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15GB iPod Offer

Oh well,

It just prooves my point. Never buy anything that is announced but not shipping from Apple.
The Problems are always the same:

1. You wait ages until you finally get the stuff,
2. once you have it, it's bound to have first series problems
3. within 6 month the price drops dramatically.
 
johanwelin said:
_If_ there are any problem, please... The problem is not a fact! Some have experienced a problem. Some. No product is totally perfect, not even from Apple. ;)
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Can't say for the mini, but I've had exactly the reported problem with my first iPod remote - lack of stability in the socket for the earphones which led to static and crackling. Also had the problem with the remote for my old Minidisk player, so I suspect it's a common problem with minijack sockets.
 
Stewie said:
I don't think apple can be held responsible for all the pieces and parts that go into making a mini ipod. If one of the suppliers of mentioned pieces and parts are not able to keep up that is not the fault of apple, is it?
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Yes. If not Apple, who is responsible? It's their product. Are we to blame this too on Microsoft?
 
Then...

We all should go to Apple's headquarters burn the building down and execute all the employees and put their bodies on stakes for putting a product that is not perfect and it does not please your particular taste, why? why? oh the humanity!!!!! ... oh I better now....

People get over it, the ipod as well as any other manufactured product will have problems on some units, its just a freaking music player, is not like the fate of the human race depended on it for it to be perfect :rolleyes: :confused:
 
Wash!! said:
We all should go to Apple's headquarters burn the building down and execute all the employees and put their bodies on stakes for putting a product that is not perfect and it does not please your particular taste, why? why? oh the humanity!!!!! ... oh I better now....

People get over it, the ipod as well as any other manufactured product will have problems on some units, its just a freaking music player, is not like the fate of the human race depended on it for it to be perfect :rolleyes: :confused:
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I'm sorry, Apple is infallible -- I forgot. :rolleyes:
 
Kudos to Apple for trying to please the customer. Although I doubt many people will bite on the offer (they bought the mini for the style and size, not the capacity), I think it was a nice gesture that Apple is trying to keep customers happy.

Bummer about the lack of minis, though. I was hoping to get one for my wife's graduation, which is May 15th. :(
 
That's my point

numediaman said:
I'm sorry, Apple is infallible -- I forgot. :rolleyes:
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People are reacting to this like as if is not perfect millions will die, I for one think their (Apple's) QC is better than the rest of the computer industry, I work in manufacturing and this "issue" is an everyday thing..
 
mini or 15 GB?

mini or 15 GB iPod? went to the local Apple store and did another side by side comparison, decided to wait the three weeks for the mini rather than take the offer of the 15GB, the mini is just more comfortable to hold (its not due to small hand size- I can palm a basketball) the backlighting is also a big plus

the storage difference doesn' t matter to me since I will only be able to listen to a small fraction of the 3.7 GB before having to recharge (near either the desktop or laptop) and I already have a pocket sized firewire drive for synchronizing home and office computers
 
1macker1 said:
So if i order a new iPod mini thursday, will i get this offer. If so, then i'm all in!!!
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As much as I respect the people on these boards... Why do people ask questions to other forum members that only Apple themselves could possibly answer? Just try ordering and see, it's not like you wouldn't have about 4 weeks to cancel your order, and even if you do receive it and don't want it, eBay it, there are obviously enough people waiting for one to get one on eBay if you show an ACTUAL photo of it.


In other comments...... maybe this is to clear the iPod inventory for the new updates (colour etc) that have been mentioned in the past???
 
Wash!! said:
People are reacting to this like as if is not perfect millions will die, I for one think their (Apple's) QC is better than the rest of the computer industry, I work in manufacturing and this "issue" is an everyday thing..
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Exactly! I'd rather they took time and care than not - which may result in that week I get it sooner being a week it goes back for repair or something.

Well said.
 
iggyb said:
Bummer about the lack of minis, though. I was hoping to get one for my wife's graduation, which is May 15th. :(
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So if you really want to get your wife a mini iPod, then get a mini iPod cutout and give her that with an IOU. Make it classy looking.

She will understand.

Jesus you people amaze me at times!

