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IFLY2HIGH · Oct 12, 2005, 03:52 PM

Upgrading from an old 1st Gen 10 gig model, me gots the 60 gig white model...

Boo-Yah!

Liquidity X · Oct 12, 2005, 04:00 PM

got a 60 to replace my 3rd gen 40, which I sold for 250 so I only spent 100 bucks

icruise · Oct 12, 2005, 04:57 PM

Where'd you sell it for $250?

Liquidity X · Oct 12, 2005, 05:42 PM

friend of my girlfiends

icruise · Oct 12, 2005, 05:48 PM

Do they want another one?

andreas_g4 · Oct 12, 2005, 06:12 PM

Ordered a white 30 GB version. I don't care for the bigger color screen or the photo/video capability. I just want more capacity, since my 4th Gen. 20 GB is running low on free storage. And it's some gramms lighter.

I got it for just under 300 € with my edu discount. Nice. I hope to sell my old one for around 200,- Euro.

Peabo · Oct 12, 2005, 06:36 PM

Ordered a 30 gig one. I'm an aniamtor, so I tought it would be great to have all my toons on it to show to friends and clients!

Upgrading from an original click-wheel 20 gig ipod that I got the day it was introduced.

Ulrich Kinbote · Oct 12, 2005, 08:57 PM

Ahhhh!

My iPod 20Gb photo was due to arrive Saturday, and now I have to reorder for the new 30GB iPod video plus I don't live in the US so it's going to mean a wait.

It's bittersweet news.

Damn apple's restless innovation.

MovieCutter · Oct 12, 2005, 09:05 PM

60 GB Black...I feel sorry for the guy on eBay who bought my 60GB Photo last week for $400

icruise · Oct 12, 2005, 09:18 PM

I do too, considering that Amazon had them for less than that...

Ulrich Kinbote · Oct 12, 2005, 10:12 PM

Why do so many people go for black? White is neutral; like the gallery wall; a blank back drop for music and cover art. Plus, black scratches.

Anyway, I love the look of the wide screen, white or black.

So when's the new iPod going to be available in the States?

mdc · Oct 12, 2005, 10:59 PM

i'll go get my 60gig white from the apple store next week.

andreas_g4 · Oct 12, 2005, 11:05 PM

Ulrich Kinbote: Worst. Sig. Ever.

Ulrich Kinbote · Oct 13, 2005, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by mdc

i'll go get my 60gig white from the apple store next week.

Lucky you. I'm living in Korea. This morning I called the Apple Centre to ask when the new video iPod would be in, and the guy was like, "what new iPod?"

Originally Posted by mdc

Ulrich Kinbote: Worst. Sig. Ever.

Yes, 'tis so. But I fear it is the inherent shape of the sausage that is to blame, for it evoketh both the turd and phallus, and yet it is withal still edible. A troubling contradiction.

andreas_g4 · Oct 13, 2005, 05:29 AM

What I fear more is the color, which makes a rather unhealthy impression. Imagine, this very saussage may have been eaten by someone!

michaelb · Oct 13, 2005, 05:39 AM

Ordered one in Sydney, Australia. Est. ship 7-10 days.

Funny thing is, I already have a PSP so can already do portable video to some extent. But I knew instantly this would be for a different usage pattern: the PSP is large, doesn't have a hard drive, and is VERY fussy about the MPEG-4 format/file names it accepts.

The viPod will sync automatically, be with me most of the time hanging on my belt, will be supported by many, many Mac shareware developers, and will be so damn cool I'll be fighting hot chicks off for months! (Not fighting very hard though. They'll be very welcome to make some videos with me if they want.)

Besides, I've got to have the latest iPod!

dazzla · Oct 13, 2005, 09:02 AM

Ordered the 60GB white, made the novice mistake of bundling the Universal dock so I won't get the iPod for 1-2 weeks. My White 4GB nano will now be sold off, leaving my nice White PSP to keep me occupied until it arrives.

