Originally posted by sw1tcher
You left out "be da," as in "these minis are gonna be da bomb." 
I thought the same thing at first. I thought, "who wouldn't spend $50 more and get the 15GB model?"
People like my girlfriend, that's who...
I asked her which one she wanted. She only has a few hundred songs and the main thing she wants this for is jogging and going to the gym. So, to her, the iPod's dimensions are more important than the internal storage. And, it actually cost less, too.
Think about it... It's been happening for years. People pay more for smaller devices, even if they don't match up, internally. Take laptops, for example. Granted, it's a little like apples to oranges as iPods are both portable, where as a laptop and desktop are totally different... But you get my point.
And unlike most small devices, the mini is acutally cheaper!
Granted, I still wish they could have released it for $199, but I'll be buying one anyway. And so will a bunch of other people. Then in 6 months, after they milk that price point for all it's worth, they will drop the price to $199 and go after the rest of the masses who were willing to wait for a better deal. Sounds like smart marketing to me.
