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iPod Minis - Feb 20th

Originally posted by sparks9
My prediction: It will outsell the original iPod.
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Agreed.

I'll even take that further: I predict that the mini will replace the original,
effective within 30 days (+/-) of HP's pod-clone hitting the shelves:
Apple will cease to sell Apple-branded original-format iPods,
and will instead offer the mini in a range of capacities.

Mini sales will make iPod sales to date seem weak.
 
I agree also.

Originally posted by Capt. Obvious
Agreed.

I'll even take that further: I predict that the mini will replace the original,
effective within 30 days (+/-) of HP's pod-clone hitting the shelves:
Apple will cease to sell Apple-branded original-format iPods,
and will instead offer the mini in a range of capacities.

Mini sales will make iPod sales to date seem weak.
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I think the minis will bring about world peace.
 
I LOVE THE IMCA MINI, ANY1 WHO HATES IT IS A FOOL!!

man, the ipod mini is sooo awesome!!! The SIZE, its the size and the style man!!! Sure you can get others that hold the same amount for 80 bux less, but do they look as good and are as small?? HECK NO!!! I'm a pc person, and I'm proud to finally purchase a MAC item!!! I even d/l ed the cut out, so I could see what it would really look out!! OH YEAH!
 
Originally posted by Messiatosh
The one in the ad is a paper cutout, mine shipped and will arrive on friday!
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Oh, ok. I still have yet to see a real one. I aslo did the cutout deal, but I can't imagine what the real one feels like. I'm goin to SoHo this sunday to pick me up a silver one.
 
Awesome!

Originally posted by jimsowden
Oh, ok. I still have yet to see a real one. I aslo did the cutout deal, but I can't imagine what the real one feels like. I'm goin to SoHo this sunday to pick me up a silver one.
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Cool man, I got the blue one, hopefully it looks sweet. OF COURSE IT WILL. Hows that G5 BTW?
 
I will say this -- I have got to play with a mini, and it is every bit as cool as you might hope it is. The way it just fits in your hand is sublime, or as sublime as any piece of consumer electronics can be. More so than the original in my personal opinion -- and I'm not knocking the 3G iPod, I just now think it's the 2nd coolest piece of consumer electronics I've ever seen, and now the mini is #1. Yes, it's that freaking slick. I'm sorry, but I don't need more than 60 albums in my pocket at once, and anybody who thinks they do is really more interested in comparing GB capacity than music. IMHO of course. ;-) The clickwheel is the shizzy, the size and weight are breathtaking, the anodized aluminum finish is slick as HECK -- OH MAN I can't wait 'til Friday, when my gold mini arrives!!! :D
 
iPod envy

We didn't order mine from Apple. Mine is coming from cdw.com.

I probably won't get mine on friday, will I? CDW will get their stock about then...and then ship mine out some time later. I don't get mine till next week...at least that's how it's lookin'.

Bummin'.
 
tuesday it tomorrow....

well tomorrow, possibly g5 updated? imac g5? pb g5? who knows, i hope we get something. This is not really mini ipod related...but still
 
Seriously, the price ought to be $199.

And it will be.

It already is for the Muvo and Creative doesn't figure that they'll make any money selling songs or pricey add ons. Apple does figure on a certain attach rate per iPod sold.

Apple is being Apple --> They can get $249 for the first batch and since they won't meet demand, why not?

And when summer rolls along, this thing drops to $199 and the hPod (HP model) comes out and suddenly you hear the first cracks in the thaw around the "we make no money with iTunes" rhetoric....

The Mini's price is "dumb" because of the pricing of the 15, 20 and 40GB units and the utter lack of consistency in the line. It's smart because, well, it's going to work for a few months, which is all it's being asked to do.

Mark
 
Originally posted by sparks9
Cnet review iPod mini "very good":
http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-6490_7-30657036.html

I found the link at ipodlounge.com
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From the review:

"The iPod brand has become synonymous with excellent portable audio players, and the 4GB Apple iPod Mini carries on the tradition with its fashionable, intelligent design."

This weekend, while skiing with my Rio SU30 flash player, someone saw it and remarked, is that one of the cool iPods?

Folks the iPod has arrived.

Cool, portable MP3 player = iPod.

The mini iPod will only spur on sales. And I agree with the others who suggest that the mini will outsell the original.

As for me, I have an original 10GB version and love it. My RIO SU30 flash player is very nice as well. However, I am looking at my second iPod, a mini this time. They are cool and very functional.

However, the waiting sux for us folks in Japan!

Sushi
 
Dumb price?

Originally posted by rogo
Seriously, the price ought to be $199.

And it will be.

It already is for the Muvo and Creative doesn't figure that they'll make any money selling songs or pricey add ons. Apple does figure on a certain attach rate per iPod sold.

Apple is being Apple --> They can get $249 for the first batch and since they won't meet demand, why not?

And when summer rolls along, this thing drops to $199 and the hPod (HP model) comes out and suddenly you hear the first cracks in the thaw around the "we make no money with iTunes" rhetoric....

The Mini's price is "dumb" because of the pricing of the 15, 20 and 40GB units and the utter lack of consistency in the line. It's smart because, well, it's going to work for a few months, which is all it's being asked to do.

Mark
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Comparisons are silly since Apple has already stated that this is a lower margin item than the iPod.

The comments on this thread about the price is really absurd. Obviously most people have no concept about the cost of production and the effects of design and ease of use. Price is dictated by the cost of productin shipping and the standard nargins. Comparing an iPod to the Zen is like comparing an VW to an Audi ...sure they are both the same but the saying the Audi should be the same price as a VW. Apple has now produced a product with lower margins and that is not a good precident. So in this case Apple has produced an Audi very close to the price of a VW. Still I have to decide what I want to buy for myself the 20 Gb iPod or the mini.


If the mini was the same size as the ipod then the $50 price difference would be hard to justify.

Apple may have been better to offer it even closer to the price of the 15 G iPod to illustrate the smaller does cost more. Especially when the features are almost the same.
 
Re: Dumb price?

Originally posted by eazyway
Apple may have been better to offer it even closer to the price of the 15 G iPod to illustrate the smaller does cost more. Especially when the features are almost the same.
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Boy, I'm glad YOU'RE not setting the prices!!!
 
"
The comments on this thread about the price is really absurd."

Your comments might be, mine ain't.

The Muvo2 is $199 -- today. And Creative can't count on accessory and iTunes revenue.

So why does Apple need to charge more?

Answer: They don't.

They are doing it because they can.

But today in the early-adopter phase, people are buying these players who are likely to pay for downloads. And every sale Apple loses, it loses for years to come.

It is obvious that the future money maker is digital music distribution, not getting a price premium for hardware that will increasingly not be dramatically better than competitive hardware.

It is obvious to almost everyone who isn't Steve Jobs that is.
 
Mine just arrived!! My wife just called me and she opened the outside box to confirm it was my mini! Now, the long wait until 5. I may sneak out for an extended lunch to pick it up.:D
 
MY 2 Minis are HERE!!!!! I just tracked them and they showed out for delivery TODAY and my office called and said that I had 2 FedEx boxes on my desk!!!!! Now I am racing to get to my office to see them!!! Now work getting done today!!
 
Originally posted by jameskk
MY 2 Minis are HERE!!!!! I just tracked them and they showed out for delivery TODAY and my office called and said that I had 2 FedEx boxes on my desk!!!!! Now I am racing to get to my office to see them!!! Now work getting done today!!
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I feel your pain. I think I feel a cough coming on. J/K. But, this is going to be one long day!! I can hardly wait to go to the gym with it. I am sick of listening to the music the gym decides to play.
 
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