Randman · Oct 13, 2005, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by dazzla

Ordered the 60GB white, made the novice mistake of bundling the Universal dock so I won't get the iPod for 1-2 weeks.

Apple usually ships an order in two packages when something like this happens. When I ordered the Nano for me and my wife, it came in a few days. A few weeks later, her lanyard headset came (all were ordered at the same time).

icruise · Oct 13, 2005, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote

Anyway, I love the look of the wide screen, white or black.
?

Unfortunately it is not a wide screen, but it is a wider screen than previous iPods had. Perhaps that's what you meant.

dwishbone · Oct 13, 2005, 10:09 AM

60 GB White
currently have a shuffle. upgrading from a 3G which i sold some time ago...waiting for this very product to hit the market. boy was it worth the wait.
edit:
mine also has engraving "(my name)'s iPod" on line one and the iPod's name "Soundwave" on line two. my shuffle is called "Rumble"

Thain Esh Kelch · Oct 13, 2005, 10:09 AM

60 Gb white, with ingraving..

Liquidity X · Oct 13, 2005, 10:15 AM

My GF ordered a 20 gig'er last week even after I told her to wait, so I got "all good things come, to those who wait" as my free engraving on my 60 gig

filmerp · Oct 13, 2005, 02:21 PM

I had originally gotten a PSP based on its supposed video capabilities, but that proved to be an enormous pain in the neck. Now, I'm all over this new iPod!
After finding that the local Apple Store has no clue when they'll get them in stock, I put in my order for a black 60 GB model to replace my 2-year-old 4 GB mini. Happy Birthday to me!

sonicularulus · Oct 13, 2005, 02:54 PM

i havent ordered one yet mainly because of my 8 month mini and the fact that i havent seen how good the screen is..
i am really eager to get one because i edit video and it would be nice to carry a "video resume" around with you whenever you want to...
plus video podcast are nice...
i have a feeling this is a "test" product to see how well it does. I bet in year they would release a true psp killer by having a widescreen display and some sort of touch screen display or slide out controller..
once i get a chance to see its actual quality (a quality that is good enough for the eyes...), then i will decide if its time to go with a 30 gig...

s0litude · Oct 13, 2005, 03:11 PM

Girlfriend bought me the 30GB Black one yesterday. 3-5 days estimated ship time. Can't wait!

jam8 · Oct 13, 2005, 03:44 PM

We're going to have to have a thread on the theoretically new and improved battery life of the ipods. I'm eager to see if they actually managed to produce an ipod with 20 hours of song playback.

Ulrich Kinbote · Oct 13, 2005, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by Icruise

Unfortunately it is not a wide screen, but it is a wider screen than previous iPods had. Perhaps that's what you meant.

You need to get laid.

icruise · Oct 13, 2005, 06:08 PM

Uh... Yeah...

I'm just trying to make sure that people don't misunderstand that it's widescreen. I've seen a number of people say that, and it's not true. It's the same aspect ratio as non-widescreen TV.

sonicularulus · Oct 13, 2005, 10:21 PM

why would apple put a wide screen on a "primarily for music" device?
unless they put the screen across the entire ipod to get rid of all the "white space," i think it would be stupid to make it widescreen in its current orientation...it would make it to rectangularly and too much space would be wasted...

Rob van dam · Oct 14, 2005, 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by sonicularulus

i havent ordered one yet mainly because of my 8 month mini and the fact that i havent seen how good the screen is..
i am really eager to get one because i edit video and it would be nice to carry a "video resume" around with you whenever you want to...
plus video podcast are nice...
i have a feeling this is a "test" product to see how well it does. I bet in year they would release a true psp killer by having a widescreen display and some sort of touch screen display or slide out controller..
once i get a chance to see its actual quality (a quality that is good enough for the eyes...), then i will decide if its time to go with a 30 gig...

