Next (4G) Generation iPod's!! out this week... (price drop)

[MicroChip911]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5457434/site/newsweek/

"Lower price. The top-of-the-line iPod, holding 10,000 songs (40 gigs, as geeks will tell you), now costs $399. The lower-capacity model, with room for 5,000 songs (20 gigs), costs $299. That's a $100 price reduction for each. (There's no more 15-gig model.)"

New features include:

- Click wheel (like the iPod Mini)
- A millimeter thinner
- More efficient Menus
- Multiple on-the-go playlists
- Listen to audiobooks slower or 25 percent faster without affecting pitch
- Longer play - 12 hours of battery life due to more power conservation
- Lower price: 40GB - $399, 20GB $299 (no 15 gig model now)
- Still white

A 60GB model has been rumored to fill the $499 price point soon.

 

[Kipper]

Argh! Just bought my 20GB refurb 3G, too.

 

[music]

$100 less and 50% more battery life! :thumbsup:

 

[Kipper]

We'll find out tomorrow...

 

[Corporate Thug]

2 hours of battery life - nice

 

[mmx]

when r they available

 

[MicroChip911]

Sometime in the next 2 weeks.. maybe tomorrow.

 

[atac]

dang, and i just got my g/f the mini and was thinking, why didn't they make that wheel on the non-mini version? apple's a smart company, when it comes to design.

 

[osiris3mc]

Sweeeeeeeeet! I almost bought one two weeks ago but then pulled out at the last second because I thought it was too much. This is just what I was waiting for. I'm on this the minute they come out...

 

[kindest]

Originally posted by: osiris3mc
Sweeeeeeeeet! I almost bought one two weeks ago but then pulled out at the last second because I thought it was too much. This is just what I was waiting for. I'm on this the minute they come out...

lol things are always overpriced right when they come out.

 

[mchammer187]

here's hoping th education discount still applies

a 4th Generation 20 GB for 269 would be sweet

now i can upgrade from my 2nd generation 10 GB

 

[PinchyCM]

yeha, i'm thinking of selling my practically new 3G one now. i like the sound of slimmer, longer battery life.

who wants it? it's flawless! been in an exo2 case since day one!

 

[Aztech]

Originally posted by: shady06
2 hours of battery life - nice

He means 12 hours

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Originally posted by: mmx
when r they available

Will be announced some time this week. Probably Monday.

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Originally posted by: PinchyCM
yeha, i'm thinking of selling my practically new 3G one now. i like the sound of slimmer, longer battery life.

who wants it? it's flawless! been in an exo2 case since day one!

Was thinking the same thing. I have a 3G 20GB and thought about getting the 4G 40GB model instead. But then I realized that I probably wouldn't get more than $275 for it since the new 4G 20GB version is only $299. Then I'd have to pay at least another $100 to get the 4G 40GB model which would then mean that I would pay about $475+ for it. Not worth it.

 

[tstrike]

niceee lower price and more battery life sweeet :thumbsup:

 

[Kipper]

CNet Story (based off of NewsWeek)

Google News links

 

[agent2099]

Apple hasn't even get their act together on the ipod minis have they? They seem widely out of stock!

 

[50]

I don't understand why they went to the click wheel (I've never used an ipod mini so bare with me), does that mean you have to press the buttons now and they aren't touch sensitive? Also is it just me or is a 20 gig minimum becoming too big? I'd rather they continue with smaller drives for a smaller ipod and a lower cost.

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: agent2099
Apple hasn't even get their act together on the ipod minis have they? They seem widely out of stock!

I think the problem here is that demand for the mini is so great they're having trouble manufacturing them. Rumor has it that Hitachi's 4GB microdrive, the same thing in the Nomad Muvo2, is what sits inside the mini. Hitachi is having trouble cranking out these drives faster than Apple needs minis on-hand.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: 50
I don't understand why they went to the click wheel (I've never used an ipod mini so bare with me), does that mean you have to press the buttons now and they aren't touch sensitive? Also is it just me or is a 20 gig minimum becoming too big? I'd rather they continue with smaller drives for a smaller ipod and a lower cost.

keep in mind I have yet to use one, but from what i've heard, the wheel is still a "wheel" put you can also "click" it by pressing at one of those locations.

 

[ziplux]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: 50
I don't understand why they went to the click wheel (I've never used an ipod mini so bare with me), does that mean you have to press the buttons now and they aren't touch sensitive? Also is it just me or is a 20 gig minimum becoming too big? I'd rather they continue with smaller drives for a smaller ipod and a lower cost.

keep in mind I have yet to use one, but from what i've heard, the wheel is still a "wheel" put you can also "click" it by pressing at one of those locations.

Yes, that's exactly what it is like. It's great, because you fingers never need to leave the wheel! It saves a lot of time. If you want to see what it is like, go to any store that has a Mini on display.

 

[SuepaFly]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: 50
I don't understand why they went to the click wheel (I've never used an ipod mini so bare with me), does that mean you have to press the buttons now and they aren't touch sensitive? Also is it just me or is a 20 gig minimum becoming too big? I'd rather they continue with smaller drives for a smaller ipod and a lower cost.

keep in mind I have yet to use one, but from what i've heard, the wheel is still a "wheel" put you can also "click" it by pressing at one of those locations.

It's actually a touch/click wheel. Its pretty cool. Right now I have the 3G and its a bit annoying to "one-hand" it because I have to shift my thumb way up to go backwards. With everything on the wheel, it should be a lot easier to navigate... Now if only I could find a way to trade my 3G 40GB for a 4G 40GB
:brokenheart:

 

[Ultimobah]

What might be an even better deal is 3d gen iPods after the anouncement tomorrow....Apple sells stuff from the immediate-past-generation-but-still-new producs at a discount. Go to http://store.apple.com after the announcement, and see what they have listed in the "Hot Deals" section. They might have refurbed 3rd Gen 40 giggers for a great price, and Apple refurbs have the same warranty as new products.

Or, if you want to wait, its known that Apple placed an order for 300,000 (or something) 60 gig drives with the same form factor as those that go in the iPod. I believe the next Apple expo is in Europe in the first week of August. It also makes sense because right now they are lacking a high end (price) iPod.

 

[FinalShaft]

Sure enough...

http://www.apple.com/ipod/