# ipod Classic: total POS **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 11, 2007, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-classic-total-pos/422331 "2007-10-11T06:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-classic-total-pos/422331/61 "2007-10-18T18:03:35Z")
[QUOTE=Cubsfan] 30 GB Zune has been out since Zune launch. They are not relaunching a new 30GB Zune. [/QUOTE] Yup. Brain cramp, here. I meant the 80GB Zune in November. And as usual, I am the last one to catch on. Looking at CNET reviews, it seems that any player over 16GB is a hard drive? And those up to 16GB are flash memory? I can only assume that more memory is either too expensive or too expansive once past 16GB. It would seem to my non-technical knowlege that flash memory be lighter, faster and would take less battery power than a hard drive. Is that correct, and are there other considerations? ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-classic-total-pos/422331/62 "2007-10-18T18:06:05Z")
[QUOTE=Plynck] It would seem to my non-technical knowlege that flash memory be lighter, faster and would take less battery power than a hard drive. Is that correct, and are there other considerations? [/QUOTE] That’s pretty much correct, plus unlike a hard disk, flash memory contains no moving parts, so it’s more durable in terms of surviving falls and such. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-classic-total-pos/422331.md?page=3)