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Apple to Discontinue iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle?
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While I am out, I often carry both my iPhone and iPod with me. I have 160 GB on my iPod Classic, and only 16GB on my iPhone, and most of the albums I listen to are on my Classic. I hope that they don't discontinue it. It may not have as many features as the touch or phone, but it does have more hard drive space, which is important to music lovers who want to have their full collection on their device.
If they're really discontinuing the shuffle, I might have to buy a spare shuffle (or 2) in case my current one dies.
I still think the shuffle is the best in the iPod lineup for runners/joggers. Playlists and the skip/previous track buttons are all I need while I'm on my runs.
The current iPod nano is too small to protect in an armband, too difficult to navigate while running and you're forced to clip it on your clothing somewhere that will eventually get drenched in sweat. Many high mileage runners report sweat damage to their iPods which is why I was hesitant to buy one when it got released.
My trusty, durable iPod shuffle has been put through a lot, and it still runs perfectly!
I still think the shuffle is the best in the iPod lineup for runners/joggers. Playlists and the skip/previous track buttons are all I need while I'm on my runs.
The current iPod nano is too small to protect in an armband, too difficult to navigate while running and you're forced to clip it on your clothing somewhere that will eventually get drenched in sweat. Many high mileage runners report sweat damage to their iPods which is why I was hesitant to buy one when it got released.
My trusty, durable iPod shuffle has been put through a lot, and it still runs perfectly!
Same as always. No iPod supports FLAC and iTunes won't sync .flac files to your devices.
They should only drop a product line if they can replace it with a superior device. There is no other 100 Gigabyte Music Player unfortunately, so stay with the Classic I say. I really do enjoy Apples Products, but their rapid cutting of state of the art technology is a bummer.
Now that the price of SSD is dropping you'll probably find we'll see a 128 and 256 gb model of the touch within the next year or two, with a 512 to follow in around 3-4 years.
As much as I don't want Apple to discontinue the Classic, its not really unexpected. If it no longer makes sense to produce them, why sell it. Everyone here has been so negative towards it, but how many of you actually own the Classic - I bet its very few. Personally, I'm happy with the last nano (before it went square touchscreen) - its a great size, looks great and stores a nice amount of songs.
I hope this is untrue. Beside the average sound quality, the iPod Classic is one of the best music players I have used. I like that i can skip tracks without having to get it out of my pocket. I like that it can hold almost all of my music library (170 gigs) I like that it has shuffle by album, i was given an ipod touch, used it for a half a day because it lacked that feature(though that was quite a while ago) I dont want my music on the cloud, if i uploaded my library i would kill data for the month(gogo comcast) I have itunes match(never got to work correctly) and google music (not all of my music is supported) both are a neat idea but, i have a ton of lossless files and tracks ripped at 320 true vbr, its very data intensive to stream them.
I guess what im trying to say is, i love my ipod classic, because i love music, i have 1200 dolar headphones and a 600 dollar amp to go with my beat up ipod classic, that is how much i love music. I would be first in line, cash in hand to buy a higher capacity iPod. (i know about the rapidrepair thing, but older ipods dont work with the usb on my headphone amp
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I know apple has stopped catering to the high end, but i still would like to see one more generation of high capacity non touch screen music player, not does everything and is a mediocre music player.
I guess what im trying to say is, i love my ipod classic, because i love music, i have 1200 dolar headphones and a 600 dollar amp to go with my beat up ipod classic, that is how much i love music. I would be first in line, cash in hand to buy a higher capacity iPod. (i know about the rapidrepair thing, but older ipods dont work with the usb on my headphone amp
) I know apple has stopped catering to the high end, but i still would like to see one more generation of high capacity non touch screen music player, not does everything and is a mediocre music player.
As many have said, the iPod shuffle is really, really good at what it does. It provides an incredibly compact and rugged way to listen to music, with controls that can be operated without having to look at them.
No touch screen to look at, no glass to break. It's also inexpensive if it does get squashed by a heavy weight or something.
If it does get discontinued I'll certainly be buying up two or three of the remaining stock.
No touch screen to look at, no glass to break. It's also inexpensive if it does get squashed by a heavy weight or something.
If it does get discontinued I'll certainly be buying up two or three of the remaining stock.