I agree on the point of being a test product.When i heard the rumbling of an i pod that plays video i always that thought that the screen would be landscape orientation (and larger screen).Ohh well

Peabo · Oct 14, 2005, 09:13 AM

The could make the whole front of the ipod a touch-sensitive screen and have the scroll-wheel as part of the interface. Probably would suck compared to the way it's done now though.

mdc · Oct 14, 2005, 11:05 AM

got my brother a black nano. matches the black psp i got him.
almost ordered a white psp today to go with the white ipod next week.

dvenne · Oct 14, 2005, 12:20 PM

I bought a 20 Gig iPod the week before the annoncement. Then I received it in no time. I believe I am stuck with it because it is engraved. Is this true? I am pissed off, I could have a 5G if I would of known.

icruise · Oct 14, 2005, 12:48 PM

Yes, I'm afraid you are stuck with it, unless you want to sell it to someone (whether that will be possible depends on what you have engraved, obviously).

Montanan · Oct 14, 2005, 01:00 PM

Just ordered a black 60 gig model ... on impulse, I decided to have it engraved with "Don't Panic" as a Douglas Adams tribute.

It's replacing an original 5 gig model, which I bought just a few weeks after the first iPods were announced. The 5 gig will be kept as a future museum piece.

GORDYmac · Oct 14, 2005, 02:49 PM

Ordered mine. I made sure not to personally engrave this one, I opted for:

Work hard, party harder!
-gordy

icruise · Oct 14, 2005, 02:51 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention that I did end up ordering one -- a black 60gb model. I'm doing some video encoding tests as I type this!

GORDYmac · Oct 14, 2005, 03:02 PM

dvenne, Junior Member, you can always take it to a jeweler and have a design put over the engraving.

Heck, that's what I'm doing. Someone on ebay is gonna get a great deal when they get my 4G along with the crap I bought for it.

andreas_g4 · Oct 14, 2005, 07:05 PM

^^^Hey, Gordy, is that picture in your sig available in a larger version?

dvenne · Oct 14, 2005, 08:00 PM

Gordymac, thanks for pointing out that and also that I am a junior member...maybe I won't sleep tonight.

sonicularulus · Oct 14, 2005, 11:54 PM

ive done some testing and it seems that on a dual 2.0 g5, a movie taking a two pass process@400kbps for video would take about 2 hours (when the movie itself is two hours) using handbrake.

Ulrich Kinbote · Oct 15, 2005, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by mdc

got my brother a black nano. matches the black psp i got him.

You are one generous brother.

noreturn · Oct 15, 2005, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by mdc

got my brother a black nano. matches the black psp i got him.
almost ordered a white psp today to go with the white ipod next week.

Holy crap. Can I be your brother too?

Peter · Oct 15, 2005, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by dvenne

I bought a 20 Gig iPod the week before the annoncement. Then I received it in no time. I believe I am stuck with it because it is engraved. Is this true? I am pissed off, I could have a 5G if I would of known.

you get a 7 day money back period i believe.

icruise · Oct 15, 2005, 11:53 AM

You can return normal iPods within 14 days, but not engraved ones.

icibaqu · Oct 15, 2005, 12:01 PM

how funny that i get to participate in one of these threads.

ordered a black 30 yesterday. black b/c why not and b/c my girlfriend has a white 30gb photo so it makes things easier. no engraving

laseca · Oct 15, 2005, 03:46 PM

I have my 60GB iPod Photo all loaded up with my tunes. I got a white 4GB Nano due to it's size and portability (love taking it on my bike rides). I'll get the 60GB white iPod Video for videos exclusively. I'm a iPodaholic!

andreas_g4 · Oct 15, 2005, 09:00 PM

^^^

No, it's cool. I just wish I had that much money to spare…

icibaqu · Oct 16, 2005, 03:16 AM

Originally Posted by andreas_g4

^^^

No, it's cool. I just wish I had that much money to spare…

homeboy, i just got a job that actually pays. do you know how long i've ben waiting to have that much money to spare....

andreas_g4 · Oct 16, 2005, 09:11 AM

I want to announce the following: Even if I am the last one in this thread to get my iPod, I insist to post pictures of the grand package opening experience!