iPod Mini Autopsy

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday February 26, 2004 @07:35AM from the eat-that-warranty-man dept.

tritone writes "Some fearless soul has disassembled his iPod mini and provided pictures and commentary about the process. This really does seem to be an autopsy since he managed to kill it in the process. That's $249 well spent in the pursuit of knowledge. See the full report at www.ipodlounge.com."

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Fool! by joelgrimes · 2004-02-26 07:38 · Score: 5, Insightful

He who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom. (J.R.R. Tolkien)

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1. Re:Fool! by Trespass · 2004-02-26 08:02 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  There is also a geek saying that your understanding of computer hardware is in direct proportion to the amount of equipment you've fried. You want to know how it works. When you make a mistake and break something, hey, there's a good chance you won't make that *exact* mistake again. It's cumulative.
Re:Hype? by damiam · 2004-02-26 07:44 · Score: 5, Insightful

When you can strap a discman on an armband and go jogging with it, then you'll have a point.

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Re:Waste of money indeed! by markov_chain · 2004-02-26 07:47 · Score: 5, Insightful

We've been through this already: mini iPods have enough space for most people, so there is no value in getting the roomier one. On the other hand, the smaller physical size makes them much more convenient.

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Re:$249? by YomikoReadman · 2004-02-26 07:49 · Score: 5, Insightful

I think you are failing to realize that those products are aimed at two different markets. The regular iPod we all know and love is not being marketed at the demographic interested in a minature MP3 player, along the lines of the RCA Lyra, or other products along those lines. In that same vein, the iPod Mini is not being marketed towards the folks out there who are interested in a MP3 player with anywhere from 15GB all the way up to 40GB.
I think that once you take that into account, you'll find that the iPod Mini is about the best deal on the market, from a formfactor v price standpoint, as well as the fact that it's the cheapest player in that market.

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Picky, picky, picky by michael_cain · 2004-02-26 07:49 · Score: 5, Insightful

This really does seem to be an autopsy since he managed to kill it in the process.

Wouldn't that technically make it a vivisection? Since it was alive when he started?
Re:$249? by L.J.+Hanson · 2004-02-26 07:51 · Score: 5, Insightful

"i think the mini-ipod will be a complete flop, too price for too little."

I'd say 100,000 units preordered isn't a flop.
Fool? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-26 07:52 · Score: 5, Insightful

He who doesn't break things to find out what it is isn't a geek. (Anonymous Coward)
Re:$249? by falcon5768 · 2004-02-26 07:59 · Score: 5, Insightful

well since they have sold 100,000 of them in pre-orders alone I highly doubt its a flop...
It seems that a lot of the reports are pointing to tech savy females and not us gun-ho more bang for the buck males buying them... I know my girlfriend wanted a pink one the minute she saw it despite the 249.00 price tag (hers is shipping now)

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Re:When, by Chiron+Taltos · 2004-02-26 08:41 · Score: 5, Insightful

will they put out the f*cking $100 one? The one we were all hoping for? Right after Duke Nukem Forever comes out, right?
How does what users hoped for, equate to vaporware? Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall Apple ever saying they'd release a $100 iPod.

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Re:Well... by ePhil_One · 2004-02-26 10:10 · Score: 5, Insightful

The issue wasn't that the battery wasn't covered under warranty, I think everyone accepts that batteries, even rechargables, are consumable items, just like the brakes and motor oil in your car. The issue was that Apple wanted hundreds of dollars to replace the battery, making it cost effective to simply buy a new iPod when the battery died.

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