iPod touch Price of the new iPod Touch. Scratching my head here.

[Code.Red]

Yeah, it's too bad. IPS displays are really great.

Most of the confusion is the fact that Apple is trying to hide/downplay the fact it isn't the exact same screen, while still calling it the Retina Display. Some people assumed that a Retina Display means that it has the high ppi and it is an IPS display, when this really is just a marketing term Apple made up, so it can mean pretty much whatever they want. In this case, it really only means it has the high ppi.

Also, the way Steve Jobs introduced it in the keynote sounded like it was the "exact same" display, but the way he said it didn't mean that. He chose his words carefully.

Anyway, it's just something else they can add to the upgrade list for the iPod 5th gen, right?

 

[ChrisGonzales90]

I want a 4.3" model. Like the evo and even the PSP. If apple is obessed with this being a game machine, a slighlty larget screen would be neat.

Even if its 3.8 that would be good.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

IPS is incredibly expensive compared to cheaper TN panels. You can find 24" monitors with 1920 x 1200 resolution for really cheap, but an IPS panel version is 2x the price or more. The iPhone is subsidized and the real price is actually $700. That gives Apple more room to put in better components because the price is a little more than double the same capacity iPod touch.

 

[FearNo1]

"$700"?? What source is that? According to iSuppli, the cost of the 16gb iphone is $188 in june and that price will only drop over time. Thus when you factor in the exclusive deal apple got with at+t, they are easily making huge profits on each iphone sold. And don't let me start on added profits from itunes purchases, app dev kit purchases, macs bought used to create the apps, etc. Thus apple is making gigantic profits here...lets not fool ourselves...

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns-Ma...Materials-of-187-51-According-to-iSuppli.aspx
The iPhone 4’s design may be radically different—but the strategy remains the same, with the latest member of the product line carrying a Bill of Materials (BOM) that should continue to generate high profit margins for Apple Inc., according to iSuppli Corp.’s Teardown Analysis service.

IPS is incredibly expensive compared to cheaper TN panels. You can find 24" monitors with 1920 x 1200 resolution for really cheap, but an IPS panel version is 2x the price or more. The iPhone is subsidized and the real price is actually $700. That gives Apple more room to put in better components because the price is a little more than double the same capacity iPod touch.

 

[joe1946]

"$700"?? What source is that? According to iSuppli, the cost of the 16gb iphone is $188 in june and that price will only drop over time. Thus when you factor in the exclusive deal apple got with at+t, they are easily making huge profits on each iphone sold. And don't let me start on added profits from itunes purchases, app dev kit purchases, macs bought used to create the apps, etc. Thus apple is making gigantic profits here...lets not fool ourselves...

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns-Ma...Materials-of-187-51-According-to-iSuppli.aspx
The iPhone 4’s design may be radically different—but the strategy remains the same, with the latest member of the product line carrying a Bill of Materials (BOM) that should continue to generate high profit margins for Apple Inc., according to iSuppli Corp.’s Teardown Analysis service.

Show me a link to were I could buy an iPhone 4 for $188. The last time I checked Apple was a for profit company like Microsoft.

 

[FearNo1]

At what point did I say the retail price of the iphone is $188? Do you even comprehend english?? The prior post said that it costs apple so much to make the iphone. I was showing a link saying that was not the case. BTW, why even mention MS here? Mactards these days...

Show me a link to were I could buy an iPhone 4 for $188. The last time I checked Apple was a for profit company like Microsoft.

 

[revelated]

Wah! Wah! My sense of entitlement isn't fulfilled! Apple OWES me these features at the price point *I* demand! Grow up.

I don't demand anything. I'm stating my opinion on the subject. I feel that the price should have been basically identical to what last gen's 8GB was. I don't see the extra $40 worth of components here. The screen has already been verified as NOT the IPS screen and it's really the only thing that's changed besides the processor, which Apple manufactures for pennies on the dollar. The Mac Mini went up basically $200, but with that $200 you got SIGNIFICANTLY more than what the iPod Touch's increase gave you. The MacBook Pro 13" base actually went down a bit, and for that price DROP you got a stronger machine. I'm not asking for them to give it away; they have to make a profit, but do they have to basically use Vaseline to get it?

I think the iPad is overpriced for it's functionality too. I don't think apple owes it to me at a cheaper price.

The 16GB WiFi iPad isn't overpriced. There's a significant profit margin on it which has been verified, but it's also basically a new product in a space where few others are. It has no comparison point, and those that have tried have always come in at a higher cost. The 3G iPads are DEFINITELY overpriced, especially in light of Mobile Hotspots which are gaining popularity by the day.