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Apple Removes Sidebar Link to iPod Classic in Several Refurbished Stores
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There's clearly a difference here. No 2013 MP because they've barely caught up with current demand. Not likely to be any refurbs yet.
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Why do you care about Apple discontinuing products?
I wouldn't hold my breath. Downloadable song/album sales are plateauing and the new growth sector in music sales/distribution is in streaming services.
That streaming crap is useless in my area. Neither broadband connections or phone networks are anywhere near ready to handle it. For all of your music on the go, the iPod Classic is one of the few viable options. I hope Apple realizes this and still continues selling it.
No . Now what am I going to replace my 80gb one with when it dies
Apple, please make a 64gb Nano! I would buy one! Personally I don't need a Touch with an iPhone and iPad mini.
. Now what am I going to replace my 80gb one with when it dies Apple, please make a 64gb Nano! I would buy one! Personally I don't need a Touch with an iPhone and iPad mini.
Other than kids, does anyone even use or care about iPods anymore. I myself have a 2nd gen nano docked on my desk that is nothing more than a show piece. All grey metal sitting in its white poly carbonate dock.
I had three different touchwheel ipods, but I have to admit, I don't use my 5th Gen one really at all anymore except occasionally on the road.
Otherwise, it's either my 64GB iPhone when I'm walking around the city, or at home I just stream straight from my Mac to my speakers via AirPlay and control it with the Remote app on a small-capacity iPod Touch I keep around mainly as a streaming device.
Otherwise, it's either my 64GB iPhone when I'm walking around the city, or at home I just stream straight from my Mac to my speakers via AirPlay and control it with the Remote app on a small-capacity iPod Touch I keep around mainly as a streaming device.
Other than kids, does anyone even use or care about iPods anymore. I myself have a 2nd gen nano docked on my desk that is nothing more than a show piece. All grey metal sitting in its white poly carbonate dock.
I still use my 1st gen nano during my commute every day. Its nothing fancy, and only a gig, but I do like the click-wheel for eyes-off control, and these nanos are bulletproof! Ive never seen a dead one (2nd gen included in that presumptuous blanket statement).
Just bought a new nano not long ago. I wish they still had the old "fatty" model, I would have bought that if it was still available. But I won't miss the classic, Apple just needs to increase the storage in all their devices.
IMHO Apple should keep the form factor of the classic, switch to flash based storage, and take a run at the market that was recently identified by the PONO. If they put some good quality audio components in there it will enhance the classic's appeal to 'serious' music listeners.
Seems like it could work, but perhaps that is aiming for too niche a product.
Seems like it could work, but perhaps that is aiming for too niche a product.
I'm sure the iPod Classic will still be sold for a while to come but I wouldn't expect to see any changes/improvements to the line.
Two possible reasons:
1 - Finally we'll stop having posts about how Apple is rumored to discontinue the iPod Classic. They've been around for several years now.
2 - They bought a large supply of iPod Classics in the hope that in 30 years they'll be able to sell them for billions of dollars because of their vintage condition and their status as collectables.
I've tried to use iTunes match instead of my iPod classic, and it works relatively well when there's signal. When signal is spotty, it's maddening. iTunes match apparently has a conservative buffering scheme, so when I go in and out of coverage I get a lot of stops in playback.
I would have thought it would have buffered at least the whole current song if it could, and the next one if there was enough bandwidth. But no, the buffer only seems to be 3-4 seconds long. Arrgh.
Now I just pre download some playlists of favorites and pray I don't want to listen to anything on match.
For those of us with big libraries, the classic is still the only real solution...preferably the classic with a third-party hard drive.
I would have thought it would have buffered at least the whole current song if it could, and the next one if there was enough bandwidth. But no, the buffer only seems to be 3-4 seconds long. Arrgh.
Now I just pre download some playlists of favorites and pray I don't want to listen to anything on match.
For those of us with big libraries, the classic is still the only real solution...preferably the classic with a third-party hard drive.
I owned a total of three of them. All of which ended up in one of my daughter's hands before disapearing. I thought they were great, but once the iphone showed up, I have not needed one. Given the direction Apple is going having any device with a hard drive is out...
I have fond memories, but love what I am using now even more.
I have fond memories, but love what I am using now even more.
I am all for replacing the Classic with an iPhone/iPod Touch if Apple offers a 128/256GB version. Until then, I hope my 160GB iPod Classic doesn't give up the ghost.
In case you are wondering, my music library is around 1500 CDs (I've been collecting since 1985) which is ~600GB worth of Apple Lossless, not counting Podcasts, etc. I auto convert to 256KB AAC when synching my iPod, and 160GB isn't enough for my entire library, but 256GB may well be.
I am also screwed because I exceed the 25K song limit, I can't sign up for iTunes Match to stream my library.
PS There have been rumors of Apple starting to sell "high def" higher than CD sampling rate music, which will be even bigger than Apple Lossless. If true, they need to figure something out
In case you are wondering, my music library is around 1500 CDs (I've been collecting since 1985) which is ~600GB worth of Apple Lossless, not counting Podcasts, etc. I auto convert to 256KB AAC when synching my iPod, and 160GB isn't enough for my entire library, but 256GB may well be.
I am also screwed because I exceed the 25K song limit, I can't sign up for iTunes Match to stream my library.
PS There have been rumors of Apple starting to sell "high def" higher than CD sampling rate music, which will be even bigger than Apple Lossless. If true, they need to figure something out
I guess us dinosaurs that still like their classics will be able to use them for a while yet. Love having it in the car with me. Can go for weeks/months without hearing the same song.
It sure would be nice if they came out with something that had a large enough storage for those of us with large libraries of music.
It sure would be nice if they came out with something that had a large enough storage for those of us with large libraries of music.
The end or the beginning? I wouldn't be at all surprised it Apple completely rethought the concept of what an iPod can be, and released just a single product in multiple storage capacities. The iPod brand is still a very important asset to the company, if only because it represents music in itself.