Decius wrote:
] When people heard about the iPod mini they were thinking mini
] means smaller means cheaper. Unfortunately, thats not at all
] what Apple was thinking. In this case mini apparently means
] more feminine, while also being less useful, for about the
] same price. This is the Paris Hilton of iPods. You can pay
] $299 for a 15 gig hard drive, or $250 for a 4 gig hard drive.
] Really a no brainer unless you care more about pastel colors
] then you do about your money. A real disappointment. There is
] a significant market segment here for people who want a well
] designed device that holds enough music for a plane flight but
] doesn't cost more then the ticket. Apple has missed the boat.
] I don't think these are going to sell very well.

Damnit. Thats disappointing. See, there was a company that makes some of the hardware for the ipods that came out with a 2gb drive for $70. So the rumor mill people picked up on that and decided that apple would use that and charge less for the ipod. Too bad...I was going to get one if they were only $100...Apple needs to consider the grad student market damnit:) We spend hours in the lab, and it would be useful to have a good mp3 player to listen to while working....but none of us can afford apples prices.

RE: Apple - iPod mini - Smaller, Dumber, but not Cheaper