iPod Mini's... Coming

MacRumors · Feb 10, 2004, 03:28 PM

First stock of iPod Mini's should start appearing in Apple stores on February 16th.

The initial batch of iPod Mini products shipments, however, will be of very limited quantities.

The iPod Mini was introduced at MacWorld San Francisco 2004 in January. Related Link: iPod Mini Photos

iChan · Feb 10, 2004, 03:34 PM

cool... just waiting for european ones now

iAdam · Feb 10, 2004, 03:34 PM

Hope fully the price goes down to $200 in a few months

anthonymoody · Feb 10, 2004, 03:37 PM

Well, FWIW I ordered mine the second the Apple online store came back up after the mini-iPods were announced, and it's still saying it'll ship on or before the 17th of Feb (as it did when I ordered).

TM

bensisko · Feb 10, 2004, 03:40 PM

If it goes down to $199, I'll get it just so I can use the memory card for my digital camera.

the_mole1314 · Feb 10, 2004, 03:44 PM

I can't wait till I try one out. If I'm not mistaken, my Apple people said that the in-ear headphones will be avaiable when the mini comes out. They then had the in-ear headphones in last week. Could the mini's be in stock already, but not on sale? If I'm not mistaken, that's what happened with the iBook G4s.

1macker1 · Feb 10, 2004, 03:49 PM

If the price goes down to 199, i'll get one. But other than that, i'd have to save for the 15G...which is exactly what apple wants.

nagromme · Feb 10, 2004, 03:50 PM

You can have $60 off an iPod mini by Feb 14. But it looks I won't have had the chance to see one before then! I'm pretty sure it's the one I want, and $60 off makes the price right--but I like to see something in person first! And I'm curious about the next revision of the regular iPod. What to do??

($60 off because $30 engraving is free through March, and orders $299+ get $30 off through Val. Day. An iPod mini plus Dock is close to $299, and I'd add a small iTMS gift certificate to myself to cross the line

So, since I'd want engraving and a dock anyway, this Val. Day deal is tempting.)

DGFan · Feb 10, 2004, 03:57 PM

Cool!

Now how about announcing something NEW Apple?? We're waiting!!!! The holes in your product line are still there!!!

anthonymoody · Feb 10, 2004, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bensisko
If it goes down to $199, I'll get it just so I can use the memory card for my digital camera.

Huh? There's no memory card in the iPod or iPod mini.

TM

SilentPanda · Feb 10, 2004, 03:57 PM

Maybe they could do some prize with mini-ipods and mini M&M's...

Gravity · Feb 10, 2004, 04:03 PM

My wife ordered me one on January 17th.

From CDW.com

Any chance a third-party reseller will ship when Apple does?

CrackedButter · Feb 10, 2004, 04:06 PM

Woopie doo, i don't expect price cuts either on a 4 month old peice of equipment once it hits european shores while the yanks loard it up with their wonderful pricing.

Thankfully i'm waiting till September and seeing what happens and then i'll make a purchase while i'm on holiday to Japan, even THEY are cheaper than in the UK as well!

I did a price check and a 15GB ipod is £160 over there...i cannot imagine what the mini will be but thats the only exciting thing about it so far other than it comes in blue.

I might be in the market for a new PB as well and the price again in Japan ... gah!

Gimzotoy · Feb 10, 2004, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by anthonymoody
Huh? There's no memory card in the iPod or iPod mini.

TM

According to sources quoted here the iPod mini uses a Hitachi CompactFlash hard drive. These drives usually sell on the open market for more money than the mini costs. Therefore, those with high-end digital cameras that support this particular kind of CompactFlash may be able to get quite a deal by buying a mini and ripping out the flash card.

nagromme · Feb 10, 2004, 04:10 PM

Right, amazingly enough these drives are CF-sized and -shaped. They may not be flash RAM inside, but they are apparently pin-compatible and may be used to replace a flash card.

I've seen the other player that uses these dissected. The HD does indeed look like a flash card! And people are indeed butchering those to get the drive out.

unc32 · Feb 10, 2004, 04:12 PM

what is this $30 off deal for valentines day? how do i redeem it?

