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stukel1 · Feb 23, 2005, 10:18 AM

The Apple site says there are three new colors of the Mini but the are not shown or explained any further at least that I can find. AND no I'm not referring to the 5 new armband colors.

Anybody else notice this?

memory-minus · Feb 23, 2005, 10:30 AM

Originally posted by stukel1:
The Apple site says there are three new colors of the Mini but the are not shown or explained any further at least that I can find.?

Uhm... green, pink, and blue. The "new" iPod mini colors are significantly more matte finish with a deeper, richer color. Oh, plus the text on the clickwheel now matches the body color.

stukel1 · Feb 23, 2005, 10:33 AM

That is exactly why I think it's so lame. Why say 3 new colors -- why not say the colors are now more vibrant then ever...

Bad deal.

memory-minus · Feb 23, 2005, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by stukel1:
That is exactly why I think it's so lame. Why say 3 new colors -- why not say the colors are now more vibrant then ever...

Bad deal.

Well at least they dropped the horrifying gold.

typoon · Feb 23, 2005, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by memory-minus:
Well at least they dropped the horrifying gold.

NOw that they did it'll be the collectors item.

zappy · Feb 23, 2005, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by memory-minus:
Well at least they dropped the horrifying gold.

Actually it was my favorite mini color. I never bought one but maybe I should do so now ...

as2 · Feb 23, 2005, 12:17 PM

The three new colours thingy is bs to be honest.... ohhh... they dropped gold, and added the colour to the click wheel buttons...

That's Marketing for you! Slap 'New Improved' on something and it sells more, even if it's the same.

jlgrandam · Feb 23, 2005, 12:21 PM

My girlfriend just got a gold one and I like it better than my silver.

im_noahselby · Feb 24, 2005, 01:19 AM

From the pictures, the colours sure do look more vibrant to me. Or this could just be glorified marketing? Hmm...

Cadaver · Feb 24, 2005, 02:37 AM

Originally posted by im_noahselby:
From the pictures, the colours sure do look more vibrant to me. Or this could just be glorified marketing? Hmm...

No, I saw them tonight at my local Apple store. The "new" colors are indeed more vibrant than they were before. Much nicer, IMHO. And, yes, the text/icons on the click wheel now match the iPod mini's body color (pink for pink, blue for blue, etc).

b11051973 · Feb 24, 2005, 05:26 PM

I have a 1G silver mini. I would probably now buy a blue one just so I could have the colored buttons. Granted, even on the 1G, the buttons match my silver mini since the buttons are silver on all 1G minis.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Feb 24, 2005, 05:41 PM

I liked the old green the new one is nasty.

im_noahselby · Feb 24, 2005, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
I liked the old green the new one is nasty.

Besides the new shade of blue, the pink and green models appear to be just a bit more vibrant than the previous pastels. Not really that big of a big deal, if you think about it.

The green one is my personal favourite of the bunch!

Noah

Jo�o L�cio · 07:42 PM

I would love a white iPod mini like this mock-up.

Lancer409 · Feb 26, 2005, 02:31 AM

Originally posted by im_noahselby:
Besides the new shade of blue, the pink and green models appear to be just a bit more vibrant than the previous pastels. Not really that big of a big deal, if you think about it.

The green one is my personal favourite of the bunch!

Noah

they are much more vibrant in person. I was wondering if i'd be able to tell the difference, and from about 15 feet away, i caught sight of the new ipod mini section. WOW .. not sure if i'm a fan of the change ... but it's VERY VERY noticeable. I wonder if the silver mini is still powerbook colored or not .. =/

im_noahselby · Feb 26, 2005, 06:35 PM

The new blue is much more vibrant than the previous shade of blue. Here is a good comparison:

Originally posted by Lancer409:
I wonder if the silver mini is still powerbook colored or not .. =/

The new silver iPod mini looks almost white in this picture:

Now if someone would be as so kind to find me pics of the new green iPod mini's. Especially one comparing the new with the old...

Noah

ort888 · Feb 27, 2005, 02:48 AM

I saw the green one today. It's a bright neon green. All of the new Minis are very bright.

Not sure if I like it, but it's interesting. I thought the green looked better than the pink or blue, but I still like the silver the best.

im_noahselby · 09:37 PM

Originally posted by ort888:
I saw the green one today. It's a bright neon green. All of the new Minis are very bright.

Not sure if I like it, but it's interesting. I thought the green looked better than the pink or blue, but I still like the silver the best.

Well, at long last I have found some of the first (rev b) green iPod mini pics to be posted on the net. Please comment if you notice much of a difference between this new green colour and the old colour. Enjoy:

[Oversize inline images removed. Feel free to replace them if you shrink them to meet our image rules. -- tooki]

Noah

im_noahselby · Feb 28, 2005, 01:00 AM

I think the new green mini's are going to be really popular this time around. Especially considering the new blue is a little bit too loud for most people's tastes... Time will tell.

