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iPod Generation 4 Released

Posted by Hemos on from the maybe-i'll-buy-one...and-a-beemer dept.

I_am_Rambi writes "According to MSNBC "The considerably tweaked fourth-generation iPod will roll out this week, and Newsweek got an advance peek. It looks a bit different, operates more efficiently, has a few more features and costs less. Here are the highlights...." Improved battery life, upto 12 hours, a click wheel, more efficient menus, multiple on the go play list, and probably one of the best changes is a lower price. $399 (down from $499) for a 40 gig, $299 (down from $399) for a 20 gig, and there are no 15 gig versions." And you can read Apple's iPod site for the full details.

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  1. ARRRGGGH. by ZorinLynx · · Score: 0, Troll

    They REFUSE to give us an inexpensive iPod. Rather than drop the price of the 15GB, they simply cut it and leave the existing lowest price the same with a bigger disk.

    Why do they refuse to offer an iPod for $200? They'd sell like hotcakes. Not everyone needs 40 freakin' gigs.

    -Z

    1. Re:ARRRGGGH. by scorp888 · · Score: 0, Troll

      They do offer a $200 ipod.

      They being creative, and the ipod being the Zen.

      Or did you mean that you just wanted Apple to do you a special deal?

  2. Re:Prediction by GeckoX · · Score: 0, Troll

    You haven't got a clue what you are talking about so please stop now.

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  3. What a moron. by jotaeleemeese · · Score: 1, Troll

    Obviosuly you have never been in a hurricane zone or in a place after a big earthquake.

    Very often the only means of knowing what is going on is your trusty AM/FM portable radio.

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  4. Re:15gb by Narchie+Troll · · Score: 0, Troll

    Dumb-looking. Only an Apple bigot could judge a functional piece of hardware based on its appearance.