Stella · Feb 10, 2004, 04:17 PM

The in ear headphones are already on sale... at least here in Toronto and have been for around two or more weeks...

Quote:

Originally posted by the_mole1314
I can't wait till I try one out. If I'm not mistaken, my Apple people said that the in-ear headphones will be avaiable when the mini comes out. They then had the in-ear headphones in last week. Could the mini's be in stock already, but not on sale? If I'm not mistaken, that's what happened with the iBook G4s.

SilentPanda · Feb 10, 2004, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nagromme
($60 off because $30 engraving is free through March, and orders $299+ get $30 off through Val. Day. An iPod mini plus Dock is close to $299, and I'd add a small iTMS gift certificate to myself to cross the line So, since I'd want engraving and a dock anyway, this Val. Day deal is tempting.)

I don't really know that that's $60 "off"....

But... I've questioned getting an iPod engraved... I'm sure it limits the resell value of it... I don't know if I'd want to buy a used iPod that said, "Love Sally" or something on the back of it... the missus might get mad...

arn · Feb 10, 2004, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gimzotoy
According to sources quoted here the iPod mini uses a Hitachi CompactFlash hard drive. These drives usually sell on the open market for more money than the mini costs. Therefore, those with high-end digital cameras that support this particular kind of CompactFlash may be able to get quite a deal by buying a mini and ripping out the flash card.

It is a Hitachi _Microdrive_. Whether or not it actually has the CompactFlash interface isn't really clear.

arn

Wonder Boy · Feb 10, 2004, 04:30 PM

never fear. if they sell out, you could pick up an orignal sized ipod with almost 4x the storage for 50$ more.

gwuMACaddict · Feb 10, 2004, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SilentPanda
I've questioned getting an iPod engraved... I'm sure it limits the resell value of it... I don't know if I'd want to buy a used iPod that said, "Love Sally" or something on the back of it... the missus might get mad...

i could touch that up with a dremmel tool...

no worries! besides, get a better deal on it!

this is how college kids think... we're all BROKE

anthonymoody · Feb 10, 2004, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SilentPanda
I don't really know that that's $60 "off"....

But... I've questioned getting an iPod engraved... I'm sure it limits the resell value of it... I don't know if I'd want to buy a used iPod that said, "Love Sally" or something on the back of it... the missus might get mad...

Exactly. The prospect of using the hard drive in a digital camera has been circulating since the minis were announced, but it's not yet known if it would work.

Whether this canibalization process works or not, there is no memory card in the iPod or iPod mini.

TM

Edot · Feb 10, 2004, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gimzotoy
According to sources quoted here the iPod mini uses a Hitachi CompactFlash hard drive. These drives usually sell on the open market for more money than the mini costs. Therefore, those with high-end digital cameras that support this particular kind of CompactFlash may be able to get quite a deal by buying a mini and ripping out the flash card.

I really don't think this is the case. This can be found in the tech specs section of the iPod mini site on Apples webpage.

Skip protection Up to 25 minutes

If it was a flash chip then this would be infinite because of zero load time. The mini seems to use the same 32Mb buffer that the iPod does.

sw1tcher · Feb 10, 2004, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nagromme
You can have $60 off an iPod mini by Feb 14. But it looks I won't have had the chance to see one before then! I'm pretty sure it's the one I want, and $60 off makes the price right--but I like to see something in person first! And I'm curious about the next revision of the regular iPod. What to do??

($60 off because $30 engraving is free through March, and orders $299+ get $30 off through Val. Day. An iPod mini plus Dock is close to $299, and I'd add a small iTMS gift certificate to myself to cross the line So, since I'd want engraving and a dock anyway, this Val. Day deal is tempting.)

Tell me more about this $30 off deal through valentines. How do I find it? Where can I redeem it? Can I combine this with the Academic discount?

Curious minds want to know.

The Cheat · Feb 10, 2004, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gimzotoy
According to sources quoted here the iPod mini uses a Hitachi CompactFlash hard drive. These drives usually sell on the open market for more money than the mini costs. Therefore, those with high-end digital cameras that support this particular kind of CompactFlash may be able to get quite a deal by buying a mini and ripping out the flash card.

