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New $249 iPod Tomorrow?
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"I wonder if the 8gb RED nano will show up black in iTunes..."
My 4GB RedPod shows up as silver on the desktop, and old iTunes 7.0.1
Updating iTunes...now it shows red in iTunes, still silver on desktop..
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My 4GB RedPod shows up as silver on the desktop, and old iTunes 7.0.1
Updating iTunes...now it shows red in iTunes, still silver on desktop..
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This is such a tired argument. Do you want flash or a HD based iPod? They are very different beasts, each good for different purposes.
Flash memory is more expensive than the HD, hence the price difference.
Exactly. Charities are always available to recieve donations for their cause, you don't have to purchase ANY product to do so!
I'm just saying what the people I know opinions are. Maybe for all of the "intelligent" buyers, it is a no-brainer as to why 8GB and 30GB are the same price, but that doesn't mean the general public will go for it.
Try explaining to average potential buyers why a player that's albeit smaller, is the same price as one that can play video, new games, and has 22GB more capacity, and still an iPod.
If Apple were to release their breakdown of how many nano's of each capacity were sold, I would bet that the 8GB is the least by a substantial margin. Hence why they released the 8GB RED to drum up sales.
There's also the huge difference in size and weight. I use my 3rd gen. 10GB iPod in my car, but it's too big and heavy to use at home while I do other things. That's why I also have 1st gen. 4GB iPod nano. I have it in my shirt's pocket and can barely notice it.
8GB in a small slim form factor that's immune to shakes and vibrations vs 30GB in a slightly larger form factor that needs to be handled far more carefully.
The question at this point is based upon which stores your music collection. If your music collection can comfortably fit in 8Gb, and I suspect most people's can, and you're not planning to use the extra space for anything else, then the 8Gb flash-based system is objectively superior.
If you're interested in lossless music formats, use it to watch movies and TV programmes, or plan to use it to transfer data, or just store your pr0n collection, then yeah, the 30Gb version is the only option that will work for you, though it may even be too low in the capacity stakes.
I'm seriously considering getting a nano myself. I've been using a 2G (touchwheel, no dock connector) 10Gb unit for a while, and it's generally got more space than I need. I don't want to watch movies or TV programmes, I'd never have the opportunity to, and certainly wouldn't want to watch them on a tiny screen. AAC and MP3 are perfectly fine in terms of quality, my headphones distort the sound more than the formats do. I, in practice, never use the iPod for transferring data, and an MMC/SD card or burnt DVD is better for that anyway in my experience. So there's absolutely no reason on Earth to get the 30Gb model. I'd be buying something that's less solid and larger, for no material benefit.
YMMV.
I'm in the same boat as peharri, except I have over 12gb of music and growing. I'd love to get a Nano that could hold all of it, just not gonna happen. Even still, I've actually considered selling my 40gb Photo so I can get a Nano, simply because of the reasons he stated. The Photo is huge. I'm thinking I'd love to have a nice and tiny Nano even if it means I have to swap music on and off at times.
The 15" MacBook Pro is the same price as the 24" iMac too
Funny!
And both of them are very tempting...
Ya right, "more willing", but would you? Doubt it. $10, 10% - it doesn't matter. Instead of all the whiners complaining Apple isn't giving enough, why don't they get on other forums and complain that most other comapanies are doing NOTHING!
The fact is Apple could just donate nothing, still sell tremendous quantitiess of iPods and keep all the profit for themselves - but they're not.
About time
It's about time they had more colors in the 8GB range. I have a 1Gen Black iPod nano, and while it is beautiful in black, I really like the colors of the old minis (my wife has a gorgeous green Mini). When I found out the new nanos limited choice of colors to just the 8GB models, I was very disappointed and couldn't believe Apple marketing had such idiots in their employ.
I wouldn't upgrade my current 4GB black nano to a green aluminum model of the same capacity, but I would definitely consider a 8GB model if they had better color selection. Lots of cool colors is an Apple thing; too bad they keep forgetting that.
RED is a good start...now let's see green, blue, silver, etc....
It's about time they had more colors in the 8GB range. I have a 1Gen Black iPod nano, and while it is beautiful in black, I really like the colors of the old minis (my wife has a gorgeous green Mini). When I found out the new nanos limited choice of colors to just the 8GB models, I was very disappointed and couldn't believe Apple marketing had such idiots in their employ.
