New iPods Released (20GB and 40GB)

MacRumors · 05:32 PM

Apple has released two new iPods at 20GB and 40GB sizes, replacing the 15GB and 30GB:

20GB iPod
$399

40GB iPod
$499

Apple has updated their website with the new models and a new advertising campaign for the new iPods.

Photos of the new iPod Ad Campaign were also posted on ChaosMint over the weekend.

More News/Rumors at: MacRumors.com

adamfilip · Sep 8, 2003, 09:04 AM

Cool.. but still too bloody expensive

coumerelli · Sep 8, 2003, 09:04 AM

awww, I just submitted this. What a fun Monday morning! I can't wait though to see what might be in store for next tuesday!

Still holding out for a backlit keyboard on a 15' PB.

DanUk2003 · Sep 8, 2003, 09:05 AM

YAY!!!

Now where's my credit card got to........?

adamfilip · Sep 8, 2003, 09:10 AM

is the 40gb still thicker then the 20 and 10?

the 30gb was thicker (just slightly) then the 15

yoshi1013 · Sep 8, 2003, 09:12 AM

Still expensive, but paying $100 more for a 20GB iPod rather than a 15GB iPod seems a lot less ridiculous.

mactastic · Sep 8, 2003, 09:12 AM

Sweet.... Now the sizes I want are starting to come into the price range I'm looking for. I'd still rather have seen 'book updates though.

scem0 · Sep 8, 2003, 09:14 AM

ewwwwwwwwww green on the front page?

That's ugly.

Oh well, at least apple is updating them

.

scem0

eddyg · Sep 8, 2003, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by adamfilip
is the 40gb still thicker then the 20 and 10?

the 30gb was thicker (just slightly) then the 15

10 and 20Gb = 61 x 104 x 15.8 mm
40Gb = 61 x 104 x 18.5 mm

CmdrLaForge · Sep 8, 2003, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by scem0
ewwwwwwwwww green on the front page?

That's ugly.

Oh well, at least apple is updating them .

scem0

Reload - then the color changes !

vanillamike · Sep 8, 2003, 09:23 AM

Damn there is the slim 20GB that was rumoured so long ago. Now all I have is the POS 30GB.......

I am so kidding by the way, but what does this mean for replacements if my 30GB dies?

Mike

AllenPSU · Sep 8, 2003, 09:24 AM

I ordered a 15 GB iPod last Thursday and just received an email from the Apple Store that my order has been upgraded to the 20 GB model just announced at no additional cost!

The luck of the update.

I also have a PB 12" on that order... wonder if I will be doubly blessed?

Squire · Sep 8, 2003, 09:30 AM

I hope so for your sake.

Dear Santa,
I've been a pretty good fella this past little while. How about an iPod?

Actually, I just made a bet with my wife that, if I can lose 10 kg by X-mas, she has to buy me an iPod. I think I'll go dump out the rest of this quart of beer I just opened.

Squire

tazo · Sep 8, 2003, 09:30 AM

wow that is a ****ing awesome deal now! 40 gb for 500....man...

and the new imacs wow i never thought they would get to a 160 gb hard drive and a 1.25ghz processor

shadowfax · Sep 8, 2003, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AllenPSU
I ordered a 15 GB iPod last Thursday and just received an email from the Apple Store that my order has been upgraded to the 20 GB model just announced at no additional cost!

that rocks. good to see they're doing something in a timely fashion. i wish i knew why they are dragging their feet on the powerbooks...

jxyama · 09:36 AM

dang. where did this come from!? it's not even tuesday!!

good to get updates, though...

[pure speculation]
were these two updates announced on a monday instead of the "traditional" tuesday since there'll be something coming up next tuesday..?? to give the new imacs and ipods at least a week at the front page of the apple site..? hmm...
[/pure speculation]

gola · Sep 8, 2003, 09:34 AM

New ipods, yes, but no audio in recording device.... this is a sad day. Who cares about the 10000 tracks, I am quite happy with 7500, as long as get the possibility of recording. I guess I have to sell my ipod and buy a phillips HDD100....

backspinner · Sep 8, 2003, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by scem0
ewwwwwwwwww green on the front page?

