iPod Updates on Wednesday?

[MacRumors]

ThinkSecret provides further details of impending iPod updates -- expected as early as Wednesday, Feb 23rd.

According to the rumor site, the current 4GB iPod Mini will drop to $199, while the 6GB iPod will come in at $249. They also expect two new iPods to arrive at $349 and $449 price points.

The news is consistent with rumors published yesterday by MacShrine who reported on 30GB and 60GB iPod Photo models coming in at $349 and $449... as well, as 4GB Mini's at $199 at 6GB Mini's at $249.

 

[sethypoo]

That's amazing! 4GB for $199! I sure hope Apple goes through with this.

 

[jncrow]

sounds good lets bring them on. I like the color screen idea think it would look much brighter and a fresh look.

 

[krollster]

Sweet. Any mention of battery life though?

 

[whenpaulsparks]

if thinksecret is saying it, then this is great news!!!! i was planning on buying an ipod mini for my girlfriend and i's one year anniversary, and i would spend $249, but $199 means i have an extra $50 to spend! hooray! and i can upgrade my aging 3rd gen 15GB (which i will shed a tear when i do replace it) with a ipod photo with twice the storage for only $329 (edu)!!! wow. great news. go apple!

 

[PlaceofDis]

great, i finally made up my mind to get a mini, and now im going to have to choose, i can live with 4gigs, thats fine, but if the 6gig comes with a color screen and the other stuff mentioned before then i will have to give it some serious consideration

 

[narco]

That's one HELL of a price drop!

Fishes,
narco.

 

[virus1]

ack.. too many ipods, if you ask me. i dont think apple will do that mini split because it would just confuse everyone.

 

[virus1]

That's one HELL of a price drop!

Fishes,
narco.

good point, especially for an ipod photo

 

[habalooo]

they just copied macshrine, they had them a day before!...

 

[quackattack]

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for 80GB. That is about the only thing that will get me to upgrade.

 

[ZildjianKX]

I really hope the new 6 gig mini has at least 10 hours of battery life. Right now the mini has the worst battery life of Apple's whole line.

And I'm really glad I cancelled my iPod shuffle order...

 

[Steven1621]

as soon as the $349 ipod photo is up in the apple store, my credit card comes out.

 

[iGary]

Warm up your CMD-R buttons and your credit cards, folks.

 

[Croz]

Frustrated! ARG.

I just bought an engraved iPod mini for my wife's valentines day present!! Talk about bad timing! *sobs*

Anyway. Now I want to die.

 

[vwcruisn]

sweet my used mini just sold on ebay for almost 230 bucks +20 shipping!

 

[jimsowden]

I'm just practicing and I can't access my account on the apple store from safari. Works fine in camino, anyone else with this problem?

 

[gwuMACaddict]

woop de freakin' do... i wanna find a store in the dc/metro area that has a shuffle in stock!!

ARGH

 

[tomjleeds]

Warm up your CMD-R buttons and your credit cards, folks.

Heh, how true. Although in my case it's Ctrl+R

What time do people reckon we'll be seeing them? 9AM EST? I hope so, that way I'll be able to order it immediately

 

[denm316]

woop de freakin' do... i wanna find a store in the dc/metro area that has a shuffle in stock!!

ARGH

I share your thoughts, however I am looking in the Philadelphia area.

 

[EJBasile]

Finally, Price cuts (hopefully) on the iPod Photo.

How many people here would spend $500-$600 on an MP3 player, and for me with my expeirences with iPod I definatly would not buy one of those at that price
(scratching...hd failer....apple replacing.... scratching.... scratching.... scratching... battery breaks- burns up.....apple replaces.....messed up LCD....scratching....scratching....)

For $500 you can buy a whole computer (mini)

 

[PlaceofDis]

these price drops will basically put an iPod at every $50 price point

100, 150, 200, 150, etc

good job apple!

 

[iGary]

woop de freakin' do... i wanna find a store in the dc/metro area that has a shuffle in stock!!

ARGH

Clarendon, Tysons, Towson, Bethesda, Montgomery are all out?

Geebus.

 

[iGary]

Finally, Price cuts (hopefully) on the iPod Photo.

How many people here would spend $500-$600 on an MP3 player, and for me with my expeirences with iPod I definatly would not buy one of those at that price
(scratching...hd failer....apple replacing.... scratching.... scratching.... scratching... battery breaks- burns up.....apple replaces.....messed up LCD....scratching....scratching....)

For $500 you can buy a whole computer (mini)

If they introduce a 350.00 iPod Photo, I'm in. My partner will kill me, but oh well.

 

[swissmann]

That's amazing! 4GB for $199! I sure hope Apple goes through with this.

Exactly what I was thinking. That would be nice to get the current mini at under $200.