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The mini was exciting until the price announcement. Then no reaction from the crowd. We were all thinking the same thing. You just told us 15 gb for $299 and now you want us to spend $50 less for something that holds almost 75% less?! The coolness factor of something so small isn't worth it for me, sorry. The price is wrong, wrong, wrong.
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well, i did expect them to announce fast PowerMacs so a bit disappointed. However, the imac was updated quite recent (20") so i don't think there'll be an imac-update until late february/early march. PowerMacs probably before that. G5 PowerBooks this summer.
I for one find the mini-iPods pretty cool. And seriously, you can't expect the price to be anything less. There's a reason a laptop costs more than a desktop for the same basic configuration; you pay for smaller size. The 0.5" disks are probably on a new production line with lower output compared to 1.8" (and most likely high demand for them as well) which drives prices up. I think the next iteration will be cheaper. Physical dimensions is actually one reason that kept me from buying an iPod, i think it's just slightly to big. Only possible issue with the mini-iPods is batterylife so this is great!!. I hope it's not less than 10-12 hours, that would make it useless IMO. And seriously, a 1GB Flash-based player would be at least $250, probably more judging by the prices of 1GB CompactFlash so I do think think it has a very good chance of selling quite well.
The G5 Xserves are obviously the next logical step in Apple foray into the server market. Finally adding ECC-RAM is good news. That was probably a put-off for quite a few serious server-buyers.
New iLife-suit looks cool, especially GarageBand of course. will it be included if I buy a retailversion of Panther or only with new computers?
I for one find the mini-iPods pretty cool. And seriously, you can't expect the price to be anything less. There's a reason a laptop costs more than a desktop for the same basic configuration; you pay for smaller size. The 0.5" disks are probably on a new production line with lower output compared to 1.8" (and most likely high demand for them as well) which drives prices up. I think the next iteration will be cheaper. Physical dimensions is actually one reason that kept me from buying an iPod, i think it's just slightly to big. Only possible issue with the mini-iPods is batterylife so this is great!!. I hope it's not less than 10-12 hours, that would make it useless IMO. And seriously, a 1GB Flash-based player would be at least $250, probably more judging by the prices of 1GB CompactFlash so I do think think it has a very good chance of selling quite well.
The G5 Xserves are obviously the next logical step in Apple foray into the server market. Finally adding ECC-RAM is good news. That was probably a put-off for quite a few serious server-buyers.
New iLife-suit looks cool, especially GarageBand of course. will it be included if I buy a retailversion of Panther or only with new computers?
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From Apple website :
"Like its (slightly) bigger brother, iPod mini gives you over 25 minutes of skip protection and lasts up to 8 hours on a single battery charge. So you wont pay a penalty for miniaturization."
Sorry, CP-Man
"Like its (slightly) bigger brother, iPod mini gives you over 25 minutes of skip protection and lasts up to 8 hours on a single battery charge. So you wont pay a penalty for miniaturization."
Sorry, CP-Man
lionsweb said:
well, I was referring to the larger iPod. Guess I was a bit confusing.... However, I suppors 8 hours is reasonable. I don't really know the typical power consumption for Flash-media but the iRiver IFP380T has a stated battery life of 24 hours. Batterylife is obviously the trade-off you have to make if you want larger storage capacity.