New iPods released!

MethodOne · Post by **MethodOne** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:53 am

If you look on Apple's site starting now, you will find many changes to the iPod line:

-iPod Touch
-iPod Classic
-iPod Nano
-iPod Shuffle

I just went to the local Apple Store and forgot to look at the iPods.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:50 am

Bleh, the iPod Touch is a tad too expensive. Sure, it has a touch screen and Wi-Fi, but the space storage is too limited. I'd rather get the iPod Classic for the cheaper price and storage size. Oh yeah, I laugh at those people who bought the iPhone at launch. It's now $200 cheaper.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:01 am

I'm still trying to figure out how the Shuffle sells.

I'm not fond of the iPod in general(hate the scroll ring interface, mainly), but the Shuffle is blatantly obvious crap. And it sells like hotcakes.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:33 am

the new nano looks alright , the new classic may be something to get but I wonder if the battery life has improved for videos , I have an ipod video and it drained a battery fast with video when I tried , havnt tried since they had any updates though

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:44 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:I'm still trying to figure out how the Shuffle sells.

I'm not fond of the iPod in general(hate the scroll ring interface, mainly), but the Shuffle is blatantly obvious crap. And it sells like hotcakes.

Cheap, some people don't need gigs of music, and it's easier to hide.

.. I don't own one, but that's what people tell me when I asked them why they buy it.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:50 am

I blame Apple for being able to successfully sell mediocre, if not crappy products.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:12 am

ReRuss wrote:the new nano looks alright , the new classic may be something to get but I wonder if the battery life has improved for videos , I have an ipod video and it drained a battery fast with video when I tried , havnt tried since they had any updates though

five or seven hours, for the 80 and 160 GB models respectively.

do you not know how to surf the web yet? that information is readily available.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:15 am

sweener2001 wrote:
ReRuss wrote:the new nano looks alright , the new classic may be something to get but I wonder if the battery life has improved for videos , I have an ipod video and it drained a battery fast with video when I tried , havnt tried since they had any updates though
five or seven hours, for the 80 and 160 GB models respectively.

do you not know how to surf the web yet? that information is readily available.

I find that hard to beleive , since the 5g video ipod can barely make it to 20 or 30 minutes

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:17 am

your ipod, not the 5G. big difference.

think about it. the 5G would let you watch about one full length movie. the 5.5 added to that. and here we are.

the fact that you let your batteries go to crap doesn't mean that the initial battery life is wrong.

Demios · Post by **Demios** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:19 am

I'd rather own a creative.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:21 am

i need to actually spend some time with one, but i don't know anyone with one, and the stores don't let me play with them or anything.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:24 am

even when it was new it sucked on battery life with video , it claims 6 hours of video , I've gotten 30 minutes tops , and this was using quicktime to convert to ipod...

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:50 am

it's also possible that the original 5G just wasn't up to snuff.

i know they improved battery life on the 5.5, and now i'm supposed to have 40 of audio with my 160.

i'll be getting it by the end of next week, and i can try and see how it is then in "real" conditions.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:56 am

be sure to let us know how it does , if it's up to par I may get an upgrade

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:32 pm

ipod is not only an mp3-player, it's a lifestyle. Everyone needs an ipod. If you don't want an ipod you are a failure as a person. The ipod is the most advanced thing in the universe.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:29 pm

I'd buy a touch if it had better video format support. Until it does avi with xvid it's as useless to me as my PSP is when it comes to video playback.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:49 am

Joe Camacho wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:I'm still trying to figure out how the Shuffle sells.

I'm not fond of the iPod in general(hate the scroll ring interface, mainly), but the Shuffle is blatantly obvious crap. And it sells like hotcakes.
Cheap, some people don't need gigs of music, and it's easier to hide.

.. I don't own one, but that's what people tell me when I asked them why they buy it.

I meant when comparing the Shuffle to other flash players. The Shuffle has always been feature-deficient and under-capacity for the price it carries.

