The iPod Mini – Nope, Not Yet
As I can imagine, like many others, I’m also disappointed and confused at the opening price point for the new iPod Mini. Here I’ve been waiting for the price to come down, only to see it drop incrementally in cost and drastically in capacity.
It kinda reminds me of the decision to buy a soft drink at most movie theaters these days. Gee, do I want the way small that-willl-barely-quench-human-thirst size for five bucks or the ridiculously oversized cups-runnith-over-into-a-veritable-swimming-pool size for a mere 50 cents more? Sounds like a no brainer to me (that is unless, like my wife, you feel slightly uncomfortable wheeling your drink around on a dolly in front of other people).
Compare to the 15 Gigabyte Dell DJ, which goes for the same exact price as the 4 Gig iPod Mini, and you have to wonder what the hell Apple was thinking. If they introduced these little babies at $200 bucks a shot, that would have been reasonable and competitive. This, though, just puts it far enough out of reach to make it unthinkable, and damn if that isn’t disappointing.
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