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New iPods on Monday?

Well...I'm going to be buying a powerbook in the next few weeks and was upset about not taking advantage of the cram and jam deal (I've got a 15GB).

So....I put up my 2 month old 15GB on ebay for a 1 day auction. I figure its worth the risk...considering the drop in value they may have once the new ones come out. So, now I guess I'll pick up a new one when they get released :D
 
rapps said:
Well...I'm going to be buying a powerbook in the next few weeks and was upset about not taking advantage of the cram and jam deal (I've got a 15GB).

So....I put up my 2 month old 15GB on ebay for a 1 day auction. I figure its worth the risk...considering the drop in value they may have once the new ones come out. So, now I guess I'll pick up a new one when they get released :D
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I ordered my 17" and 20GB Thursday. I am calling Monday to see if they can switch it to the new model. I think my straights are more dire than yours :) I don't see why it would be a problem for me, because it saves everyone the hassle of the return process etc... For all I know they are going to just ship me that one anyway. We'll find out.

Apple seems to like me, I was one of those lucky Powerbook "call-back" customers you heard about the other day. $300 extra off + Edu discount + Cram and Jam.
 
This iPod release could be just so apple can sell the iPods more cheaply... there is more competition now that a year ago. Apple need to compete without letting the iPods seems overly expensive.. It worked before because there weren't comparable devices.. but this has changed.

Additionally, maybe they've been able to increase the battery life.. which is one major weakness of the iPod when compared against other MP3 players... and has of course recieved alot of bad press.


If there aren't any software changes, then it'll be a pretty boring release.
 
I must have missed that one!! How the heck did you get an additional $300 off?!!
 
rapps said:
I must have missed that one!! How the heck did you get an additional $300 off?!!
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Well there was the rumour the other day that Apple was calling back customes who logged in with their Apple ID, put an order together for a Powerbook or iBook and never completed it. Later that week they would get calls back from Apple giving them "special deals."

So normally I just go on the Apple Store website and randomly add things together until I have the funds to buy them. So then my student loans became active and at the same time, my parents offered to let me us a credit card. So I got a price for them while logged in with my Apple ID after reading the rumour and the next day they called my house asking if I intended to purchase the order I had saved and that they would give me an additional $300 off to order it that night. So I did.

Edit: http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=542 is the story. I found it on MacBlog, which is a new "everything you need" Mac site. It's http://macblog.org .
 
mangophreek said:
Well there was the rumour the other day that Apple was calling back customes who logged in with their Apple ID, put an order together for a Powerbook or iBook and never completed it. Later that week they would get calls back from Apple giving them "special deals."

So normally I just go on the Apple Store website and randomly add things together until I have the funds to buy them. So then my student loans became active and at the same time, my parents offered to let me us a credit card. So I got a price for them while logged in with my Apple ID after reading the rumour and the next day they called my house asking if I intended to purchase the order I had saved and that they would give me an additional $300 off to order it that night. So I did.
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Wow...thats odd! I didn't know they actually take a look at whats in your cart. Thats a great deal. I really could use an extra 300 off!
 
mangophreek said:
I ordered my 17" and 20GB Thursday. I am calling Monday to see if they can switch it to the new model. I think my straights are more dire than yours :) I don't see why it would be a problem for me, because it saves everyone the hassle of the return process etc... For all I know they are going to just ship me that one anyway. We'll find out.

Apple seems to like me, I was one of those lucky Powerbook "call-back" customers you heard about the other day. $300 extra off + Edu discount + Cram and Jam.
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Indeed you are lucky. But I wouldn't expect to get a 4g iPod with Cram and Jam. The terms of the deal seem specifically to refer to the current stock of 3g iPods (and not including the Minis). People have said it elsewhere, but you'd think the reason they offer deals like this is to clear inventory of old stock.
 
