4th Gen iPod

$249 iPod mini (with a 50 price drop once there's excess supply maybe right before christmas)
299 20GB iPod with no dock or remote
399 30GB iPod
499 40GB iPod with color screen and video function

hkriffraff said:

So from the rumor sites, I've gathered that the 4th gen ipod will be announced soon (june? july?) and will be 50gb/color screen/able to store video/$499.

What do you guys think the rest of the lineup will be? If people don't need as much as 50gb and aren't interested in paying a premium to store video, will the mini be the only alternative? The 4th gen seems like some kind of transitional design on the way to becoming a proper PVP.

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Wrong.

Ain't going to happen.

Interview with Steve Jobs 3 days ago.

Jobs: Music is background activity -- movies are foreground activity -- music is the revolution here.

Jobs: we have to stay focused on the fact that people are buying iPods for music.

Jobs: It's the music stupid...

Keep dreaming.

The current ones can store video already. Playing it is a different matter.
I would just want more battery life for the time being..

Instead of coming out w/ a new generation of excessively exproduct, they should concentrate on seriously increasing the battery life on the pods. The 1st step would be... put in a freaking on/off switch. I don't want the instant on crap. That's just stupid.

Jedda said:

Wrong.

Ain't going to happen.

Interview with Steve Jobs 3 days ago.

Jobs: Music is background activity -- movies are foreground activity -- music is the revolution here.

Jobs: we have to stay focused on the fact that people are buying iPods for music.

Jobs: It's the music stupid...

Keep dreaming.

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where may one read this interview...

i like the "its music stupid" quote... hehehehe...

i dont really think the ipod should get all fancy and full of useless
battery draining features either...

but that could be because i dont want my 40 to be old news just quite yet...

FuzzyBallz said:

Instead of coming out w/ a new generation of excessively exproduct, they should concentrate on seriously increasing the battery life on the pods. The 1st step would be... put in a freaking on/off switch. I don't want the instant on crap. That's just stupid.

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Try holding the play-button for a few seconds...

TorbX said:

Try holding the play-button for a few seconds...

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I think what the previous poster was referring too was that the lack of an on off switch means the iPod must be constantly drawing power even when its off so that if is touched it will turn on. This means the battery will die quickly unless you use the hold switch. A dedicated switch would be nice.

Macmaniac said:

A dedicated switch would be nice.

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What do you think the lock is for???

i don't care about video on an ipod personally

what i want is a better screen, bigger and more resolution. to make this possible i would like the regular ipods to have the same design as the mini's, like the scroll wheel button thing. I have an older ipod and have used newer ones, and i don't like the placement of the buttons on the new ones.

also, space is not a concern for me, what they have now is fine, and also color is not a big concern for me

Mantat said:

What do you think the lock is for???

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Disabling the buttons so that you don't turn it on by accident. It's still drawing energy to keep its memory full of its (albeit basic) OS, and all the parts powered on and ready for instant action. If you ever hard reset your iPod, by draining its battery, or by resetting it if something goes wrong, you will notice that the iPod has to start up, and takes its time starting up while it displays the Apple logo.