Apple Ends Delay, Sets iPod Mini Worldwide Launch 28
dncsky1530 writes "Apple Computer said Wednesday that it would end the waiting and launch its iPod mini digital music player around the world on July 24.
The release ends a three-month delay of the iPod mini's debut outside the United States. In March, Apple said it would postpone the mini player's release because of stronger-than-expected domestic demand and slow production of the device's hard drives."
Re:Cool (Score:5, Informative)
Second, as the iPod mini uses a different battery and it has only been in people's hands for several months, no one can speak to the average longevity of the battery in these models.
Third, and I am sorry if this is rude, it's not hard to educate [google.com] yourself about this before you ask a question in Slashdot that just makes you sound like a Troll.
Re:Cool (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:5, Interesting)
Then again /. has been consistently wrong on the popularity of Apple products. If I recall correctly, /.'s general opinion was that the ipod would be unsuccessful as well.
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:2)
Except our dollar is worth significantly less. (The american price gap with a currency converter is about $90-$100 Australian dollars [depending on the current rate]) That's about a $25 USD difference between the two.
I'm suspecting this is a tactic to keep 15GB iPods selling over the iPod mini, which is still not in a production to meet demand. So those that really want it, can st
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:5, Informative)
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:3, Informative)
It proves that consumers are interested in aesthetics with feasible capacity in preference to just raw storage capacity. After all alot of consumers don't have more than 4GB of songs.
Additionally iTunes makes it easy to make good use of that 4GB. Good options to automatically control what music is placed on the device.
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:5, Insightful)
There is a 6 week wait for these things as they can't get the parts and or build them fast enough.
As has been hashed out many times here before, they aren't competing with the $299 15GB iPod, they are competing with the $199 512MB flash players. Does it look like a better deal now?
As for the size, when you look at the numbers in print it doesn't seem that much smaller, when you hold one of each in your hand the size difference is significant.
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:5, Insightful)
1. The guys at my gym that want a smaller iPod to run with. The iPod mini is about half the size of the already small iPod.
2. People that have 4gb or less of music digitized or possibly people who will only ever want to listen to 1,000 songs before returning to their computers to change the list. Using iTunes it's only a half-dozen clicks to switch from "sync playlist x" to "sync songs in playlist x, y and z" - wait a few seconds and you're ready to go.
That's prefect for a lot of people who are used to selecting a couple of CDs in the morning for the commute to work. Buying an additional 11gb of space isn't a better deal for these people, it's a waste of $50!
3. People who just like "cute" or "blue". There are some people who see the iPod as a fashion accessory - $250 isn't a lot compared to a designer belt or purse.
4. People who just don't have $299 to spend on the "big boy" ipods but still want to be part of Apple's "digital lifestyle". The fact remains that the only portable player you can (easily) use your iTunes Music Store tunes with is made by Apple. Also, Apple has arguably one of the best interfaces for a portable MP3 player of this kind, and it's digital jukebox software has been well received too - some people are willing to sacrifice a few gigabytes of storage if they thing they will end up with a better overall user experience.
$50 may not seam like a lot to some of us, but for someone like my younger brother working part time at subway in high-school that's a fair size chunk of his monthly income. They may decide to purchase the 'best quality' by whatever measure they use - rather than the highest specifications.
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:2)
article says they can't keep up demand (Score:2)
You could ask the question why people pay for these minis when they can get a bigger device for more. Mmmmm, that doesn't sound right, you can usually get a bigger device for a more money.
So why don't people pay 50 bucks more for the bigger device? Because duh and if yo
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:5, Funny)
After the mini came out, I see even more iPods and about 1/3 of the 'pods that are waling around are minis (a lot of idiots seem to enjoy showing them off, either on armbands, by carrying them, or having them attached to their belt). I call them idiots, because only an idiot would show off something that easy to rip off that's that expensive. On more than one occasion I've realized that if I wasn't such a bum, I could probably grab one and run away with it before anyone realized... although I'm not a fast runner, so that's not feasible, I'd get caught and have the shit beaten out of me before getting arrested...
Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well (Score:1)
Selling out their entire production capacity at $249 a unit, or selling out their entire production capacity at $149 a unit.
Apple must be totally beleaguered to think they can sell every iPod mini they can make at a higher price point.
Oh wait.
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Strange... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:crappy feel (Score:2, Informative)
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The more the merrier (Score:2)
I have had my Mini (green) since May (month and a half) and am very pleased. I prefer the new navigation wheel to the nav+4 button system in