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Apple Releases iPod Classic

WannaGoMac said:
Am wondering the same thing?

I bet Apple will NOT. Otherwise it wouldn't be a nice improvement over the prior gen and be a way to encourage upgrade purchases...
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They did it with the 5.5g. They updated the software to add a few nicities and they did it for all prexisting machines. But if you haven't noticed on your computer, CoverFlow takes quite a bit of processor capacity. So I think the previous gen's chips would def. limit the possibility of porting it. It wouldn't be able to handle it properly.
 
I'm quite happy. 80GB is a great size. I always wanted a new ipod. But refused to buy a 5G ipod, since it felt like such crap in comparison to the 4g (software was a direct port, but with crappier scroll wheel and just videos). So I've been stiving buying a new ipod. But I've been feeling the pinch on my 40GB Photo. But with this I could put all my music, plus all my photos and still have plenty of space for files or what not. PLUS ITS SUPER THIN, which is great. Battery life is great. But the best part is the price. I mean thats the price to get a 8GB nano. Thats crazy! So now instead of paying $400 to get 80GB, I can pay $250. Thats a huge decrease plus its super thin and has a much better battery life! While its not revolutionary, I would say a great evolution. It definetely hit the 5G where it faulted, low battery life and same old software. With some nice surprises such as even thinner and great price. I dont think anyone can complain, except the people who wanted that in a Touch. I almost agree. I would have possibly can for the Touch if it had 80gb. But hey, in my thoughts an 8GB Touch would be perfect for movies and internet while a classic would be it for music. I mean 3.5" is the smallest in my opinion you can watch a movie on.
 
This Is Great!!!

Im so psyched!

80GB for what 30GB previously cost :eek:

I had been forever waiting for the iPod Touch, but this is even better!
Though gorgeous and huge, the Touch's screen is not gonna keep me from going after the Classic's HUGE HD!!

The HD upgrade is just "Amazing, in my opinion" as Steve kept saying.
This iPod will be the sure bet for the hardcore iPod users who are looking for more storage, rather than more gadgets (most of which are not going to be used by the average iPod owner).
 
Folks,

Unless you're going to plug in the iPod Classic to an expensive high-end external headphone amplifier and use a high-end in-ear headphone like the Etymotic Research ER-4 or Shure SE530, you really don't need to go above 256 kbps data rate (VBR) when you rip your CD collection for your iPod. At 256 kbps data rate, that should be more than enough to put in several thousand songs into your iPod Classic 80 GB player. :)
 
160Gb...SO MUCH! Thats all my media, plus tons of empty space!


But an 80Gb smaller then the size(and price!!) of the 30Gb! Thats great


but which one to buy!
 
Well, I haven't finalized my decision on what, if anything, I am going to buy, but I suspect I am going to buy the 160gb iPod classic.

I really wanted that drive on the iPod touch, but I think I am going to go this way since my 5G 60gb iPod doesn't hold its battery well anymore and is really banged up.

I figure 2 more hours of battery life and almost 3x the storage for my videos and pictures is worth it.

Not sure though. It's peculiar that while I think Apple did some major upgrades today, I am confused what to buy and not that enthusiastic in general with the updates.

What do I want?

An iPhone with a 16, 32, or 64 gigs of flash. I would be willing to pay accordingly.

An iPod touch with a 160gig hard drive. Again, I would be willing to pay accordingly.

An iPod nano with 16gig flash.

Everything Apple rolled out today just seems to be flawed in some small way which prevent making a purchase.

The iPod classic solved a minor problem for me right now, so it'll have to do, if I buy anything at all.

As others have pointed out, it seems like this is a mid-stream update, with many shortcomings, not the pre-holiday release...
 
I will be purchasing an 80GB model when they get to the Sagemore store (i assume by Saturday). The pricepoint:capacity ratio is phenomenal, and to get the significantly increased battery life 30/40hrs audio is quite nice. Also the software facelift is pretty great, and i assume that with the metal casing scratching will be a non-issue for the most part (except maybe on the screen). This is the best value iPod hands down.


