iPod Updates on Wednesday? Specs...

[MongoTheGeek]

I wonder if Apple will replace the gold model with a new cool colour...

Noah

They are going to ressurect Smurf Puke, and Granny's shower Curtain

 

[iGary]

I doubt we'll see a size reduction in the iPod Photo down to 30GB. Doesn't make any logical sense.

 

[Yvan256]

hmmm I was more or so hoping for a 5th generation iPod... my 3rd gen has about a 4 hour battery life. My little sister really wants me iPod too... so I was hoping for a 5th generation. a 30 gig 5th gen iPod would be awesome compared to my 15 gig 3rd...

If your iPod still works fine (beside the battery), why not simply repair it?
http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=1225&Title=1Template=1

 

[Yvan256]

If that was the plan, then the shuffle would have a price drop, or the 4 GB mini will be discontinued. C'mon - 50 bucks more you get 3 GB and a screen...???

C'mon, for 50 bucks more than the iPod mini you get an extra 16 GB... ???

 

[ASP272]

I thought that there was a previous rumor of 6gb drives being made for the mini?. So why are so many predicting a 5gb mini - seems like a pointless 1gb upgrade. My vote is for this rumor, with the 6gb mini. Regardless, I previously predicted the upgrades would be this week, but I was hoping for today! Oh well. Rock on iPodders!

 

[Kingsnapped]

I just got a 4G 20gb from my dad (he wanted an iPod, he got my old one and I traded up) If an update comes with photo capabilities, I would run to the Apple Store and drop $50-100 to re-upgrade.

 

[SWC]

If that was the plan, then the shuffle would have a price drop, or the 4 GB mini will be discontinued. C'mon - 50 bucks more you get 3 GB and a screen...???

Everyone said that for the extra 10 GB when the mini first came out and it sells better than the regular iPod.

 

[SWC]

wait... it was kinda implied, but... who said the classic was being discontinued? It would make a wierd product line, or maybe they'd add photo capabilities, but... there is no way they get to raise the price of the ipod, ever, and 30-60 gigs is huge, anyway. Plus, there could be a really nice 50 bucks up will get you.... sales technique here.

How's about:

ipod photo 60 GB - $449
ipod straight up 40 or maybe 60 GB - $399
ipod photo 30 GB - $349
ipod straight up 20 or maybe 30 GB - $299
ipod mini 6 GB - $249
ipod mini 4 GB - $199
ipod shuffle 1 GB - $149
ipod shuffle 512 MB - $99

that would be perfect. Consistant, makes the photo just a 50 dollar feature, keeps the ipod solid, takes the mini from a step behind (specs only, of course) to a step ahead, and makes the no screen complaints on the shuffle a lot easier to deal with-just a little more for a screen, actually how much we thought the shuffle would be anyway.

BIG marketing mistake to mix high end features in a lower end model and not include them in a higher end model. At whatever point they go color, every model above that will be color with maybe the exception of the high end mini and the low end regular iPod.

 

[SteveC]

This been posted yet?

http://thinksecret.com/news/0502ipods.html

 

[dongmin]

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0502ipods.html

Six new colors? Sounds a bit strange. Does that mean six brand new colors or they're keeping four, dropping the gold, and adding two more (orange and black hopefully)?

 

[maya]

New iPod mini @ 6GB with Colour Screen. iWant.

iPod Photo @ 30GB and 60GB, not really interested yet.

iPod mini original @ 199. forget the Shuffle I am giving those as gifts.

The Shuffle looks like a rotten deal now, unless you go to the gym often.

 

[puckhead193]

I would love an 30 gig ipod photo. 40 would be nicer, but at that price!

 

[damgpro]

Oooh

these changes sound pretty sweet, and on my bday too

To bad I already have an ipod, I might've gone for an ipod photo at that price.

 

[Jakob]

This sounds like a reasonable move to me. All-color screens are now viable since the price has come down on them so much, and dropping the 40GB iPod to 30 allows a lowering of the price even further. I look for the 4GB b&w mini to be sold at $199 until they sell out, and the 20GB b&w iPod to be sold at $299 or less until they're gone. That leaves...

iPod shuffle - 512MB - $99
iPod shuffle - 1GB - $149
iPod mini - 6GB color - $249
iPod - 30GB color - $349
iPod - 60GB color - $449

Nice price points vs. feature set if you ask me. The iPod Photos were simply not selling at the old price points, due to high price AND confusion with standard iPods. Good move on Apple's part to simplify the line. Hopefully the new mini and iPod full-size models will also include BlueTooth, but perhaps only the full-size will.

 

[BryanSeven]

The sad thing is, i was about to order a gold ipod mini today.
i guess i will have to go with some other pland colour .
i was going to get "goldfinger" inscribed on it.

 

[m-dogg]

I really don't think they'd introduce a 30gb ipod photo since there are already 40 & 60gb models. I don't think they've ever replaced an existing model (like the 40) with a lower sized hard drive (like the 30). Even if they were cheaper.

shows what I know, huh? oh well...

 

[Dahl]

Are the next iPods getting a big boost in battery life ?
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000943034314/
Engadget thinks so.