On the iPod page you can choose the color you want by yourself...
...I like the green, blue and purple ones.

Squire · Sep 8, 2003, 09:35 AM

Question: This is just the same G4 that used to be in the PowerMac, right?

Man, after reading Tazo's post I'm starting to feel that my iMac IS a little weak. 160 gigs would be sweeet.

Squire

tazo · Sep 8, 2003, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Squire
Question: This is just the same G4 that used to be in the PowerMac, right?

Man, after reading Tazo's post I'm starting to feel that my iMac IS a little weak. 160 gigs would be sweeet.

Squire

LOL i know what you mean...my external 60 is starting to get cramped lol

NavyIntel007 · Sep 8, 2003, 09:37 AM

BOOOOO.

They should have moved the 10 GB to $199 and kept the 30 GB.

Then the pricing could be

10=199
20=299
30=399
40=499

Oh well... guess I'll stick with my 5er for a while.

backspinner · Sep 8, 2003, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gola
New ipods, yes, but no audio in recording device.... this is a sad day

Cheer up

Recording is just software so they can add it as an update whenever they like to all the existing 3G iPods.

saint · Sep 8, 2003, 09:40 AM

Has anything else been updated/ any new features or is it just an increase in storage?

I think this might be as big as they will get. 10000 songs!

Does anyone actually have that much music?

In my opinion they still need a cheaper base model.

Mudbug · Sep 8, 2003, 09:41 AM

I think apple was just waiting for me to get the 15 so they could make it 20. Rrrg.

Oh well - it's hard to see things coming when you can't see them coming.

richie · Sep 8, 2003, 09:41 AM

Hmm, I like the bigger HDs, I like the new advertising, looks like I may be upgrading from my 'old school' 1st Gen 5gigger!

On a sidenote, it's interesting that AsTheAppleTurns has such good sources, they always seem to be pulling these accurate predictions out of nowhere, when they do deign to dabble in the rumor black arts.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:02 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	New iPods Released Apple has released two new iPods at 20GB and 40GB sizes, replacing the 15GB and 30GB: 20GB iPod $399 40GB iPod $499 Apple has updated their website with the new models and a new advertising campaign for the new iPods. Photos of the new iPod Ad Campaign were also posted on ChaosMint over the weekend. More News/Rumors at: MacRumors.com Last edited by arn : Sep 8, 2003 at 05:32 PM.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:04 AM	#2
adamfilip macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: burlington, Ontario canada	Cool.. but still too bloody expensive __________________ PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0, 3gb Ram,74gb Raptor,1.5TB Seagate,Canon 40D DSLR,Dell 24" LCD, Epson 1660 scan, Wacom,

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coumerelli macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: state of confusion.	awww, I just submitted this. What a fun Monday morning! I can't wait though to see what might be in store for next tuesday! Still holding out for a backlit keyboard on a 15' PB. __________________ They say that if you play a Microsoft CD in backwards it plays Satanic music....That's nothing. If you play it forward it installs Windows!!!

Sep 8, 2003, 09:05 AM	#4
DanUk2003 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Worthing, UK	yay :) YAY!!! Now where's my credit card got to........?

Sep 8, 2003, 09:10 AM	#5
adamfilip macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: burlington, Ontario canada	is the 40gb still thicker then the 20 and 10? the 30gb was thicker (just slightly) then the 15 __________________ PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0, 3gb Ram,74gb Raptor,1.5TB Seagate,Canon 40D DSLR,Dell 24" LCD, Epson 1660 scan, Wacom,

Sep 8, 2003, 09:12 AM	#6
yoshi1013 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: New York	Still expensive, but paying $100 more for a 20GB iPod rather than a 15GB iPod seems a lot less ridiculous. __________________ "It's not a small world, everyone just stays in the same place all the time." Kick in the Head - a Daily Webcomic