There is something, however, that seems foreign and cold to me about the Classics. Perhaps it is maybe the lack of visual innovation in design that frustrates me, or the elimination of the white iPod. Silver and the subdued matte black just doesn't inspire or captivate me (though this is an issue with all of the iPod lines now, not just the Classic).


Apple mutilated their iPod lineup in my eyes, but the Classic sustained the least loss of them all... It will have to do i guess :(
 
Chef Medeski said:
They did it with the 5.5g. They updated the software to add a few nicities and they did it for all prexisting machines. But if you haven't noticed on your computer, CoverFlow takes quite a bit of processor capacity. So I think the previous gen's chips would def. limit the possibility of porting it. It wouldn't be able to handle it properly.
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I didn't see coverflow on the iPod classic.
 
Seeing as how it's going to take a while for them to finally get a 80+ gig iPod Touch due to the limitations of Flash pricing, I ordered a black 80 gig iPod Classic from Amazon.com earlier tonight. $249 with no sales tax like from Apple's online store. I have a 30 gig iPod Photo and the main features I'm glad to have are more storage, gapless playback, and of course cover flow. The video playback isn't too big of a deal to me because it's such a small screen, but I'll put a few videos on it. Hopefully my guess is right and it takes a while for the pimped out iPod Touch to arrive (probably 2 years, perhaps 3 years away). :)
 
white

Maybe this has already been mentioned....but today is the first day that NO iPod is white. Kinda sad. Does anyone else agree?
 
while I(and likely everyone else) would have loved to have had that 160 GB in the ipod Touch, I am still so psyched about the 160 which I plan on picking up as soon as they are at my local store(san luis Obispo).

Regardless of our gripes one thing is clear; Apple has put everyone else back at square one and we are right back to where we were when the first iPod came out
 
cuestakid said:
while I(and likely everyone else) would have loved to have had that 160 GB in the ipod Touch, I am still so psyched about the 160 which I plan on picking up as soon as they are at my local store(san luis Obispo).

Regardless of our gripes one thing is clear; Apple has put everyone else back at square one and we are right back to where we were when the first iPod came out
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Well not quite. We do have choices, even though they are limited. We all want a high capacity iPod Touch, but it ain't coming for another year at the earliest unless the Flash memory market collapses overnight. My guess is, we will not see a 80+ gig iPod Touch for at least 2 years. At least at this stage, we do have the choice for hard drive based iPods with huge capacities whereas the original iPod was limited by the fact that even hard drives were once really expensive to produce and difficult to produce at small sizes. We now have a 80 gig device that is slightly smaller than the previous 30 gig iPod, and a 160 gig iPod that is slightly smaller than the previous 80 gig iPod. That's a pretty nice leap and if you care more about music than video, you're in great shape with these iPods for a while. I was hoping for a 100+ gig iPod Touch today, but I'll stick with the 80 gig Classic until there is finally a 80-100 gig iPod Touch available, which isn't likely for quite a while as I said.
 
I'm very glad they kept the "Classic" whilst still introducing the touch. It will make my decision hard before I go to Uni - functionablity vs trendy toy!
It's sad the lowest model has 4x the storage capacity of the computer I'm currently on!
 
sorry if this question has been answered before but I couldn't find it, I just bought a 30 GB iPod less than 2 weeks ago and now I see that they've come out with new ones, what I'm wondering is if I take my iPod (which has only been used a few times with a case on it) and all the packaging and receipt they would be able to "trade it in" for an 80gb ipod classic? I've heard of people doing this but never knew if it was true or not
thanks
 
appleSA90 said:
sorry if this question has been answered before but I couldn't find it, I just bought a 30 GB iPod less than 2 weeks ago and now I see that they've come out with new ones, what I'm wondering is if I take my iPod (which has only been used a few times with a case on it) and all the packaging and receipt they would be able to "trade it in" for an 80gb ipod classic? I've heard of people doing this but never knew if it was true or not
thanks
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Not sure what the time period is on it, but I think you might be out of luck.
 
The specs on this thing are amazing! My 5.5g iPod's battery life is holding up, but not very well. And it's pretty affordable while giving more storage space than I need. Definitely tempted to check this out.