I wouldn't upgrade my current 4GB black nano to a green aluminum model of the same capacity, but I would definitely consider a 8GB model if they had better color selection. Lots of cool colors is an Apple thing; too bad they keep forgetting that.
RED is a good start...now let's see green, blue, silver, etc....
Absolutely correct!
The "Apple Makes Big Profit on Nano 2G" reports clearly pointed out that the numbers were based on manufacturing materials only.
Frankly they were non-stories. Never understood why anyone took the time to publish. Ifthey thought it would make Apple look bad, it certainly didn't.
Good that this will stop these 'should i get the cool red colour, but I need more than 4gigs' dilemmas...
Yo Moron!
For starters the "red" color brings awareness to the cause. People see it and it hopefully it will create conversation about the cause and how doing simple things or donating small amount of money can make a huge difference.
Second, if you want to donate to a charity (any charity), you can always do it on your own. One of the reasons (Product) Red was started is that many people don't take the time to donate (it's not that they don't want to, but they don't take the time to do so). Many "evil" corporations donate millions to various charities and try to get their customers to do so too. For example, for years the Hard Rock Cafe actually allowed customer to round up bills for charity and American Express allows you to use your American Express Rewards points for charity.
Also, the number 1 iPod right now is iPod Nano (Product) Red.
I apologize for being harsh calling you a moron. It's good that you want to donate to a cause and all I'm asking you to do is open your eyes and you will see some many easy ways to donate beyond (Product) Red. I thought about deleting it, but it makes me laugh.
10% would do a lot more good than $10.
how many million ipod red will be sold by jan?
how many lives will be saved?
If i wasn't a starving student i would buy a red ipod, sell it on ebay and donate all the money to the aids fight.
in a problem this wide scale dollers = cents so many more dollars are needed.
Why don't people care about the world we live in? We live in space and time not in our heads. we need to make the world better not "our reality"
how many million ipod red will be sold by jan?
how many lives will be saved?
If i wasn't a starving student i would buy a red ipod, sell it on ebay and donate all the money to the aids fight.
in a problem this wide scale dollers = cents so many more dollars are needed.
Why don't people care about the world we live in? We live in space and time not in our heads. we need to make the world better not "our reality"Alright, for starters, Breast Cancer (I'm not saying that this is not bad disease or anything) is not even in the Top 20 Causes of Mortality in the World. HIV/AIDS is number 4 (in case you're wondering heart disease has a stranglehold on the number 1 spot and Lung Cancer is 9).
And when we look at the Mortality Rate of Cancer in the US we see that Breast Cancer ranks third.
Lung cancer remains the biggest killer, projected to claim 163,510 lives in 2005.
Prostate cancer will be diagnosed in about 232,090 men in 2005.
Breast cancer will be diagnosed in about 211,240 women.
But, we're talking about two different diseases and two different problems. With Breast Cancer, the big thing is early detection and education, with Aids in Africa, we're trying patch the damm by providing meds to help those infected and at the same time educate people on the disease.
My pr0n would never fit on an iPod...
Besides, who would want to watch that on an iPod?
My thoughts exactly. I thought they'd donate a bigger chunk than the $10 a piece they've been doing for the 4GB model?
hello
Don't need a new phone, Apple's or anyone else's. I would like to thank rdowns, though, for his picture sweet!
Don't need a new phone, Apple's or anyone else's. I would like to thank rdowns, though, for his picture
sweet!can it play the games that apple has on the itunes store ? that'd be smart.
Who cares about africa, it's a lost cause anyway, and the best help they can get is no help. They blame the western world anyway for all the crap that they are in ! In spite of billions and billions of dollars of aid over decades after decades, Africa, generally (it's a big continent!), regresses. Sad but true.
Anyhow, it's a nobel, albeit useless, move by Apple. It looks cute. It's all marketing.
Who cares about africa, it's a lost cause anyway, and the best help they can get is no help. They blame the western world anyway for all the crap that they are in ! In spite of billions and billions of dollars of aid over decades after decades, Africa, generally (it's a big continent!), regresses. Sad but true.
Anyhow, it's a nobel, albeit useless, move by Apple. It looks cute. It's all marketing.