Digitimes is reporting that "with weaker-than-expected iPod nano sales this year", Samsung had been dumping excess NAND flash stock. Meanwhile, SanDisk has been adding additional pressure with aggressive pricing of their NAND flash products.
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Weak iPod Nano Sales?
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Digitimes is reporting that "with weaker-than-expected iPod nano sales this year", Samsung had been dumping excess NAND flash stock. Meanwhile, SanDisk has been adding additional pressure with aggressive pricing of their NAND flash products.
wow. i thought the nano was a really good seller. Even though i think the video sold better, it still says that it is the #1 seller on store.apple.com.
Scroll down to top sellers or something in the middle of the page on the left.
Scroll down to top sellers or something in the middle of the page on the left.
if this is true, they probably will increase when the next revisions come around aka larger storage capacity. Right now i think they might be a little high for many 
I just bought one this friday and so did my girlf friend. That adds two to the sales numbers. I hope it helps
i think its not selling as well is because of the size. 4 GB or about 1,000 songs. many people who have a mini have larger music collection the 4 GB. Also if you look at the price, for 30 gig isn't that more plus it plays video.
I don't know about that though... In the past, I'm pretty sure Apple had similar price differences between different iPods and they all still sold.puckhead193 said:
I think it was all that negative press about the scratching. That and the fact that the Nano probably feels too tiny in a lot of peoples' hands.
Yea, the nano replaced the mini at the same pricepoint. So you got 2GB less storage than the mini and worse battery life...?puckhead193 said:
Why exactly was I supposed to "upgrade" from my mini?
nano sales will take off as soon as the nano at least matches the previous generation (the mini) in features.
I'm pretty surprised if this is true. The only reason I don't like nanos is that it's too small- I'd be afraid it'd accidently slip out of something without me noticing.
Don M. said:
Ditto that ... I'll ubuy the nano when it eventually catches up with the mini I bought for my lady nearly 2 years ago ...
Ah my heart skipped a few beats (because I'm a share holder) then I read it was from Digitimes and I was thinking "Oh thank god! Apples sellling a $#!t load". Gotta love their track record
Don M. said:
I really like my nano, more so than my gfs mini. That being said, most of my friends with the mini really like that form factor, the fact that it was aluminum, and in color, and other mini-ish things. Nano really is a proper successor to the Shuffle than the mini.
XIII said:Digitimes also reported we would have our PB and iBook G5's.. I'm still waiting..
My rule is, if digitimes reported it, then the reverse must be true
. don't take any stock in this report... It's on page 2 for a reason.
I wouldn't be surprised if this was true, although I'm not sure that it is. However, the fact that Apple introduced the 1GB model kind of leads me to believe it is.
I thought Apple kind of dropped the ball with the Nano. People LOVED the Minis--the different colors, the size, the battery life (2nd gen) and storage capacity. The Nano kind of went against all of that. They should have kept the colors (blue, green, pink, white or black or both). They shouldn't have reduced the storage capacity from 4-6GB to 2-4GB. People don't want to pay the same for less. And there was a ton of bad press about the scratching. One great thing about the Minis was that they were so durable and very hard to scratch!
I thought Apple kind of dropped the ball with the Nano. People LOVED the Minis--the different colors, the size, the battery life (2nd gen) and storage capacity. The Nano kind of went against all of that. They should have kept the colors (blue, green, pink, white or black or both). They shouldn't have reduced the storage capacity from 4-6GB to 2-4GB. People don't want to pay the same for less. And there was a ton of bad press about the scratching. One great thing about the Minis was that they were so durable and very hard to scratch!
I wouldn't say Nano sales are "weak", but I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't as strong as expected due to 5G iPod Sales. Yeah, there's always been the low-end and high-end iPods, but the fact that the 5G iPod plays video makes it much more desireable. An extra 150 bucks for 30 gigs and the ability to play videos would sway quite a few people, I think.
It did me.
It did me.
8 GB iPod Nano Soon?
The article also shows prices for 8 GB flash modules, which have apparently dropped to below the price level of 4 GB flash modules from 3 months ago. At this price you would expect that Apple would introduce an 8 GB Nano soon. This gives people a reason to go to the Nano as it would finally have a larger capacity than a Mini. 2,000 songs is a significant amount of music. Maybe a Mini upgrade in April?
The article also shows prices for 8 GB flash modules, which have apparently dropped to below the price level of 4 GB flash modules from 3 months ago. At this price you would expect that Apple would introduce an 8 GB Nano soon. This gives people a reason to go to the Nano as it would finally have a larger capacity than a Mini. 2,000 songs is a significant amount of music. Maybe a Mini upgrade in April?
sdavis8888 said:
I could see apple updating the Nano line to 8GB, 4GB, 2GB...I really don't know who would buy the 1GB Nano...it just seems like next to no songs on it.
Well, I'd consider it. Battery life would have to be addressed. Heck, I'd be happy with a 6GB nano; that at least achieves parity with my Mini.lilstewart92 said: