iPod Mini
Well, Steve finally gave the scoop on the new iPod. It’s 5 Gb (1000 songs says Steve, adjust with the Jobs distortion factor accordingly), thinner and lighter than the competition. It’s priced at $250, $50 more than the average MP3 Flash players.
It sounds good except that Jobs also announced that the entry-level iPod was switching from 10 Gb to 15 Gb, while keeping its original price of $299.
Maybe there are people who will want to save $50 at the expense of 67% of capacity but I really doubt they will be legion. It seems to me the iPod Mini is hitting exactly in the middle of the two sweet spots: either lower the capacity and the price or bring it closer to the regular iPod. I predict disappointing sales for that very reason, but time will tell…
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I had one of the original 5Gb iPods, and filled to capacity it did indeed fit just over 1,000 songs from my library. Your mileage may vary, but mine pretty much hit the mark. :)
Its 4G and it is a lot smaller for those people that want to use one strapped to their arm while exercising. That's the target market as far as I can tell.
I wouldn't recommend exercising with any hard drive based player... I doubt it would hold up very well. So despite the size, if the iPod Mini is not flash-based then I think Cedric's comments are right on and Apple completely missed the mark on this one. So much for all those $100 iPod rumors...
the iPod has stood up rather well to exercise based on my experience. I think the "hd vs. flash" argument is somewhat bogus for these critters.
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I had one of the original 5Gb iPods, and filled to capacity it did indeed fit just over 1,000 songs from my library. Your mileage may vary, but mine pretty much hit the mark. :)