OziMac said:
Indeed you are lucky. But I wouldn't expect to get a 4g iPod with Cram and Jam. The terms of the deal seem specifically to refer to the current stock of 3g iPods (and not including the Minis). People have said it elsewhere, but you'd think the reason they offer deals like this is to clear inventory of old stock.
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Oh well, there will be a 5G and 6G sometime down the road I can get. A 3G will be enough for me in University.
 
OziMac said:
Indeed you are lucky. But I wouldn't expect to get a 4g iPod with Cram and Jam. The terms of the deal seem specifically to refer to the current stock of 3g iPods (and not including the Minis). People have said it elsewhere, but you'd think the reason they offer deals like this is to clear inventory of old stock.
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The cram and jam deal actually says "with the purchase of any Apple Ipod (except mini:...)" and it lists the models for all the mini's - so because it didn't say anything about it having to be a 3G Ipod, do you think we can apply this cram and jam to the new Ipods? Either way, do we know that they will be available on Monday? Or even before the Cram and Jam deal ends? Maybe it's just a press release about the new Ipods but they won't be available for shipping (or purchasing) until (conveniently) after September 25, when the Cram and Jam ends. Boo urns...
 
vpalvarez said:
The article I posted:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5457432/site/newsweek

makes no mention of the new ipod, but it seems to be the cover article from the 7/26 issue.

I'll keep looking
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Duff-Man says...from page 3 of the article:
The introduction of the new iPods this week extends the company's technology lead.
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- I think that pretty clearly stated new iPods this week, doesn't it...oh yeah!
 
BeanTownBrawler said:
All I really care about is...when will I be able to get my hands on one?
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Duff-Man says...I suspect we will know the answer to that on monday but as I said in the other thread, I suspect they will be available immediately except perhaps the top-end 60gb one....oh yeah!
 
I e-mailed my friendly nieghbourhood Apple CSR (who took my order from me, apparently he checks his e-mail at 1:30am on Saturdays). I said:

Hi XXXXXX,

I placed an order ( XXXXXXXXX ) for a Powerbook, iPod (20gb), iSight and battery with you last Thursday. I heard from various sources that Apple is introducing a new form factor iPod on Monday as advertised in the article in Newsweek (see attached file). If Apple does introduce this new iPod formfactor/generation, would it be possible for my order to be changed from the current model to the new one of equivalent features (size, with Dock, price isn't too much of an issue) and still be able to use the cram and jam promotion?

Here is the link to the file on the newsweek website:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/S...ents/Photos/mag/040726_issue/040717_COVER.jpg

And in case it is taken down, I have attached it within this e-mail.

I hope it won't be a problem to get the new form factor with my order, as it says the current shipping date for my iPod is estimated at July 27th.

Thank you for any help, I don't expect a reply until this is officially announced by Apple anyway.

<040717_COVER.jpg>

And got the reply...

I will give yo a call on monday, until then we will see.

XXXXXXXXXXX

Edit: Took out a random P that somehow got in there, damn Microsoft Wireless keyboard! And as a note, I XXXXXXX'd his identity because I don't know if his job would be on the line for this or not, so we'll play it safe :)
 

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Looking at that email of yours, I noticed that you have boxes for the Sheridan Institute as well as York. Are you taking the Bachelor of Design (Honors) course there?

Anyways, we'll see how great these iPods are monday.

Cheers.
 
nologo said:
Looking at that email of yours, I noticed that you have boxes for the Sheridan Institute as well as York. Are you taking the Bachelor of Design (Honors) course there?
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Yup, going into first year. Fresh out of highschool but I already have a very strong portfolio. I did print and web design for a local company, won an international web design competition, gold at Skills Canada for graphic design and many, many more things. I have a minimal portfolio I made in about 2 hours for a project on my website which you can get to through my profile.
 
where are the specs!?!?! Why would apple announce a new ipod without telling people all the specs and new features to go with it??? Anyone else think that apple will make it available tomorrow for order on the website?

another thing, did macrumors find this article first? I'm pretty sure this was the case, but there are a few other websites out there trying to take the credit, and i think thats not fair! Can anyone varify this at all?
 
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