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iPod Q&A - Updated October 4, 2008
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What capacity and type of hard drive does each iPod and iPod mini use?
Apple provides no official information regarding the hard drives used in the full-sized iPod and iPod mini models. However, the chart below is believed to be accurate.
iPod Name |
Capacity |
Details |
5 GB, 10 GB |
Toshiba 4200 RPM ATA-5 (Firewire, IEEE-1394a). |
|
5, 10, 20 GB |
|
|
10, 15, 30 GB |
Toshiba 1.8 inch (46 mm) 4200 RPM ATA-66. |
|
10, 20, 40 GB |
|
|
15, 20, 40 GB |
|
|
20 GB, 40 GB |
|
|
20 GB |
|
|
30 GB |
|
|
40 GB, 60 GB |
|
|
20 GB, 60 GB |
|
|
20 GB |
|
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30 GB, 60 GB |
|
|
30 GB |
|
|
30 GB, 80 GB |
|
|
30 GB |
|
|
80 GB, 160 GB |
Toshiba 1.8 inch (46 mm) 4200 RPM ATA-66, 5 mm thick. |
|
120 GB |
|
|
4 GB |
Hitachi 4200 RPM ATA-66 (Firewire, IEEE-1394a) Microdrive. |
|
4 GB, 6 GB |
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The iPod nano, iPod touch, and iPod shuffle models use flash RAM rather than a hard drive. Should you have additional, or alternate, information about the hard drives used in the iPod and iPod mini please share.
Also see: How do you replace the hard drive in the iPod or iPod mini?
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