iPod Nano

ashke · 09-22-2005, 11:35 PM

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...TAgAI0L%2Ftjyw

Has anyone seen this? It's so thin...

Bullitt · 09-23-2005, 12:33 AM

i don't care if it has a metal back to it.. i know i'd find some way of breaking the dang thing in half

ashke · 09-23-2005, 01:19 AM

Do your gadgets need a lot of protective gear or something?

Bullitt · 09-23-2005, 01:31 AM

no, they just need to not have the physical properties of vanilla whafers..

ashke · 09-23-2005, 02:08 AM

I wonder how tough the Nano is... Didn't some cellarist say in another iPod thread how they threw their iPods into the washing machine and it came out alright? (Were they exaggerating?)

Happy Monkey · 09-23-2005, 06:25 AM

Here's an extensive stress test.

perth · 09-23-2005, 09:14 AM

My iPod Shuffle went through the washer and dryer and came out fine. Of course the damn thing died on me the other day. I'm not sure if it had anything to do with it's deep-cleaning, because it worked for so long afterwards.

Bullitt · 09-23-2005, 09:22 AM

Here's another extensive stress test

dar512 · 09-23-2005, 09:35 AM

Browse the mp3 player reviews at amazon. Every single one I've looked at has at least one bad review saying the thing broke some short time after it was purchased. I'm wondering if the technology is really ready in this area - or perhaps the effort to make them so light has made them less durable?

I dunno. But it's one of the reasons I've held off from getting a player.

Bullitt · 09-23-2005, 09:49 AM

any product with lots of parts will always have a few that just break due to poor craftsmanship on that particular item, just a bad batch of plastic from their supplier, a robotic arm that solders the chips incorrectly calibrated for just a few boards on the line, any number of reasons. There will never be a perfect consistantly functioning product, esp. not an mp3 player, in my opinion. You just have to take what your given and deal with it, hoping that improvements will be made where they can be.

Undertoad · 09-23-2005, 10:18 AM

You know, the Nano is so perfectly positioned as a Christmas killer... I can't imagine them not selling a million in the fall.

Apple has outdone themselves wrt marketing. Apple marketing is genius. It is near ideal. The smartest and best marketers on the planet work for Apple.

glatt · 09-23-2005, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

You know, the Nano is so perfectly positioned as a Christmas killer... I can't imagine them not selling a million in the fall.

Apple has outdone themselves wrt marketing. Apple marketing is genius. It is near ideal. The smartest and best marketers on the planet work for Apple.

Absolutely true. But it sure helps to have a good product to market.

Undertoad · 09-23-2005, 10:52 AM

There is 1% difference between Apple's product and any other player on the market. A 1% that doesn't really justify an additional $100 in price, but... marketing!

$199 for a 2GB flash player? Why? My 40GB Creative Nomad Zen Xtra was that price a YEAR ago. (Better battery life than an iPod, but the user interface is on the side of the unit and not the front.)

glatt · 09-23-2005, 12:16 PM

Apple products have always had an emphasis on the user interface along with a larger price tag. Is that marketing, or design? Or both?

Undertoad · 09-23-2005, 12:28 PM

You know, I don't the first thing about the innards of the company, but I would guess... I would guess that there is no separation between the two parts, as there is in every other company. At least Jobs has a unified vision of it, as well as a relentless focus on strategy for the future.

I don't buy the products because I am tough on prices. But I am a big admirer of the company. I would love to get a Mac mini.

09-22-2005, 11:35 PM	#1
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	iPod Nano http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...TAgAI0L%2Ftjyw Has anyone seen this? It's so thin...

09-23-2005, 12:33 AM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	i don't care if it has a metal back to it.. i know i'd find some way of breaking the dang thing in half __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

09-23-2005, 01:31 AM	#4
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	no, they just need to not have the physical properties of vanilla whafers.. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

09-23-2005, 06:25 AM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Here's an extensive stress test. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-23-2005, 09:22 AM	#8
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Here's another extensive stress test __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

09-23-2005, 01:19 AM	#3
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	Do your gadgets need a lot of protective gear or something?

09-23-2005, 02:08 AM	#5
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	I wonder how tough the Nano is... Didn't some cellarist say in another iPod thread how they threw their iPods into the washing machine and it came out alright? (Were they exaggerating?)

09-23-2005, 09:14 AM	#7
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	My iPod Shuffle went through the washer and dryer and came out fine. Of course the damn thing died on me the other day. I'm not sure if it had anything to do with it's deep-cleaning, because it worked for so long afterwards.

09-23-2005, 09:35 AM	#9
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Browse the mp3 player reviews at amazon. Every single one I've looked at has at least one bad review saying the thing broke some short time after it was purchased. I'm wondering if the technology is really ready in this area - or perhaps the effort to make them so light has made them less durable? I dunno. But it's one of the reasons I've held off from getting a player. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-23-2005, 09:49 AM	#10
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	any product with lots of parts will always have a few that just break due to poor craftsmanship on that particular item, just a bad batch of plastic from their supplier, a robotic arm that solders the chips incorrectly calibrated for just a few boards on the line, any number of reasons. There will never be a perfect consistantly functioning product, esp. not an mp3 player, in my opinion. You just have to take what your given and deal with it, hoping that improvements will be made where they can be. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass. Last edited by Bullitt; 09-23-2005 at 09:55 AM.

09-23-2005, 10:18 AM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You know, the Nano is so perfectly positioned as a Christmas killer... I can't imagine them not selling a million in the fall. Apple has outdone themselves wrt marketing. Apple marketing is genius. It is near ideal. The smartest and best marketers on the planet work for Apple.

09-23-2005, 10:52 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There is 1% difference between Apple's product and any other player on the market. A 1% that doesn't really justify an additional $100 in price, but... marketing! $199 for a 2GB flash player? Why? My 40GB Creative Nomad Zen Xtra was that price a YEAR ago. (Better battery life than an iPod, but the user interface is on the side of the unit and not the front.)

09-23-2005, 12:16 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Apple products have always had an emphasis on the user interface along with a larger price tag. Is that marketing, or design? Or both?

09-23-2005, 12:28 PM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You know, I don't the first thing about the innards of the company, but I would guess... I would guess that there is no separation between the two parts, as there is in every other company. At least Jobs has a unified vision of it, as well as a relentless focus on strategy for the future. I don't buy the products because I am tough on prices. But I am a big admirer of the company. I would love to get a Mac mini.

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