Mini IPod Prices

[Alex]

the mini's dont come with a dock... do they... I dont think so.
they can get one... but its not packaged.. *or I might be wrong*

Yep, the dock is optional... that means its more =)

[Arden]

Maybe Apple priced them at $250 for a reason: if you're going for a player, you might as well go the next level up and get the full iPod.

I still say they should have models between 1 GB and 4 GB (and maybe even .5 GB) and price them between $100-200. That would sell a lot of Minis.

[Veljo]

Originally Posted by Arden

Maybe Apple priced them at $250 for a reason: if you're going for a player, you might as well go the next level up and get the full iPod.

I still say they should have models between 1 GB and 4 GB (and maybe even .5 GB) and price them between $100-200. That would sell a lot of Minis.

I think the price is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. For an extra little bit you can more than triple your storage...I mean, why wouldn't you? It's like pricing a Dual G5 2GHz at $1000 and a G3 600MHz at $950...which would you choose?

I was excited about the idea of a 'mini iPod', but not at that price. $100-150 yes. $250....hell no.

[Cat]

I think the price is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. For an extra little bit you can more than triple your storage...I mean, why wouldn't you? It's like pricing a Dual G5 2GHz at $1000 and a G3 600MHz at $950...which would you choose?

I'd rephrase that: I think the price is the SMARTEST thing I've ever seen. For an extra little bit you can more than triple your storage...I mean, why wouldn't you?
Why wouldn't Apple want you to? In this case they just made you spend $100,- more on their own products! I think the pricing is brilliant. Everybody who considers the miniPods will be attracted to the megaPods: excellent hooking. The miniPods are just the bait. And you know what? I think they will sell like hot cakes! There a re plenty glitzy people around that always buy the smallest, shinyest gadget around. Apple did a great job IMHO.

[cybergoober]

I'm sorry, but $250 is way too much for 4 GB IMO. Who the feck cares how much the POS Rio 4 GB player is? /sigh

BFD, the mini is slightly smaller. WOOHOO!!
The iPod is no behemoth by any means. Plus the iPod is Sexy®, the mini is cute. I hate cute…

[Cat]

Have you seen this? Incredible, isn't it?

[lbrandt]

Isn't there some advantage to flash rather than disk? Maybe it's more robust for joggers and others who move the pod around vigorously? Maybe flash has a longer expected lifetime than disk?

[MacMuppet]

In the MSWF thread i wrote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by garymum4d
The new Mini iPods are NOT on the UK apple store. All the other new stuff is, iLife, G5 Xserve and so on, but No mini iPods!!!

Are we not good enough? after all we are still waiting for ITMS


Good. It gives them lots of time to re-think the price, before they make a loss on productiuon of these things. 4gb when you can have 15gb for $50 more? Thats so poorly thought out as to be laughable. I thought they were only looking at smaller sized iPods to take on the the other smaller mp3 players on the market, something they will utterly fail to do with this pricing scheme - what exactly, has been the point of designing, producing and manufacturing iPodMinis, other than research and trial and error for the next generation of iPods.
Regardless of how beautiful, functional, small, long-lived practical and durable it is, £249 is too much for a personal stereo (mp3 or not, data-carrying-able or not), and £220 for one with a third of the capacity is not only no better, its actually worse.

I loved the complete deadpan non-reaction when Steve announced the price - like "no seriously dude, how much will it be? No, no we're not falling for it, stop yanking our chains, what will the price be? WHAT? YOU'RE ACTUALLY SERIOUS!?!?!"