Sushi
 
Ah, I was wanting to get a pink mini for my girlfriend, whose bday is on May 23rd.

I wonder if I order today, would it be here in time?

It would be pretty embarrassing to not have anything for her bday....
 
Mike Teezie said:
Ah, I was wanting to get a pink mini for my girlfriend, whose bday is on May 23rd.

I wonder if I order today, would it be here in time?

It would be pretty embarrassing to not have anything for her bday....
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If you really want to get her one, see above.

Order it now.

Then prepare to give her a card with an IOU in case it doesn't come in in time.

It's simple to do. Done it many times. Many ladies really get a kick out of it that you would go to such great lengths to treat them to something really nice, vice a lessor substitute.

It's not that hard guys. And a year from now, if you do it right, she will not even remember the delay, but rather the lengths that you went to surprise her.

Sushi

edit: spelling
 
I love it!

The best part is that Apple claims :rolleyes: that the iPod Mini is still "NOW SHIPPING" *lol* :p

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This offer is nothing out of the usual. Apple want your business. Some people may decide that, due to having to wait for an iPod mini, they will cancel and buy a Dell Dukebox or whatever and so they are taking that temptation away from impatient customers by offering them an iPod instead. Few will likely take up the offer, but it's to stop people moving to the other side.

I'm not sure why people voted negative. It's better than if they were not to offer it at all. And it's unfair to say that Apple should be able to keep up with demand. The limiting factor is the hard drives I believe. No-one could predict that demand would be so big for the iPod mini. To the contrary in fact, as I recall all those moaning in Januarary about its price and the fact that "no-one will buy it at that price" ;)
 
I got this offer too. But I think I will stick with the Mini, for a number of reasons.

1. Mini's go for $400 on eBay; 15 giggers go for $250
2. Even though I have around 13 gigs of music, I think that 4 gig playlists are plenty fine
3. Mini is slick.

#1 is the biggest reason though.

Still, here are a few questions: if Apple is delaying these to fix the problem, is there going to be any way to know which Mini's have this problem fixed when you are looking through the secondary market? Will they have different SKU numbers? I doubt it, but that would be nice for buyers.

And, does anyone think it a possibility at all that Apple will release new Mini's during this couple weeks of no-shipping? I mean, it isn't likely, but it has been almost 4 months since they were announced (even though it seems more like 4 weeks!)
 
i think this is a bad thing.

im thinking it has something to do with a post on spymac.com about a guy's mini that got busted and now it freaks every time he puts pressure on the case, something to do with the sister board that the headphone jack is on wasnt well designed so if the case flexes at all it breaks some contact between it and the main circuitboard. maybe theyre fixing this design flaw before going ahead with production.
 
man, think if i bought a mini right now they would give me the same deal? im just about out of space on my 10GB 1gen ipod and could use the extra space, at such a good price!
 
got an email on Monday saying my mini order was delayed three weeks-- along with the 15 GB offer, today got an email saying my mini has shipped
 
HEY GUYS,

If you haven't recieved an e-mail from Apple if you've ordered a mini, offering to give you a 15gig to replace it, call them up.

I just called up apple and said i wanted to cancel my mini order, and they not only replaced it with a new 15gig which shipped today, but gave me a free iTMS gift certificate! :)
 
delays......

I do agree that these delays are a little bit out of order. But only a little bit.
Apple makes the coolest 'designer consumer electronics' , and even if you are fairly sure that a product is going to be a hit, it is always hard to predict how successful it will be. I think Apple is solving it's problem in a very generous way, and should be commended on that one.
But don't let it happen again Steve ;)
 
It's obvious -- take the 15GB iPod, hold onto it a few weeks unopened, and when the Mini's arrive at a Apple Store near you, exchange it for a mini and save the EXTRA $40 difference. Total that you paid for mini, then, will be $209.

not bad.
 
djkny said:
It's obvious -- take the 15GB iPod, hold onto it a few weeks unopened, and when the Mini's arrive at a Apple Store near you, exchange it for a mini and save the EXTRA $40 difference. Total that you paid for mini, then, will be $209.

not bad.
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Could you actually do that? Hmmm... (gets me thinking) ;)
 
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