It's sad sad holidays for me
My 6-yr old Nano just died (battery dead everything else in mint condition). So I really needed a new one. I was saving for a Touch so that I can also use it for my iOS App testing (I'm a hobby developer). Earlier it was rumoured that the Touch won't be getting any new stuff. And now they are talking about discontinuing the Classic? So, I guess I should just buy a battery and resurrect my old, faithful Nano
My 6-yr old Nano just died (battery dead everything else in mint condition). So I really needed a new one. I was saving for a Touch so that I can also use it for my iOS App testing (I'm a hobby developer). Earlier it was rumoured that the Touch won't be getting any new stuff. And now they are talking about discontinuing the Classic? So, I guess I should just buy a battery and resurrect my old, faithful Nano
As mentioned by many posters above, the Classic does have its market. Apple might not be selling as many of them as they do sell their iPod Touches, but that is expected.
Some of the Classics Advantages for me are:
- Stores all my music and audio books, allows me to take my library with me.
- I can control it from within my pocket, as it does not have a touch screen
- Does feature superior Audio Quality when used with good headphones
- Acts as a backup device for my music, disregarding the fact that this is neither intended nor supported by Apple
- It´s refreshing to have a device which doesn't try to please all my technology needs at once. It serves to play music, for everything else I do have my iPhone or Macbook.
In 2 or 3 years they could make the Classic even better by equipping it with SSDs. This way it could also be used during sport, which remains as one of the few disadvantages of the Classic.
Some of the Classics Advantages for me are:
- Stores all my music and audio books, allows me to take my library with me.
- I can control it from within my pocket, as it does not have a touch screen
- Does feature superior Audio Quality when used with good headphones
- Acts as a backup device for my music, disregarding the fact that this is neither intended nor supported by Apple
- It´s refreshing to have a device which doesn't try to please all my technology needs at once. It serves to play music, for everything else I do have my iPhone or Macbook.
In 2 or 3 years they could make the Classic even better by equipping it with SSDs. This way it could also be used during sport, which remains as one of the few disadvantages of the Classic.
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I know, they should fit a bigger hard drive.
I'll be sad if they drop the classic but not surprised.
Are there any other good quality music players available with a decent capacity (160GB+)?
I wish they did that this fall
Yeah, would be awesome.
Easy. You just stop making them. If they don't sell, why make them? A lot of tablet makers are learning that very important question.
Thing is, if you want just an mp3, the minimum cash you must give to apple for one will be 150$, which is not normal. There are 4-8gb MP3 (maybe even mp4) for 20-30$. Sure they dont have touchscreen, but a 1inch touchscreen? come on....
Here I was about to say what that I think the shuffle isn't as important as the classic, but now I realise that both of them are very very important to the line and would be stupid to discontinue. The shuffle sells very well and is small, easy to use and cheap enough for anyone to use. The classic is the only iPod that can (and will be for the foreseeable future) hold huge amounts of music.
Both are equally as important, and should not be discontinued. It would be stupid.
Both are equally as important, and should not be discontinued. It would be stupid.
The Shuffle is great, £30-£40 for a device that I can use when running and that I have found to be practically indestructable. I would hate his to be discontinued but will be able to pick on eup on eBay or Marketplace.
The Nano = Fail, an overpriced device that in reality does nothing useful and that looks terrible. The design is an afterthought and the price(£100+) is a joke.
I predict that this announcement next Tuesday is going to be the first nail in the coffin for Apple's non computer division.
Fail x 1000000000000
Fanboiz = joke
The Nano = Fail, an overpriced device that in reality does nothing useful and that looks terrible. The design is an afterthought and the price(£100+) is a joke.
I predict that this announcement next Tuesday is going to be the first nail in the coffin for Apple's non computer division.
Fail x 1000000000000
Fanboiz = joke
Yup, exactly. My old Classic sits permanently docked in my car unless I'm updating it and right now it's beyond it's 60GB capacity and I've been waiting for an update for a long time. I guess this could mean a price drop on the current line. In any case it looks like I'll be upgrading this year.
My Touch goes with me when traveling and sits docked to my receiver at home but the Classic is a great media storage unit for people who want nothing but the ability to just store and play music. You don't have to mess around with playlists or carrying CDs to the car, you can just get in and your library is right there for whatever journey you take and whoever you have with you.