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F. J. J. III · 2003-01-18 11:46 am

I found this link on the apple site, and I found some of the information listed to be very intesting. A few things are that the reveiwer says that the twenty gig iPod costs $800! That is insane! He also says that the iPod has a removable battery, which I don't beleive. What exactly is he reveiwing? It definatly ISN'T an iPod.

http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servl … gy/techBN/

NAG · 2003-01-18 11:54 am

Is it writen in another country?

If not, that guy is a moron.

F. J. J. III · 2003-01-18 12:49 pm

Nope, he says that it is in US dollars.

personified8 · 2003-01-18 1:30 pm

I just sent them an e-mail on the article. Hopefully they will fix it. I'll let you know how they respond. I basically just said they have the prices wrong and they need to be fixed to accurately represent the producet. I gave them the correct prices, then apologized if their quoted prices were for a country other than the U.S.A.

Tickle-Me-Eric · 2003-01-18 3:34 pm

Thier bad, they thought they were reviewing the iPod, but they were actually looking at the new $800.oo Cli

F. J. J. III · 2003-01-18 4:48 pm

So, where do you think he got the idea that the iPod has a removable battery from?

Steyr AUG · 2003-01-18 4:51 pm

if that canadian law about copyrite protection passes iPods may very well be $800 up there.

I dont have the link offhand but maybe someone remebers that proposed tax on digital media. Something like $20 per gigabyte for hard drive based MP3 players.

Tickle-Me-Eric · 2003-01-18 6:20 pm

if that canadian law about copyrite protection passes iPods may very well be $800 up there.

I dont have the link offhand but maybe someone remebers that proposed tax on digital media. Something like $20 per gigabyte for hard drive based MP3 players.

WHOA, No Thanks!

F. J. J. III · 2003-01-18 10:27 pm

Okay, they made an addition to the link on the apple site. It now says that prices are in canadian dollars. I haven't looked at the actual article yet, and so I will check back in a bit with any changes in the removable battery case.

F. J. J. III · 2003-01-18 10:33 pm

Okay, the article still says that the iPod has a removable rechargable battery, and as far as I can see no changes have been made to the actual aritcle.

AaronS · 2003-01-22 1:37 pm

Something else to chew on:

Rumor has it that Ingram Micro currently has NO Windows 5GB iPods in stock AND the Mac 5GB iPod no longer shows up as an inventory item.

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Art Vandelay · 2003-01-24 1:40 pm

if that canadian law about copyrite protection passes iPods may very well be $800 up there.

I dont have the link offhand but maybe someone remebers that proposed tax on digital media. Something like $20 per gigabyte for hard drive based MP3 players.

Actually, the 20 gig iPod is already $800 Canadian sad

complicated_geometry · 2003-01-25 6:29 am

What i want to know is will a new iPod (probably with Firewire 800) be able to support firewire 400 ports?

they should because if they dont anyone who doesn't have a new powerbook wont get one!

And if Apple gets really slack and makes them only Firewire 800 port compatible, how much will a new Firewire 800 PCI Card cost??

oolatec · 2003-01-25 3:45 pm

Firewire 400 and 800 are completely compatible, just like USB 1.1 and USB 2. With the new Firewire 800 plug though, you just need an adapter, which I am sure Apple would include.

Tickle-Me-Eric · 2003-01-25 4:35 pm

in fact, I'll bet it isn't too long before we see cord with the 800 shape plug on one end and 400 on the other, No Adaptor neccesary, I don't know if Apple will sell these, but you better believe that clever little companies will...

complicated_geometry · 2003-01-25 7:49 pm

Really? brilliant! hopefully these things you mentioned will come with the iPod, not seperate like.

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