I was thinking of sending it in to tech support...just for fun *LOL* Get an estimate of what it would cost to fix...
I'd love to see the look on their faces
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Retail Supplies for iPods Dwindling Ahead of September Refresh?
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I was thinking of sending it in to tech support...just for fun *LOL* Get an estimate of what it would cost to fix...
I'd love to see the look on their faces
I had read about these various DAC's too. Subjectively, I actually prefer the iPod Classic to the 5G. I like the iPod Touch a lot as well.
I'm not using uncompressed music or anything like that (nor am I using audiophile headphones), so my preference is in all likelihood due to simply different sound signatures of the different models, rather than quality of the DAC.
I think the iPods overall have improved tremendously in sound quality, so at this point I don't worry too much about new models, besides perhaps trying to listen to them first before buying.
Chances are they will have the 160GB for $250 and something like a 240GB for $350.
I'm probably going to get a new Classic at the update also.
I will most likely get a 240GB Classic and a 16GB Touch.
If you ask me how I plan on getting all of this, the total would be like almost $700, my birthday is at the end of September.
That has to be the best timing.
I'll probably get my Grandma to buy me the 16GB Touch and then I'll sell my 80GB.
I will use the money from selling my 80GB and from my birthday to get the 250GB Classic.
I agree and it's killing me to not go buy a Touch. I did a little research and last year they sent out announcements on August 28 for an event held on September 5 so there's a good possibility that we'll see an event announcement next week.
Also, I can't seem to find when the Touch was released to retail to see the time between announcement and release (would love to see it released soon after the announcement).
I don't remember for sure, but it might have been 2-3 weeks.
IIRC, there was some hubbub here about early Apple.com online orders being filled after the Touch started showing up at some retailers like Best Buy.
It may not be instantly available, but it won't be 2 months either. The wait right now is worse than the wait after the intro will be, because right now we have no idea what's coming across the entire product line.
I think Apple is going to really go for it this time. iPods and music players are no longer a big growth market, so I think Apple will try hard to try to drive sales forward. The iPhone has made a huge splash and deservedly so, but the iPod still generates a huge amount of revenue for Apple.
IIRC, there was some hubbub here about early Apple.com online orders being filled after the Touch started showing up at some retailers like Best Buy.
It may not be instantly available, but it won't be 2 months either. The wait right now is worse than the wait after the intro will be, because right now we have no idea what's coming across the entire product line.
I think Apple is going to really go for it this time. iPods and music players are no longer a big growth market, so I think Apple will try hard to try to drive sales forward. The iPhone has made a huge splash and deservedly so, but the iPod still generates a huge amount of revenue for Apple.
You kidding me? Shuffles are the greatest thing. There are times that's all I want - something with a big play and next button that I don't have to constantly look at. just clip it and go. And when I arrive, just roll up the headphones and stuff everything in my jeans pocket. It's a wonderful addition to my ipod family.
It's so simple it's the only ipod I could get for my mom. She couldn't read the screens of a nano and the interface is jsut confusing to non-geeks.
Gasp!! You only have one ipod!?!?!?!
Well I also have a 20GB 4G Monochrome but I didn't bother using that because the battery last like 4 hours max.
Well she bought me my first iPod, 30GB Video and I believe it was $300.
That's probably going to be the price of the 16GB Touch.
And if she does get it for me, it will be my birthday present.
At my local Walmart (only store locally to sell any good electronics), toward the beginning of the month, they had to 8gb iPod touches in stock. They didn't have the old software 8gb, either 16gb and they have never had the 32gb. Also, the iPod touch that goes in the display, they have at least one actual iPod for each model, was not in its place anymore... But, if I recall, that has been gone for a little while now, probably 2 months.
When I went back a couple of days ago they have 8 8gb in stock now, but still nothing on the others.
So, at first I was thinking my local store was following the trends of everyone else, but now they seem to have changed paths a little.
When I went back a couple of days ago they have 8 8gb in stock now, but still nothing on the others.
So, at first I was thinking my local store was following the trends of everyone else, but now they seem to have changed paths a little.
Well I sorta noticed the same same thing at my local walmart.
They had all of the iPods on display.
And I had no way of telling which Touch model was on display.
But they did have a plentiful amount of Nanos; I'd say around 5 or 6.
There was one 8GB Touch and two of the 32GB Touch.
I think there was maybe two or three Classics.
They also offered a $30 iTunes gift card with the purchase of any iPod Touch.
lol, I finally remembered to check.
Only the iPod Nanos and iPod Classics are marked as discontinued. The touch and shuffle say "active" on our store's PDA's.
Figures.
No store is ever going to run out of Shuffles.
And can you check the capacity on the remaining Touches?
I bet there's only like 32GB versions left, considering I don't think there are that many people that would pay $500 for a 32GB mp3 player, weather it has internet or not.