I'm STOKED! (with pics)

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: ai42
Just got home will post pics very soon!

(warning high res images)

Pic!!!!

Wonder how much Santana had to pay to get his music displayed on the nano box.

 

[loic2003]

Did you find the scroll wheel somewhat too small to work with?? Looking at the pictures I fear this might be the case.

 

[mchammer]

Me want!

 

[Crescent13]

CONGRATS!!!

99 cookies for you.












I ate the hundredth to calm myself because I am angry that I just bought a mini 2 months ago, and now they come out with this.

 

[zainali]

dont really like the ipod but for one thing its NOT overpriced. it uses flash memory and it costs around $90 per 2 gigs and $180 for 4 gigs. obviously apple gets a huge discount but still flash memory is not cheap.

 

[SlowSpyder]

could replace the battery without sending in to Apple and paying $67

You have to send it back to Apple to change the battery?! I didn't know that, that is crazy. How long does the battery last?

 

[mchammer]

Originally posted by: Crescent13
CONGRATS!!!

99 cookies for you.












I ate the hundredth to calm myself because I am angry that I just bought a mini 2 months ago, and now they come out with this.

5,000 cookie

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[jdiddy]

I just came back from the Apple Store at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga the black 4gig nano was sold out! I was so ready to buy one. Its really slick though. The display model was awesome definately have to get one this weekend sometime.

 

[mchammer]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder

could replace the battery without sending in to Apple and paying $67

You have to send it back to Apple to change the battery?! I didn't know that, that is crazy. How long does the battery last?

About 3 years or so.

 

[777php]

I love my white 4GB, now I'm just waiting for some nice armbands and a remote to come out.

 

[ponyo]

My black 4gb shipped from Apple today. Can't wait to get it.

 

[Goosemaster]

Will try do get one tomorrow at Tysons...


Wish me luck

 

[mdchesne]

omg, nice! putting those quarts in front of it really shows how small it is. I want one now!

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i just got mine from the KOP store

 

[sleuth bandit]

The nanos are definitely cool. Too bad I'll never have a use for one.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder

could replace the battery without sending in to Apple and paying $67

You have to send it back to Apple to change the battery?! I didn't know that, that is crazy. How long does the battery last?

thats how its always been. if ur geeky u can do it yourself cheaper by going to a battery reseller like ipodbattery.com the less geeky can send it in for a new battery with a fee.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
I might want if ...
- they were larger than 4 GB
- could replace the battery without sending in to Apple and paying $67
- could load my own MP3s without iTunes

You don't REALLY need iTunes to load your MP3's to an iPod. You can mount it as an external hard drive and copy over files that way.

Linux users also have a program called GTKPod as a substitute for iTunes.

ephpod ipodagent..3rd party software is pretty plentiful.

and larger then 4gb? lol u know anything about flash mem prices? apples already using a bulk discount that other player makers can't touch.

 

[BlackAdam]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i wonder if apple's 'student union' rebate is good for this?

Definately not.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Don't think I'll be getting a nano any time soon, seeing as I've already got a mini.
I'd be curious to see how many people that already own an iPod (especially minis) went out and bought a nano as well.

 

[ssvegeta1010]

Im sorry, but besides the flash vs. HD thing, I dont see the purpose in a smaller Ipod. Is the normal Ipod to big to fit in a pocket?

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Yeah, the iPod Nano seems overpriced to me. Sure, it's small, but $250 for a 4 GB MP3 player? My 30 GB iPod Photo was only $100 more than that 6 months ago!

Oh, and I still gotta bitch about the lack of a radio. Hell, even my $30 Sony Walkman came with a radio!

Comparing HD-based players to flash players again? When will you guys realize they are not the same.

Addition of a AM/FM radio would be great. Radio record would be awesome, as would voice record, WMA (and other formats) support, direct USB flash storage access, etc.

Apple doesn't need to add anything though. People will snap these up no matter what as long as the iPod is the de facto standard for portable digital music players.

 

[50]

I want to dump my 20 gig so bad just to get one of these. I realized I really don't need all of my music with me all the time, and also have been consolidating my library a lot lately. This is a kind of dumb question but I assume you get black crappy ipod headphones with the black model correct?

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: 50
I want to dump my 20 gig so bad just to get one of these. I realized I really don't need all of my music with me all the time, and also have been consolidating my library a lot lately. This is a kind of dumb question but I assume you get black crappy ipod headphones with the black model correct?

Nope, apple gives you whtie everything with any iPod you buy. When I got my U2 iPod I at LEAST expected black headphones, not because I had any plans to used them (my Sony Fontopia EX51s, and now Shure E2Cs were what I planned on using) but because it would MATCH. All the accessories are white, no matter what color you get, charger, cables, headphones, all white

He is quick with the EDIT

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: ssvegeta1010
Im sorry, but besides the flash vs. HD thing, I dont see the purpose in a smaller Ipod. Is the normal Ipod to big to fit in a pocket?

Not as comfortable in your pockets, especially if u have other stuff in there already

 

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
I might want if ...
- they were larger than 4 GB
- could replace the battery without sending in to Apple and paying $67
- could load my own MP3s without iTunes

You don't REALLY need iTunes to load your MP3's to an iPod. You can mount it as an external hard drive and copy over files that way.

Linux users also have a program called GTKPod as a substitute for iTunes.

ephpod ipodagent..3rd party software is pretty plentiful.

and larger then 4gb? lol u know anything about flash mem prices? apples already using a bulk discount that other player makers can't touch.

Duh, I'm aware Apple got a hot deal from Samsung for the nano's memory.

Whether or not flash technology has advanced to the point that it is reasonable to stuff more than 4 GB into a digital music player, the fact remains that I need more than 4 GB.
Now I'm not adamant about my mp3 player using flash... HD based ones will do... but of course flash is preferable because it is solid state.
I was only referring to the nano because that is the topic of the thread. I'm aware that other options exist in the 20 to 60 GB range. Even if they do eventually crank the nano up to 20 GB I still might not buy one just because it doesn't run on rechargeables I can go out and buy and install myself.

As far as iTunes not being required for music transfer... I'm happy to hear that it's not.