Filed under: Retail, Rumors, iPod nano, iPod classic
Current iPod SKUs are disappearing
If you're looking to own a current-generation iPod, you best buy one before they're gone. Ars Technica notes that vendors inside Apple's Authorized Reseller network are reporting that dwindling stocks aren't being met with new shipments, lending further credence to the presumption that September's press event will be about new iPods.
Apple typically introduces new iPods in September, just in time for back-to-school shopping. We've heard rumors that the whole line will get cameras, including the Classic. With 120GB of storage, that thing could hold a lot of photos. It's also quite likely that there will be a storage boost, but if the shuffle gets any smaller it'll simply cease to exist.
Personally, this just means I'll have another opportunity to call my fat nano an ancient artifact.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Archion said 11:44AM on 8-29-2009
The shuffle is just a wast of silicon and aluminum anyway, so it ceasing to exist would be a good thing. It might even help with that whole "Green" thing.
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Chris said 12:05PM on 8-29-2009
I agree minus one point... The last generation shuffle was a fantastic player, this new stick of trident gum that talks to you is kind of a joke. Apple should abandon this current line of shuffles and go back in time a year, maybe keep the talking thing but I personally like the old style better. Just my opinion though... and btw, does anyone notice that the picture above this post is the last gen of nanos... is this a mistake? Title of article "Current ipod SKUs are disappearing".... Picture below is last gen...? hhmmmm
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Izzy said 3:15PM on 8-29-2009
Read his blog, he has the fatty and he was referring to it. :-)
Appleluvva said 12:08PM on 8-29-2009
The latest shuffle should be discontinued.
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huth.sebastian said 12:10PM on 8-29-2009
It's the same way every year, why even talk about the possibility of new iPods coming on september 9th? Apple's buy a mac and get a free iPod offer ends september 9th, so they're giving away the old ones to make room for new ones.
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Justin said 1:14PM on 8-29-2009
There is a 97% chance of new iPods. I agree that the current gen shuffles are a step backwards from the last. Also, I love my classic; what could they possibly change to make it better other than going flash at the current prices? Haha I wish
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waiownsyou said 1:41PM on 8-29-2009
87.52% of people who use statistics to prove a point make them up on-the-spot.
Adnium said 1:45PM on 8-29-2009
@waiownsyou I think it's 87.53 actually.
Justin said 1:55PM on 8-29-2009
Well at least we can be sure that 100% of us TUAW commenters fall within that 87.52%-87.53% :P
Lynk said 8:11AM on 8-30-2009
Much like dilbert:
http://www.jokelibrary.net/education/after_m/stat-dilbert.html
Adnium said 1:44PM on 8-29-2009
iPod Pequeño?
The current shuffle is a serious misstep in terms of design. It's the only music player that requires you to learn an adapted form of Morse Code to use.
Distinctly non-Apple.
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Don said 2:38PM on 8-29-2009
I'm still hoping for a iPod Touch with decent (read: 64GB or higher) capacity. Failing that, a return of the 160GB Classic would be nice, especially since I'm starting to think my two-year-old 160GB is not long for this earth...
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mabhatter said 3:12PM on 8-29-2009
only if there's a new hard drive available. The reason they dropped a size last time was because the 120GB was a single platter drive and the 160GB was two.. a much thicker iPod for not much more disk space.
There is a 250GB Samsung here [http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/07/11/samsung-spinpoint-n3u-1-8-250gb-hard-drive-utilizes-native-usb-interface/] so maybe they'll make a bigger classic. If they do that maybe it could sync your iTunes library and Time machine too!
MikeWard1701 said 8:17PM on 8-30-2009
Aye! A bigger Classic!
Was about to pony up for a 160GB, then they dropped it to 120GB. I specifically wanted the 160GB so it would hold my entire music collection (which was ~135GB at the time.
If they release a bigger classic, its gonna have to be at least 250GB, to accomodate my current collection (~200GB) with room for expansion.
Brien said 3:01PM on 8-29-2009
I'm hoping the kill the shuffle off entirely, and just lower the entry level Nano's price.
I'm surprised they'd update the classic though. I thought it'd be dead for sure by now.
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darrell said 3:08PM on 8-29-2009
i love the fat nano - the new nano looks like a throwback of the original.
for the classic, i just hope they continue to have one flat price with a storage bump.
the shuffle would've been better received if they had tiny iPhone-like buttons to navigate on the model itself. the size as it is, is perfect IMO.
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Galley said 5:34PM on 8-29-2009
Kill off the classic, and the 3G shuffle. Bring back the 2G shuffle.
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Frank Owen said 7:45PM on 8-29-2009
Bring back the FIRST gen shuffle! It had one of the best sounding headphone outputs of ANY ipod.
Aqua Victorian said 12:54AM on 8-30-2009
@Frank Owen: Not to mention it was a nice thumbdrive too.
GOT said 3:53AM on 8-30-2009
"Bring back the 2G shuffle."
HEAR HEAR!