Apple Launches 1 GB nano, Slashes shuffle

minus_273 writes "Apple has has released a new nano and also slashed prices on the iPod shuffle. The lowest end iPod now goes for $69. The 1 GB shuffle is $99 and the 1 GB nano is $149." From the article: "'The price of components have come down more than 70 percent, especially flash memory for the shuffle,' he said. 'And the price of the shuffle hadn't changed, so they were making a ton of profit off the shuffle. So they're passing some of those savings on.'"

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My problem...

[WhatAmIDoingHere]

I made a post like this on digg, and was promptly moderaded to -3 (actually, all my comments start at -3 there since I told Kevin Rose to go fuck himself, but that's not the point here)... I don't get the obsession with the nano or the mini. I just purchased a 60 gig iPod. I upgraded from a 40 gig 4g pre-photo and can't even look at my 4g without wondering how it lasted a year. My music collection was limited to 40 gigs, and now is slowly growing again. I have 15 gigs of videos and 4 gigs of space left on my iPod... without it, I don't know how I'd go a day at work. I can't see why anyone would want to bring only 240 songs with them. When for $250 more they can bring ALL of their songs. If your budget says "$150 is it for mp3 players" go to eBay and find a 3rd or 4th gen iPod. Hell, I'll sell my 40 gig 4g for $200 + shipping if you're interested. My point is, why get something as small as a gig, when you can get 60 gigs for a little bit more?

Scratches

[Fnord666]

I wonder if they have done anything to address the display scratching issue that many nano owners have complained about?