Oddly enough, I have yet to use the iPod 3G for data storage. I already have 40GB on my PowerBook G4, and a 14GB SmartDrive and 40GB MicroGB+, and a 160GB Firewire beast, as well as numerous USB Keychain drives with capacities ranging from 32MB to 768MB. I just haven't had a need, personally, to carry around gigs of data on the iPod, especially since it no longer uses an industry standard firewire port... I'm not one that likes to carry around cables...