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Apple lessened the packaging quailty of the iPod mini box?
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It's hard to see, but they replaced the nice white smooth cardboard inside with that crappy brown funny feeling cardboard that Linksys uses. Pffft! Come on Apple!
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Yeah, it's the egg carton cardboard.
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i think they just replaced Styrofoam with some recycled paper packaging... more environmentally friendly 
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Originally posted by MaxPower2k3:
... more environmentally friendly
It's a feature
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So. Still looks good. Maybe Apple wanted to stay away from the big iPod's look and feel in regards to packaging.
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nah man, apple is just saving baby seals and crap. eco friendly. there is a shitton of styrofoam in my ipod box. like a lot. maybe theyve been meaning to implement this recycled packaging for a while, but the mini is the only thing light enough to safely be shipped with recycled paper instead of foam.  iuno.
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Who cares about what the packing looks like. It will likely be stuffed in a closet or thrown away anyway. All that pretty packaging just makes the overall price higher of the actual unit. I would prefer to safe some money and they can keep they're fancy packing and ship things in plain CHEAP brown packageing.
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Who the hell cares, teenage girls will open this once and then toss the box. Life goes on.
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I actually prefer packaging like that. Apple has always put a lot of thought into their packaging. And this shows that they are thinking about waste. One of my biggest pet peeves in this world is bad, thoughtless packaging. We have to deal with packaging every day. And more times than not, it's more of a hassle than it needs to be, and/or it's entirely wasteful.
I'd really like to see Apple get very minimalist with their packaging. They are already pretty good about waste, but there's room for improvement. Maybe if Apple goes for the absolute minimal waste for their packaging (and they could pull it of very elegantly), other companies will follow. And everyone benefits from that (except maybe the styrofoam companies).
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And still miles ahead of every other PC maker...
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I, ASIMO.
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Originally posted by ::maroma:::
I actually prefer packaging like that. Apple has always put a lot of thought into their packaging. And this shows that they are thinking about waste. One of my biggest pet peeves in this world is bad, thoughtless packaging. We have to deal with packaging every day. And more times than not, it's more of a hassle than it needs to be, and/or it's entirely wasteful.
I'd really like to see Apple get very minimalist with their packaging. They are already pretty good about waste, but there's room for improvement. Maybe if Apple goes for the absolute minimal waste for their packaging (and they could pull it of very elegantly), other companies will follow. And everyone benefits from that (except maybe the styrofoam companies).
Thank you maroma, thank god there are Mac users who "think differently".
[does anyone else remember the issues that Dell got into about "computer waste"? Cheers you all about discussing this]
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I was impressed by iomega back in 1994 when they took the plunge and tried using egg-carton packaging for electronics, starting with the zip drive. They never stopped.
It's very environmentally friendly, cheap, and easy to dispose of (I suppose that if you were really desperate to be eco-friendly, you could start your seedlings in the packaging!).
I say "good job, Apple!"
tooki
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I agree tooki! I'm glad that Apple is showing concern for waste. It shows that they are interested in the "total cost" of the product beyond the sales shelf. Another example of this can be seen in their display packaging. My 17" Studio display came in a box close to a foot thick. We got a new 23" Cinema display in at work the other day and it we a few inches thinner. It clearly protects the display just the same, but with less waste. Kudos!
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