We know what we gained. But what have we lost?
A few people picked up on this in the
comments of the previous post. Along with
the new additions, Apple has also removed a few things from the iPod
lineups.
Here’s what’s gone:
- As I mentioned earlier, the obnoxious and ugly gold/bronze iPod mini has been removed. I can’t imagine what they were thinking when they ever allowed it in the first place.
- The 40GB “generic” iPod is gone. If 20GB isn’t good enough for ya, you’ll need to get an iPod photo.
- A very astute reader name Jack also pointed out that the iPod photo no longer comes with a FireWire cable, an AV cable, a dock or a carrying case. Yesterday’s iPod photo included all those things, in addition to the earbuds, AC Adapter, and USB 2.0 cable that come with today’s new iPod photo. When Apple says the new iPod photo is thinner… perhaps they were only talking about the box! In all fairness, they did lower the price.
Any other differences I’ve missed?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alexander Ledig said 4:17PM on 6-16-2005
After some research today (amazon, ebay, je.com...) I find that in all places, the older model including the dock and others is cheaper than the newer model without the stuff.
So can anyone tell me what makes it worth buying the new model?
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Dan Steingart said 11:12PM on 8-16-2005
But they really didn't "lower the price" If you add up the price of the dock, carrying case, firewire cable, they've probably raised the price of the ipod itself. I'd say it was a wash, as one of the benefits of the ipod photo is the A/V dock.
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brian said 4:18PM on 6-24-2005
The iPod mini also used to come with a FireWire cable, right?
Overall, while Apple's choice to move away from FireWire is debatable (bad for us fans, sure, but probably 90%+ of iPod owners use it with USB) the removal of the A/V cable from the Photo is bad, bad, bad. If you want a fully-stocked iPod photo, head over to the red-tag part of the Apple store quick!
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Pedro said 4:15PM on 6-16-2005
actually yes... U2 iPod is gone too.
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barb dybwad said 4:41PM on 10-07-2005
Good eye, Pedro, yes - I, too, went to the Apple store to order my U2 iPod, but I still haven't found what I'm looking for...
Awwwwwww come on, keep those tomatoes in check - somebody had to do it. :)
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brian said 4:18PM on 6-24-2005
are you on crack? it's right there.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/u2/
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?iPodStore=yes
20 GB U2 iPod, $349.
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another Pedro said 4:39PM on 6-20-2005
Apple has been doing this for a while for their ipods... every time they lower prices, they take something away. I find it bizarre that the firewire cable is no longer included....are they perhaps moving over to usb 2.0? It would be a shame if so....
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Pedro said 4:15PM on 6-16-2005
whoops, but its still not as cool as a normal iPod! the real question should be are they still going to make them?
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Steve said 4:15PM on 6-16-2005
It's worth noting that the iPod Mini no longer comes with a firewire cable OR a wall adapter.
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Adam said 4:15PM on 6-16-2005
Here's something odd I noticed on the main page. It proclaims the iPod Mini to be in "Silver and three new colors," when it really isn't. The colors are sharper than before but it's green, blue, pink.
No Firewire with the Mini? Booo. When I sell my 3G 15GB I'm keeping everything that came with it.
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Jack said 4:15PM on 6-16-2005
Thanks for the tanks, Laurie! And for others who want a bit more info, here are the official Apple part numbers of the new iPod photos versus the old ones...
New Models:
iPod photo (30GB): Part Number: M9829LL/A
iPod photo (60GB): Part Number: M9830LL/A
Old Models:
iPod photo (40GB w/ Dock and Carrying Case): Part Number: M9585LL/A
iPod photo (60GB w/ Dock and Carrying Case): Part Number: M9586LL/A
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Paul Turnbull said 4:15PM on 6-16-2005
Well I don't know about the other models if add the new price of the 60 GB model and add in all the things that were removed it still comes out cheaper. In Canada it worked out to CA$44.
I'd say this is good thing. You can essentially build to order only the accessories you need and want and save money. Apple saves money as well by not having to pack accessories that never get used.
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Erik Weibust said 4:15PM on 6-16-2005
Well, that sucks. I was just about to buy the 40 GB model.
When I hit apple.com I see their new iPod page load (I know these rotate). When I look at it I see the lone 20 GB model, all by itself as the only "full size" iPod without a color screen. My guess is that apple is using up the last of their monochrome screens in the 20 Gb models and in the near future it will be nothing but color.
That kind of sucks. I miss the day when the iPod was a music player. Next thing you know the darn things will have a keyboard and mouse and apple will be calling them a "micro" laptop, or something crazy like that.
Erik
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