Do they, if so how much life is taken from the iPod?
Also are portable apps faster on an iPod rater than a thumbdrive (since the iPod has a hard drive).
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i dont know about the life thing but i would assume not, also the speed at which the apps run is dependand on the processor on the computer and the usb version (ex 1.0,1.1,2.0). i use a portable harddrive now and it runs just as fast as my old thumb drive
Everything you use off a USB drive shortens the life of it. iPods are made to be used a lot anyway, since you play songs all the time.
Short version: It will, but not by much.
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since I did not wanna replace a $260 device in just 1 year!
Ipods are not as durable as that, they often get failing bateries in around a year. So the flash disk is the least of your concerns when you talk about the ipod's durability thereforce portable apps shouldn't be a concern to you
(meh, you would use the ipod for playing music which would also use the flash disk and reduce durability as much as portable apps)