Apple Ends Delay, Sets iPod Mini Worldwide Launch

dncsky1530 writes "Apple Computer said Wednesday that it would end the waiting and launch its iPod mini digital music player around the world on July 24. The release ends a three-month delay of the iPod mini's debut outside the United States. In March, Apple said it would postpone the mini player's release because of stronger-than-expected domestic demand and slow production of the device's hard drives."

Comments

Re:Cool

[thefinite]

First, it's not a bug, it was an uncommon problem on some of the models, no matter what the Neistat Brothers have to say about it.

Second, as the iPod mini uses a different battery and it has only been in people's hands for several months, no one can speak to the average longevity of the battery in these models.

Third, and I am sorry if this is rude, it's not hard to educate yourself about this before you ask a question in Slashdot that just makes you sound like a Troll.

Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well

[Squozen]

The Australian Apple online store had nearly 14,000 preorders in the first 2 hours after they became available, so I'd say they're going to do rather well with the iPod Mini. :)

Re:I'm not sure they're actually selling well

[catwh0re]

This is interesting news. I mentioned earlier that in Australia the price gap between the low end iPod and iPod mini is negligible ($50 AUD isn't much in USD about $35).
It proves that consumers are interested in aesthetics with feasible capacity in preference to just raw storage capacity. After all alot of consumers don't have more than 4GB of songs.

Additionally iTunes makes it easy to make good use of that 4GB. Good options to automatically control what music is placed on the device.

Re:crappy feel

[Anonymous Coward]

Nice troll. But just to inform others:

• The metal feels cold: Of course it does. It's aluminum, and as any other metal it feels cold if it's left in a cold room for a while. Just as your keys, the back of your watch, the back of a white iPod, etc. And just as all these objects it will feel warm after you handle it for a few seconds. (Actually, if you transfer huge amounts of info, it will get warm, just as any other HD.)

• The edges are sharp: The only edges that could be sharp are the ones on the top and bottom plates. But they aren't really sharp... see this link (QT VR required)..

• The paint seems to come off the edges: They are not really painted, they are anodized, so the colored "layer" is actually the aluminum surface (which has been chemically treated to change the color). So the "paint" won't chip or blister, but it may get scratched revealing the silver-colored aluminum under it.

• Crappy controls, unpolished, (especially when compared to the original iPods), they don't feel right: These are subjective perceptions, a matter of opinion that varies among individuals, so I guess they are acceptable (and reasonable).