iPod Mini's... Coming

[musicmaniac210]

You gotta be kidding me!

Originally posted by iShinji01
This thread is so long I don't know if anyone's said this before or not but iPods WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE APPLE RETAIL STORES UNTIL FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20TH. This new date was updated yesterday (10th).

Damn it, no I gutta wait till Next Friday to Get one??????????????????

You would think that Apple would Send a sufficiant supply to the Retail Stores before the 16th so they can have them the day they are suppose to start shipping for everyone else.

I'm ticked, now I gotta wait another WHOLE week to get one.

I've had NO iPod for about 3-3 1/2 weeks because I sold it with an old comp. to get a 15" PowerBook.

I thought I would have the Mini on the 16th Monday...

that just wrecked my whole week

damn it

 

[spencecb]

Oh, you mean like the Beetle/iPod promotion about a year ago?

yeah...but I'm not sure if the iPod was actually integrated into the cars stereo...It seemed as if it was, but at the same time nothing was every very clear about it...but yeah, like that promotion, except with MINI...wish they would have done something like that when I bought my MINI in May of 2003!!

 

[john123]

Originally posted by spencecb
yeah...but I'm not sure if the iPod was actually integrated into the cars stereo...It seemed as if it was, but at the same time nothing was every very clear about it...but yeah, like that promotion, except with MINI...wish they would have done something like that when I bought my MINI in May of 2003!!

I don't think it was integrated...just marketing stuff.

 

[jrober]

Originally posted by iShinji01
This thread is so long I don't know if anyone's said this before or not but iPods WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE APPLE RETAIL STORES UNTIL FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20TH. This new date was updated yesterday (10th).

iShinji01 where did you get this info, both 1-800-My Apple and employees at the Apple store Soho confirmed to me in stock Monday morning the 16th Feb.

If it is true puts paid to my mates going on Monday to pick up a brace of mini iPods for immediate export to the UK.

 

[iJon]

i was in class today and my friend told me her dad just got an ipod mini, one of the blue ones. his secretary bought it for him when she up in new york i belive.

iJon

 

[richc]

Just called my three local stores:

Aventura, FL: Feb 20th

Boca Raton: Feb 20th

The Falls: "After" Feb 16th(which may mean the 20th)

I called earlier this week and all the stores from above said the 16th. So Apple must be having problems getting them out into the channel. Anyone else with reports from other stores? Please share.

 

[musicmaniac210]

MA and NH Stores

CambridgeSide: As of 2/12 - Friday the 20th at 6pm.

Chestnut Hill Mall: "SomeTime" during the week of the 16th

Northshore: "I Don't Know" try back the 20th

Rockingham Park (NH): Maybe Monday, Call Sunday Night.

 

[jimsowden]

King of Prussia: 20th (sublect to change)
Doylestown: Here is the scoop: They are now expected to begin shipping the week of Feb. 22.

Doylestown is a retail who has to get it through a distributer. I saw one on sale for immediate dilevery on ebay, but can't find it now.

 

[Messiatosh]

The Resurgance Of Apple To Continue: In mini we trust

Forget for a minute, forget that the iPod exists. Pretend you were using the same portable music player you had (if you had one) 4 years ago. How did you have your music with you? How many CD's did you carry with you? How many did you want to be able to use?

Ahh, thank God for the iPod. But to me, it isnt the iPod's capacity that draws me to it anymore. I am beyond that, I have no desire or REAL need to have as many songs as 10,000 in my pocket. It costs a lot of money to do that, it also costs pocket space. While the iPod may be small in comparison to portable CD players or most other "comparable" MP3 players, it just isnt a mini.

The mini will be the best selling product in Apple's history, I have no doubts about it. I think the mini is being overlooked, simply because it gets compared in terms of storage capacity. Think about this for a second: it has as much internal storage as the original iMac did!

The mini is effectively going to be Apple's next iMac, this time in comparison to success, not storage capacity.

$249 is too much money to pay for what it is? Look at what it is NOT before you go all negative on me. It is NOT big, it is NOT expensive COMPARED to other iPod's, it is NOT heavy, it does NOT take up room, it is NOT just white, it does NOT have pitiful storage capacity.

This new iPod mini lacks so many things, that it is perfect. And before christmas, it is going to lose something else: $50 off its price tag. Of course, I didnt care about the price, because I paid for what is isnt, as much as I paid for what it is.

Never before have I been so amazed by a "mini" iteration of a product. This new iPod has everything that just about everyone needs. It is interesting to me that people talk up the idea of a low priced tower computer, this is the exact same thing as that except in digital music player form. It appeals to the masses who honestly, could care less about a 9,000 song difference. It is all about the $250 dollar difference, for $250 dollars less...look what you get...and also, look what you DONT get.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Jocknerd,

Frank Zane never beat Arnold. Arnold finished runnerup in 1969 to Sergio Oliva then won from 1970-1975. He retired and came out of retirement in 1980 to win again.

Maybe I was wrong when it came to Mr. Olympia but there was indeed a contest, formal in which Frank Zane DID beat Arnold, due to his lack of leg developement at the time, read it in a 1970's era guide to bodybuilding. Not sure the name, or the year, must have been between 1968-1973.

Arnold won Mr. Olympia a total of 8 times, 7 straight and was in the late seventies to the 80's. Lou Ferigno (spelt it wrong I'm sure, hope the Incredible Hulk doesn't come after me??) won only one as well in the 80's (1980/1981/1982 ??).

Again I maybe wrong in the competition but Zane did beat Arnold, look at all the photos and you'll see that Arnold's leg development progressed over time along with vascularity and being cut as well. Big men don't win just being big (traditionally yes but it takes more than size).

Now those of you whom use an iPod to work out, where do you place your earphones??? under shirt, or behind back or does it depend on workout??

 

[aswitcher]

I think if they bundled $10 or $20 worth of iTunes with each Mini iPod they would blunt some of the price criticism and help beef up interest in the iTunes store...