GoFlex Satellite

[ben1010]

Hi all, 

I've read a few messages about people with enormous mp3 collections having issues getting them all indexed.

My collection is a bit more modest. Before I splash out for the drive (and an ipod touch or an iphone) could anyone advise if it'll be able to do the following... 

Data to put on drive:

Number of files: 5500

Size: 350GB

File type: WAV

Computer OS: Mac OS Snow Leopard

Other info: The files are mainly singles, but around 250 are albums. Some are 24-bit, 44kHz, most are 16-bit 44kHz. I also have around 200 playlists. 

I want to access these files using an ipod touch or an iphone. The idea being that I will use the iPod connector in my car to access my full 350GB WAV collection.

Questions:

1. Will the drive be able to handle this size of collection? Would there be any indexing issues?

2. If I left the goflex satellite drive in my car how quickly could I get my music going on my commute to and from work? Assuming I use the device 10 times a week and add around 40 files to my collection weekly.

3. Would the music resume from the point where it stopped playing?

4. Would it be as simple as using an ipod to change from for example playing a playlist to playing an album or a specific track in an album?

5. Is the device quick to stop at the end of a journey?

[TylerThomas]

Hello here's what I know as answers to your questions: 1. Yes. The drive can hold up to 500 GB. 2. I think I understand the question. It would take about maybe 5 minutes to start playing the music. The drive takes a minute or two to start up and then about another minute to connect to your device. Then you just have to decide what you want to play and play it. I dont understand the statements following this question so I'll leave my answer at that. 3. If you pause a song it will begin where it left off when you play it again. In order for the app to remember this you would need to remain connected and powered on. 4. The app has a playlist division on it but I haven't figured out yet how to actually create a playlist with it. But you can form playlists on the drive while it is connected to your computer and separate the songs into albums, etc. by placing them in folders. Then you use the folder view and play the first song in the folder and the rest will play after it. But it organizes them alphabetically so it's best to put 01 throu 99 at the begins on the file names in the order you want them to play. This doesn't always work for the other views though, only for file view. So it's best to organize your library however you want to use and access it and have it indexed yourself on the drive while it's connected to your computer. But with all this in mind you could do what your wanting. 5. I don't quite understand what you mean. The device will stop playing if either it runs out of battery or the list of files in the division you're playing meets its end. I hope these answers are helpful. Sorry that no one really posts on here. By the way the drive doesn't have a real long battery life, but it comes with a car charger that you could use for this. It would be handy if you wanted it to have charge on the way back too. I think this is a great investment though by the way. Very practical in light of the iPhone and iPad only having a 64 GB drive at most. With this drive you can keep that space for apps and other things peculiar to the devices and use the drive for all your media. Despite the problems people have had with it it works great for me, though I had to get a replacement. I hope if you decide to get that stuff that it works out the way you're apwanting it to. Tyler

[ben1010]

Thanks for writing such a detailed response. 

I think the few minutes or so connection time might be a deal breaker. I really want to get my tunes going by the time I've driven to the end of the street!

Making playlists by using folders isn't very desirable either. For my needs It would have to be able to use playlists created in itunes. 

I will have to reconsider my options...