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Originally posted by ++ EGO ++ That mini mac and shuffle are a complete waste of money-- horrible for apple to release this junk. Don't even try to justify either. Nothing against apple personally since I am a mac user.

Are you just saying that because you'd rather Apple keep it's elitist status and not dumben down to meet the mass market wants and needs?

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Are you just saying that because you'd rather Apple keep it's elitist status and not dumben down to meet the mass market wants and needs?

yeah you're absolutely right, because the mass market doesn't need more than: 256MB ram, 32MB video card, and 40GB for $630

There is nothing innovative offered either, same with that shuffle. Flash memory has been around for awhile, and you could pick yourself a cheaper key for the same amount of memory.

Whatever dude, somethings have become the standards in technology, whether people expect it or not. This is taking it all away and basically offering you the minimum. Please..

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Originally posted by ++ EGO ++ There is nothing innovative offered either, same with that shuffle. Flash memory has been around for awhile, and you could pick yourself a cheaper key for the same amount of memory.

Sure you can get cheaper keys, but they don't play MP3s.... a quick browse through Future Shop's website shows that for that size flash player, the Apple offerings are basically the cheapest you can get, no screen aside.

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Originally posted by ++ EGO ++ yeah you're absolutely right, because the mass market doesn't need more than: 256MB ram, 32MB video card, and 40GB for $630 There is nothing innovative offered either, same with that shuffle. Flash memory has been around for awhile, and you could pick yourself a cheaper key for the same amount of memory. Whatever dude, somethings have become the standards in technology, whether people expect it or not. This is taking it all away and basically offering you the minimum. Please..

both vertigo and you have valid point, just a matter of priorty i feel, each and every individual has diffrent needs. So one person may feel the mini will suffice them the other may not, because is a high end graphic designer.

Diffrent people diffrent needs.

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Originally posted by Durafei Apple releases a cheap MAC for a low price of $499 USD. The most amazing thing is the size of that computer - it's as small as a toaster, yet contains a cd-rom, 40gb hard drive, ethernet card, modem etc.. Fuckin' AMAZING ! Full Story. Apple also unveiled a cheap flash based version of iPod(1GB capacity) for $149 USD All I can say is BRAVO !

WOW ...the size ... WOW ...

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Originally posted by baystreetboi Sure you can get cheaper keys, but they don't play MP3s.... a quick browse through Future Shop's website shows that for that size flash player, the Apple offerings are basically the cheapest you can get, no screen aside.

So 189.99 + tax for a 1 Gig Shuffle that allows you to randomly choose songs (ooh what an innovation) , that has no lcd, has a 12 hour battery life, no EQ (although all iPods are crap for sound quality), and disgusting iTunes.

I'd rather get a Creative MuVo Micro N200 1GB w/ FM Tuner for 239 + tax. It has voice recording, it has an lcd, it has an FM radio, it's about the same weight but it's shorter by almost an inch. The signal to noise ratio is 90 db. Apple doesn't disclose this information. There is an EQ. Also, you don't need to use iTunes, nor any other proprietary software.

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Originally posted by Slag So 189.99 + tax for a 1 Gig Shuffle that allows you to randomly choose songs (ooh what an innovation) , that has no lcd, has a 12 hour battery life, no EQ (although all iPods are crap for sound quality), and disgusting iTunes. I'd rather get a Creative MuVo Micro N200 1GB w/ FM Tuner for 239 + tax. It has voice recording, it has an lcd, it has an FM radio, it's about the same weight but it's shorter by almost an inch. The signal to noise ratio is 90 db. Apple doesn't disclose this information. There is an EQ. Also, you don't need to use iTunes, nor any other proprietary software.

We're not all audiophiles.

Also who the hell uses iTunes anyway? EphPod is where it's at.

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Originally posted by Slag (although all iPods are crap for sound quality)

how do you figure??

i actually have good phones hooked up to my ipod and it sounds amazing.

steve.

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I think the mini mac are a great idea for people like me who would like to have a mac but not invest major dollars in full fledged machine... its like testing the platform (OSX) and software for cheap.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Also who the hell uses iTunes anyway? EphPod is where it's at.

I used both and have found iTunes a lot better.

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