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iPod Mini Sells Out
burgburgburg writes "According to USATODAY.com, the iPod mini is virtually sold out after two weeks. As we know, it had 100,000 on pre-order. It's the top seller at the Apple Store, where they advise people that there will be a one to three week wait. And it isn't a component shortage that's causing the delays. It's the huge demand amongst teens (for the colors) and athletes who like exercising with the ultralight device. While many here on /. felt that the mini was overpriced and pointed out that for $50 extra, you could buy a regular iPod with 15GB of storage instead of the 4 GB of the mini, Apple seems to have correctly identified the price point and the market they were going after. The space has become so hot that Creative's MuVo2 has also been selling well, but also for a slightly different reason. The MuVo2, which also has 4 GB of capacity, uses a CompactFlash card (which can be used in a digital camera). People have been buying the MP3 player and taking it apart for the card, which would cost more than the $200 dollars for the MuVo2."
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-DT
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If it helps, I'm 15, been around
a)perverts ("lesbians!","cowboyneal fucks dogs")
b)assholes ("you're wrong, and I'm so right i don't need to explain why!")
c)illogical ("bush should've 'drawn out' iRaq instead of killing all those innocent people!","why isn't bush defending our country from terrorists","why does bush want to spend so much on Star Wars missle defense?","why didn't bush make sure we knew about 9/11","why does bush spend so much on the military and black budget?")
So there you go. I don't buy slashdot t-shirts, subscribe, donate, and I rarely participate anymore. It's just not worth filtering through all the shit to get to the good stuff.
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I wonder how long it will take until apple recalls them.
For a second I thought you actually had sex on top of an AS/400. I mean, apart from my being incredibly stupid, thats pretty funny to think about. Those things aren't cheap.
The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches. -- ee cummings
Insightful? WTF?
This is either "funny" or "troll". iPod is the *only* player that works well with legal music.
And you need to look into getting a clue.
Karma Schmarma
Eh, not really.
Neuros Has more capacity than an Ipod mini, cheaper, plays OggVorbis, MP3, can record from the internal FM radio and even go out on the net and figure out which song it recorded. You can transmit your music over FM to a radio, the HD is removable and upgradable, the software is open source, it has a built in Mic that can record at full cd quality (helpful for sneaking into concerts) The iPod doesn't look that hot any more. You can also get a 99$ version that has a 128mb flash module which can be upgraded to the 20gb version for $129.