A more likely (and less insane) possibility is that he would simply use the Belkin Media Reader to transfer files from his camera's memory card to the iPod's hard drive.

Feb 10, 2004, 03:28 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iPod Mini's... Coming First stock of iPod Mini's should start appearing in Apple stores on February 16th. The initial batch of iPod Mini products shipments, however, will be of very limited quantities. The iPod Mini was introduced at MacWorld San Francisco 2004 in January. Related Link: iPod Mini Photos

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the_mole1314 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dayton, OH	I can't wait till I try one out. If I'm not mistaken, my Apple people said that the in-ear headphones will be avaiable when the mini comes out. They then had the in-ear headphones in last week. Could the mini's be in stock already, but not on sale? If I'm not mistaken, that's what happened with the iBook G4s. __________________ 13" MacBook Pro 2.53GHz (base model) iPod touch, nano, shuffle, iPod 3gen

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nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	What to do?? You can have $60 off an iPod mini by Feb 14. But it looks I won't have had the chance to see one before then! I'm pretty sure it's the one I want, and $60 off makes the price right--but I like to see something in person first! And I'm curious about the next revision of the regular iPod. What to do?? ($60 off because $30 engraving is free through March, and orders $299+ get $30 off through Val. Day. An iPod mini plus Dock is close to $299, and I'd add a small iTMS gift certificate to myself to cross the line So, since I'd want engraving and a dock anyway, this Val. Day deal is tempting.) __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

Feb 10, 2004, 03:34 PM	#2
iChan macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland.	cool... just waiting for european ones now

Feb 10, 2004, 03:37 PM	#4
anthonymoody macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2002	Well, FWIW I ordered mine the second the Apple online store came back up after the mini-iPods were announced, and it's still saying it'll ship on or before the 17th of Feb (as it did when I ordered). TM

Feb 10, 2004, 03:49 PM	#7
1macker1 Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: A Higher Level	If the price goes down to 199, i'll get one. But other than that, i'd have to save for the 15G...which is exactly what apple wants.

Feb 10, 2004, 03:57 PM	#9
DGFan macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2003	Cool! Now how about announcing something NEW Apple?? We're waiting!!!! The holes in your product line are still there!!!

Feb 10, 2004, 03:57 PM	#11
SilentPanda Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bamboo Forest	Maybe they could do some prize with mini-ipods and mini M&M's... __________________ "grade image" - say it out loud, it'll make you laugh.

Feb 10, 2004, 04:03 PM	#12
Gravity macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago	When do I get mine? My wife ordered me one on January 17th. From CDW.com Any chance a third-party reseller will ship when Apple does? __________________ I never met a mac I didn't like.

Feb 10, 2004, 04:06 PM	#13
CrackedButter macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 51st State of America	Woopie doo, i don't expect price cuts either on a 4 month old peice of equipment once it hits european shores while the yanks loard it up with their wonderful pricing. Thankfully i'm waiting till September and seeing what happens and then i'll make a purchase while i'm on holiday to Japan, even THEY are cheaper than in the UK as well! I did a price check and a 15GB ipod is £160 over there...i cannot imagine what the mini will be but thats the only exciting thing about it so far other than it comes in blue. I might be in the market for a new PB as well and the price again in Japan ... gah! __________________ "Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own" - Bruce Lee http://jonathanjk.viewbook.com/

Feb 10, 2004, 04:10 PM	#15
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	Right, amazingly enough these drives are CF-sized and -shaped. They may not be flash RAM inside, but they are apparently pin-compatible and may be used to replace a flash card. I've seen the other player that uses these dissected. The HD does indeed look like a flash card! And people are indeed butchering those to get the drive out. __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

Feb 10, 2004, 04:12 PM	#16
unc32 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002	what is this $30 off deal for valentines day? how do i redeem it?

Feb 10, 2004, 04:30 PM	#20
Wonder Boy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Windsor, CT	never fear. if they sell out, you could pick up an orignal sized ipod with almost 4x the storage for 50$ more. __________________ girls are pretty.

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