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iPod touch $300 Entry Price Point for iPod Touch 5G

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Aqua Bliss

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No more 16GB, starts at $299 for 32GB...

Was hoping to get a 16GB for $199, I mostly stream and use it for app purchases.... (sigh)
 
So pretty much 99% of people who dont know any better will be buying the same old 4th gen ipod touch thats been out for 2 years now.
 
8GB was useless anyway. You only actually get about 6GB of space. Just my apps alone use more than 6GB.

I too was hopping for a 5th Gen 16 GB Touch instead of a 4th Gen 16 GB Touch as 16 GB is the perfect sweet spot for storage space.
 
$300 for the new 32GB unit? Very pricey, IMO. And out of touch with the rest of the tablet/music player market.
 
I was hoping for 16gb at 199 too, I guess I will see what the iPad mini has to offer, because this is looking like a no sale for me.
 
Is there really a point to the iPod touch anymore? You can get a nexus 7 that does everything better for $100 less...
 
nickn said:
Is there really a point to the iPod touch anymore? You can get a nexus 7 that does everything better for $100 less...
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Yeah good luck using that at the gym. People have different needs dude, different from yours so there is a point.
 
nickn said:
Is there really a point to the iPod touch anymore? You can get a nexus 7 that does everything better for $100 less...
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Glad to hear it will work with everything else I have on iCloud. And it'll do it better, too, wow!
 
The 8gb has done great for me esp on a budget. With the sagging economy, they would just cut out 8/16 gb completely. And there's 7in tablets starting $199 along with the Samsung player for that price. Although I love Apple products, the $299 is a deal breaker.
 
While it is a good update to the Touch the price point and lack of GPS lead me to decide the iPad mini as being my choice and I can't help but think that many others will also. It's nice that it is there for those who must have it but the iPad mini seems the better choice now at these price points.
 
iPad Mini???

What is this iPad Mini you all keep speaking of? I've not heard or seen such a product.
 
lu5t said:
What is this iPad Mini you all keep speaking of? I've not heard or seen such a product.
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Rumor sites pretty much nailed down the details on the new iPhone 5. It's reasonable to expect they're accurate in predicting an iPad mini. Before Christmas or after seems to be the big remaining unknown.
 
I think $299 is too much for a device that's supposed to be entry-level iOS and marketed toward kids and teens to get them engrossed in the Apple ecosystem.
 
wws said:
I think $299 is too much for a device that's supposed to be entry-level iOS and marketed toward kids and teens to get them engrossed in the Apple ecosystem.
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Technically the 4th gen, which will continue to be sold, is the entry level now.
 
I'm pretty happy about it, no updated $199 model should make it easier to get a good price selling my 32gb 4th gen.
 
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