news ever

I have been waiting so long for a flash player that is minimum 20gb. Yes I know it will cost major moo-lah, but hey, student loan gots to be spent :p



cooleo_no1

Comments: 27
 		Jul 14 (2007) 09:22PM  

ARGH.

I HATE flash. It's ruined my life (slight exaggeration).

There used to be a time where most players were a consideration because they had good capacities. Now it's all about the battle to see who can add another 4gb for a stupid price.

I don't see why everyone other than apple had to get rid of hdds. I realise Creative have the vision:M and there are plenty of PMPs and the like.

I still use my iRiver H320. Why won't someone better it!?



Philip_0729

Comments: 22
 		Jul 16 (2007) 07:22AM  

I still use my iRiver H320. Why won't someone better it!?

same goes for me (using H340 with rockbox) i am hoping that the x7 will be for me

* and hopefully will get rockbox too at some point...



vidas7de7jesus7

Comments: 52
 		Jul 16 (2007) 09:10PM  

You got me all excited. I guess my X5 can limp along until Christmas.



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Damn Step, now you got me all jealous!!!

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TheDarkSide
Unfortunately I need to carry a convergence device at work, as I might be listening to music and miss a call since I can't hear my phone ring/feel it vibrate. That's why it's such a big issue w/me - a call to an emergency might mean life or death. If I'm using a stand alone device it could prove disastrous.

Step666
It's the hardware that I like, the premium feel and decent all-round spec.

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