grue 1 #1 September 7, 2005 http://images.apple.com/ipodnano/images/indextop20050907.jpg http://images.apple.com/home/2005/images/ipodnanohand20050907.jpg I ordered one in black, 4GB model... mmm new toys :) I was going to buy a Mini last week, but a friend of mine at Apple told me to wait. I'm glad he did :)cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxx 1 #2 September 7, 2005 WOW! It looks awesome small.. I'm happy with my ipod mini, but apple makes me want this new little thingy! I hate them! I think I have to buy one tomorrow.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #3 September 7, 2005 thats AWSOME! i might need one of these ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #4 September 7, 2005 oouu, me thinks grue stumbled upon some treasure, aaargh! What with all these new toys, rigs, offering his services to a lovely skychick..hmmmm? Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #5 September 7, 2005 Eh, not so small. Check out the iPod Flea. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxx 1 #6 September 7, 2005 hehe..that is funny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #7 September 7, 2005 Quoteoouu, me thinks grue stumbled upon some treasure, aaargh! What with all these new toys, rigs, offering his services to a lovely skychick..hmmmm? Nah, I worked my ass off this summer, hehe. Being single has the one advantage of being able to spoil MYSELF!cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HydroGuy 0 #8 September 8, 2005 Quotehttp://images.apple.com/ipodnano/images/indextop20050907.jpg http://images.apple.com/home/2005/images/ipodnanohand20050907.jpg I ordered one in black, 4GB model... mmm new toys :) I was going to buy a Mini last week, but a friend of mine at Apple told me to wait. I'm glad he did :) Is it Flash or HD? I have a 20gig ipod, but want to get the Shuffle for jumping...I've heard the jumpsuit flapping in the wind beats the hell out of the hard drives and kills them eventually.Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #9 September 8, 2005 It's flash based, which is why I bought it. It's not actually the jumpsuit flapping, as much as it is the fact that there's not enough air pressure to create a proper air cushion between the drive heads and platters, so the heads physically hit the platters and eventually die.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #10 September 8, 2005 wow nice! how much $ they asking for them on release? hydro - I'd suspect they are flash. Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #11 September 8, 2005 Quotewow nice! how much $ they asking for them on release? hydro - I'd suspect they are flash. $200 for the 2GB model, $250 for the 4GB. There's a $20 educational discount if you're a student. With overnight shipping and tax, mine was $256.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #12 September 8, 2005 not bad... well worth the 50$ for a 4 gig. a two gig flash card runs about 120 now(retail).. I'm sure apple gets nice discount for quanity. I bet the access times are a bit less too if they are flash. Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #13 September 8, 2005 Yeah, it's a pretty good deal. The 4GB Mini was $200, this is smaller, has a colour screen, and flash memory, so I'm happy to pay the extra $50. The battery life is less, but c'est la vie. 14 hours vs 18.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HydroGuy 0 #14 September 8, 2005 Just checked the Apple site but you guys have already answered. That is super cool - definately worth the extra franklin over the iShuffle...Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #15 September 8, 2005 Quotenot bad... well worth the 50$ for a 4 gig. a two gig flash card runs about 120 now(retail).. I'm sure apple gets nice discount for quanity. I bet the access times are a bit less too if they are flash.Incorrect. You're talking about read speed, not access time. Access/Seek is faster from flash, you must be talking about read speed which is slower than a hard disk. Modern flash can go 10-25 megabytes per second in read speed, so flash "read speed" is catching up to hard disks nowadays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #16 September 8, 2005 QuoteEh, not so small. Check out the iPod Flea. Dave Oh, man, is that ever funny! And it's very clever, too! mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #17 September 8, 2005 QuoteAccess/Seek is faster from flash, Quoteaccess times are a bit less too if they are flash. am i seeing double? Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #18 September 8, 2005 Oops. I seem to have mis-read something. My apologies. You are correct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #19 September 8, 2005 Hmmm - my current MP3 player is old school. Both my wife and my son have a more advanced one than I do. We just can't have that! I'm going iPod nano shopping! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #20 September 8, 2005 QuoteHmmm - my current MP3 player is old school. Both my wife and my son have a more advanced one than I do. We just can't have that! I'm going iPod nano shopping! 'atta guy! Show 'em who wears the pants in the family! cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #21 September 8, 2005 i love my shuffle, but the nano is way to cool. might have to work on the justification speech for the missus. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #22 September 8, 2005 QuoteThere's a $20 educational discount if you're a student. Gotta love the marketing machine. "Educational discount" - maybe that's for students that just can't do homework unless they got good tunes going on in the background Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #23 September 8, 2005 that "marketing Machine" saved us 300 bucks on our last Mac we purchased. plus 100 bucks on the last iPod we purchased. Granted this was since my wife is a teacher, and they use Apples at her and at my daughter's schools. Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #24 September 8, 2005 Quoteand they use Apples at her and at my daughter's schools Perfectly good example of an educational discount. Doesn't mean iPods are educational.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #25 September 8, 2005 if you use them for an external hard drive to bring stuff back and for to SCHOOL...yes it is educational..and happens to play lots of music too. it's easier to dump tests and what not on the iPod than to burn a CDR every time to go back and forth... Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