Current example: The Shuffle 2 costs 80 bucks for a gig of storage
Creative's Zen Stone is the same size, shape, capacity, and control layout. Basically a Shuffle with the Zen logo on it. And costs thirty bucks.

Even better! The Stone Plus is 70, has TWO gig of space, a display, FM radio, recorder, and equalizer!

Not to mention Creative's players generally have far better quality output than Apple's(the iPod line is apparently infamous among audiophiles for it's really bad analog side).

Conclusion: You're an idiot if you buy a Shuffle. Or a sucker for iTunes downloads.

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:45 pm

I have a 1 GB Sandisk player that cost $36 (and that's with the weak dollar, it probably costs much less in the US).
It's eight times better than any "ipod" could ever be.

PHoNyMiKe · Post by **PHoNyMiKe** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:31 pm

wich iPod are you?

actually steve, I'm not an iPod at all, I'm a human being, maybe you'd be more comfortable calling me an iPerson?

Maybe you’ve got thousands of songs in your music library. Maybe you have just a few. Maybe you like watching video on the go. Maybe you just wanna grab some tunes and run.

maybe I just want a cheap ass mp3 player without having to install bullshit software to transfer my music, you know drag and drop, like a usb mass storage device. oh yeah, and without drm.

No matter where or what you want to play, there’s an iPod made for you.

I want to play zsnes at the bottom of the ocean, how can iPod help me do that? maybe I want to play some hd-dvds I purchased, where'sthe hd-dvd drive at steve?

in all honesty that ipod nano doesn't look too shabby for $150. maybe if it retained the slim shape of the previous one, and wasn't so fucking fat I'd run out and sell my soul and buy one. but really, who's got time to sit and watch a movie on a shitty little screen? I know you're thinking what I'm thinking: "some hip person watching a movie on their ipod on the subway" because hip people ride the subway all the time. maybe you're not hip, maybe you can ride the bus and watch your ipod. or maybe you've got money, and like to fly on planes well then you'll look like a hippy sap watching an ipod while all the kids on the plane got 17 inch dvd players. or maybe you're a fucking dumb bitch and like to drive a large SUV while talking on the phone and watching ipod at the same time

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:38 am

Creative? Na Ipod for the win.
I have an Ipod Nano, I wanted the Iphone but I'm still debating
if I should get it or not.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:50 am

Mike wrote:Creative? Na Ipod for the win.
I have an Ipod Nano, I wanted the Iphone but I'm still debating
if I should get it or not.

Any particular reason you prefer the iPod?

I'm not a Zen loyalist, it was just the easiest comparison, given Creative made an active effort to match the Shuffle's size and feature set on one model.

iPhone, though?
My laughter knows no bounds.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:00 am

Apple really needs to find a way to "give back" to the early adopters. That $200 price drop could do you a lot of good in something else. You would need no less than a $100 rebate on the next Apple purchase or something to satisfy people IMO.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:03 am

I hear those Sansa players are quite good. I'm actually tempted to buy one of these, since it's more worth it than the Nano.

DOLLS (J) [!] · Post by **DOLLS (J) [!]** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:22 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Not to mention Creative's players generally have far better quality output than Apple's(the iPod line is apparently infamous among audiophiles for it's really bad analog side).

Bullshit, I say.
Edit: Check this out too, in this case the Shuffle gets the prize.

COWON A2 for the win, BTW.

FitzRoy · Post by **FitzRoy** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:53 am

Anything that makes you install its own software to transfer files onto the device is crap, IMO. My aunt bought a Sony Walkman MP3 for my cousin last xmas and, suffice it to say, it was really fun installing that bloatware on their 800mhz dinosaur and showing them how to use it.

And then there's this clearance Sandisk flashdrive I bought last week that auto-installs its own bloatware, to my sheer amazement upon inserting it. Wow, like I really need a slow-ass helper program bogging down my computer for a fucking FLASH drive? I just didn't quite expect that one.