Sep 8, 2003, 09:12 AM	#7
mactastic macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Colly-fornia	Sweet.... Now the sizes I want are starting to come into the price range I'm looking for. I'd still rather have seen 'book updates though. __________________ "Republicans, I think you are confusing tyranny with losing." -- Jon Stewart

Sep 8, 2003, 09:14 AM	#8
scem0 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: back in NYC!	ewwwwwwwwww green on the front page? That's ugly. Oh well, at least apple is updating them . scem0

Sep 8, 2003, 09:23 AM	#11
vanillamike macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Damn there is the slim 20GB that was rumoured so long ago. Now all I have is the POS 30GB....... I am so kidding by the way, but what does this mean for replacements if my 30GB dies? Mike __________________ "If my rhyme was a drug I'd sell it by the gram" Vanilla Ice

Sep 8, 2003, 09:24 AM	#12
AllenPSU macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA	Luck of the update.... I ordered a 15 GB iPod last Thursday and just received an email from the Apple Store that my order has been upgraded to the 20 GB model just announced at no additional cost! The luck of the update. I also have a PB 12" on that order... wonder if I will be doubly blessed? __________________ AllenPSU <><

Sep 8, 2003, 09:30 AM	#13
Squire macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada	I hope so for your sake. Dear Santa, I've been a pretty good fella this past little while. How about an iPod? Actually, I just made a bet with my wife that, if I can lose 10 kg by X-mas, she has to buy me an iPod. I think I'll go dump out the rest of this quart of beer I just opened. Squire __________________ "Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer." - Oscar Wilde

Sep 8, 2003, 09:30 AM	#14
tazo Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA actually	wow that is a ****ing awesome deal now! 40 gb for 500....man... and the new imacs wow i never thought they would get to a 160 gb hard drive and a 1.25ghz processor

Sep 8, 2003, 09:33 AM	#16
jxyama macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2003	dang. where did this come from!? it's not even tuesday!! good to get updates, though... [pure speculation] were these two updates announced on a monday instead of the "traditional" tuesday since there'll be something coming up next tuesday..?? to give the new imacs and ipods at least a week at the front page of the apple site..? hmm... [/pure speculation] Last edited by jxyama : Sep 8, 2003 at 09:36 AM.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:34 AM	#17
gola macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: bergen, norway	no audio in....... New ipods, yes, but no audio in recording device.... this is a sad day. Who cares about the 10000 tracks, I am quite happy with 7500, as long as get the possibility of recording. I guess I have to sell my ipod and buy a phillips HDD100....

Sep 8, 2003, 09:35 AM	#19
Squire macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada	Question: This is just the same G4 that used to be in the PowerMac, right? Man, after reading Tazo's post I'm starting to feel that my iMac IS a little weak. 160 gigs would be sweeet. Squire __________________ "Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer." - Oscar Wilde

Sep 8, 2003, 09:37 AM	#21
NavyIntel007 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa, FL	BOOOOO. They should have moved the 10 GB to $199 and kept the 30 GB. Then the pricing could be 10=199 20=299 30=399 40=499 Oh well... guess I'll stick with my 5er for a while. __________________ Fujitsu T4020 iPod Nano 4 GB (RED)

Sep 8, 2003, 09:40 AM	#23
saint macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney	Has anything else been updated/ any new features or is it just an increase in storage? I think this might be as big as they will get. 10000 songs! Does anyone actually have that much music? In my opinion they still need a cheaper base model. __________________ The truth is out there.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:41 AM	#24
Mudbug macrumors god Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northwest Louisiana	I think apple was just waiting for me to get the 15 so they could make it 20. Rrrg. Oh well - it's hard to see things coming when you can't see them coming. __________________ happy thankschrismahanakwaanzicasmasgiving.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:41 AM	#25
richie macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Hmm, I like the bigger HDs, I like the new advertising, looks like I may be upgrading from my 'old school' 1st Gen 5gigger! On a sidenote, it's interesting that AsTheAppleTurns has such good sources, they always seem to be pulling these accurate predictions out of nowhere, when they do deign to dabble in the rumor black arts. __________________ bang

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