X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:44:14 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2288670 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:06:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.46; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.165.62]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JNG007TFWT5GN64@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:05:33 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:05:24 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: iPod Hard Drive Crash X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <001f01c7e931$0b64e760$650610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C7E8F6.5E5A6610" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C7E8F6.5E5A6610 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable According to Apple's specs the iPod does have a hard drive and the = maximum operating altitude is 10,000 ft. I wouldn't risk it, unless you = just want to get a new iPod every once in a while, after the disk drive = crashes. The iPod nano uses a flash drive (no moving parts so the disk = won't fail due to reduced air density) but it is also rated for a = maximum operating altitude of 10,000 ft. Maybe they're just being = conservative, or heat becomes an issue at the max operating temp (95F) = above 10,000 ft, or maybe they simply didn't test any higher than 10,000 = ft. I'd go with the nano. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C7E8F6.5E5A6610 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
According to Apple's specs the iPod = does have a=20 hard drive and the maximum operating altitude is 10,000 ft.  I = wouldn't=20 risk it, unless you just want to get a new iPod every once in a while, = after the=20 disk drive crashes.  The iPod nano uses a flash drive (no moving = parts so=20 the disk won't fail due to reduced air density) but it is also rated for = a=20 maximum operating altitude of 10,000 ft.  Maybe they're just being=20 conservative, or heat becomes an issue at the max operating temp = (95F)=20 above 10,000 ft, or maybe they simply didn't test any higher = than=20 10,000 ft.  I'd go with the nano.
 
Tom Gourley
 
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