Only thing that makes me a little upset is that there's no more white iPods. :(
Brings back memories of my first 3G iPod. Thought the signature iPod white looked great!
 
appleSA90 said:
sorry if this question has been answered before but I couldn't find it, I just bought a 30 GB iPod less than 2 weeks ago and now I see that they've come out with new ones, what I'm wondering is if I take my iPod (which has only been used a few times with a case on it) and all the packaging and receipt they would be able to "trade it in" for an 80gb ipod classic? I've heard of people doing this but never knew if it was true or not
thanks
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Did you buy from an Apple store? If you did, take a look at the receipt, it should tell you the return by date.

If it hasn't passed, yes, you can return for a refund. They may very well charge you the 10 percent restocking fee, approx $25, but that would be worth it, to get the new one.

If you got a nice manager or something, they might let you swap with no restocking fee. However, I don't think $25 is that bad for the new mode.
 
Gen3tix said:
Only thing that makes me a little upset is that there's no more white iPods. :(
Brings back memories of my first 3G iPod. Thought the signature iPod white looked great!
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Yep. It's the end of an era no question. The classic iPod isn't very classic without the white.

I'm not furious though because the silver with white click wheel is very slick. Furthermore, I had missed the white click wheel. I found the grey dreadful.

Overall, I think these new iPod Classics are true winners. Incredible storage, a wonderful value, and just overall really nice looking iPods. I hope they aren't lost amongst the small factor of the nano and touch of the touch and phone.

To me, the iPod Classic really is the best standalone iPod out there. All your music and probably all your video, right in your pocket. Fantastic.
 
powerbook911 said:
Yep. It's the end of an era no question. The classic iPod isn't very classic without the white.

I'm not furious though because the silver with white click wheel is very slick. Furthermore, I had missed the white click wheel. I found the grey dreadful.

Overall, I think these new iPod Classics are true winners. Incredible storage, a wonderful value, and just overall really nice looking iPods. I hope they aren't lost amongst the small factor of the nano and touch of the touch and phone.

To me, the iPod Classic really is the best standalone iPod out there. All your music and probably all your video, right in your pocket. Fantastic.
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It's probably the pinnacle of hard drive based iPods, that's for sure. Like with the hard drive players, it appears that it will take a while for the Touch to mature and hit its pinnacle in the flash department. Does it have a ton of great features? Heck yeah, but STORAGE is incredibly important for a supposedly awesome video player.
 
I'm just waiting for someone to start a thread complaining about how even the 160gb iPod is still not big enough. I need about 100gb to fit all my music so it looks like I'll be buying this one sometime in the near future.
 
DaftUnion said:
I'm just waiting for someone to start a thread complaining about how even the 160gb iPod is still not big enough. I need about 100gb to fit all my music so it looks like I'll be buying this one sometime in the near future.
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Well, I certainly am not complaining, since a 160gig iPod has enormous storage.

My iTunes library is about 600 gigs at this point--no, not one single stolen song, video, or movie.

But I certainly don't feel like I need to complain.

Seriously, do you really expect people to complain that there is not a 1 terrabyte iPod? What would the slogan be? 100,000 songs in your backpack?
 
Doing some quick math, the 160Gb model gives you the equivalent of a 468 CD disc changer for your car! (Assuming ~50% compression in lossless format).

I think some people underestimate the importance of this to serious music lovers, now your entire collection , can be taken anywhere, and yes plugged into an external amp if need be, with the quality of the original retained.

For me this means no longer keeping multiple iTunes libraries , one for the iPod and one for Sonos (lossless). Now I can just manage one, and take it with me , coverflow an' all.

Compression was always a compromise because storage technology couldn't cope, not because we can't hear the difference, because we can, especially with classical music. (some people even say they can't tell the difference between SD and HD video!). The point here is of course it makes no difference if you only listen to your music on the iPods ear buds, but if the iPod is just the container and the music is played externally it really matters.

The technology has finally caught up!

Next step for technology is to achieve this with no moving parts ie without the HDD.
 
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