Noah

joltguy · Feb 28, 2005, 02:34 AM

Wow, the new green looks spectacular!

Athens · Mar 1, 2005, 02:39 PM

starting to wish I had gotten a green one. Anyways for ipod mini owners do you find the mini really slow to transfer songs to via firewire, at least compared to its full size cuzins?

Ghost

TailsToo · Mar 1, 2005, 10:30 PM

Originally posted by im_noahselby:
I think the new green mini's are going to be really popular this time around. Especially considering the new blue is a little bit too loud for most people's tastes... Time will tell.

Noah

I thought just the opposite! The green looked really loud, while the blue was not quite as loud. I kinda wish I could get the old 4GB green color in the 6GB size! ( I got a blue 6GB since I didn't really like the green)

TailsToo · Mar 1, 2005, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by Athens:
starting to wish I had gotten a green one. Anyways for ipod mini owners do you find the mini really slow to transfer songs to via firewire, at least compared to its full size cuzins?

Ghost

Nope, seemed to be as fast as the full-sized. I am actually impressed with USB 2.0, though. I might not use Firewire with the new Mini.

Athens · Mar 2, 2005, 09:43 AM

Originally posted by TailsToo:
Nope, seemed to be as fast as the full-sized. I am actually impressed with USB 2.0, though. I might not use Firewire with the new Mini.

I got a older iMac Flat Panel 800Mhz so no USB2

TailsToo · Mar 3, 2005, 01:31 AM

Originally posted by im_noahselby:
Well, at long last I have found some of the first (rev b) green iPod mini pics to be posted on the net. Please comment if you notice much of a difference between this new green colour and the old colour. Enjoy:

[Oversize inline images removed. Feel free to replace them if you shrink them to meet our image rules. -- tooki]

Noah

Can you post the link, since your picture was removed?

thanks!

all2ofme · Mar 3, 2005, 08:37 AM

I agree. I wanted a green 6GB (based on what I'd seen of the old one) but didn't like it, the blue, or the pink when I saw them all in person. Got a silver one instead.

Originally posted by TailsToo:
I thought just the opposite! The green looked really loud, while the blue was not quite as loud. I kinda wish I could get the old 4GB green color in the 6GB size! ( I got a blue 6GB since I didn't really like the green)

im_noahselby · Mar 3, 2005, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by TailsToo:
Can you post the link, since your picture was removed?

thanks!

I'd love to, but I can't remember the link adress. I tried searhing for it, but could not find it. This really sucks. I wish tooki could have had the courtesy to change it to a link, instead, the forum loses out.

If I can find it again, I will post the link.

Noah

Eug Wanker · Mar 3, 2005, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by as2:
That's Marketing for you! Slap 'New Improved' on something and it sells more, even if it's the same.

Yeah, the 50% hard drive size increase and the tripled battery life are irrelevant.

im_noahselby · Mar 3, 2005, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by TailsToo:
Can you post the link, since your picture was removed?

thanks!

here ya go:

http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/712/mini3.jpg

http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/712/mini4.jpg

TailsToo · Mar 3, 2005, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by im_noahselby:
here ya go:

http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/712/mini3.jpg

http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/712/mini4.jpg

Any others with the wrapper off?

Thanks!

im_noahselby · Mar 4, 2005, 01:23 AM

Originally posted by TailsToo:
Any others with the wrapper off?

Thanks!

I found these pics at ( http://www.ipodlounge.com ). There are only two other pictures that I have. After seeing them, you'll understand why I didn't bother with them first time:

http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/712/mini1.jpg
http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/712/mini2.jpg

Noah

Eug Wanker · Mar 4, 2005, 03:49 PM

Pix!

im_noahselby · Mar 4, 2005, 04:27 PM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
Pix!

Thanks Eug! It's great to finally be able to compare the old green with the new one. The new one looks awesome! I'm sure a lot of people are going to appreciate these pics.

Noah

analogika · Mar 5, 2005, 02:54 PM

The new green is a lot nicer than the old one, as is the blue.

The new shock-pink is quite nasty - I really liked the old pink. It'll sell well, though.

This from comparisons in person - we've had them in the store for a few days now.

BeyondtheMacintosh · Mar 6, 2006, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by memory-minus

Well at least they dropped the horrifying gold.

Shut up! Gold is the best one!!!

icruise · Mar 6, 2006, 08:21 PM

Thanks for replying to a post that's over a year old...

analogika · Mar 6, 2006, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by BeyondtheMacintosh

Shut up!

He did...on February 23rd of LAST YEAR.

Steve · Mar 6, 2006, 09:51 PM

Oh whistle while you work...