Help! trying to decide about IPod... (1 Viewer)

[ThomasC]

As Guo said, her name is Alexandra Maria Lara. She starred in Downfall, which received an Oscar nomination this year for Best Foreign Language Film. I haven't seen it yet, but she caught my eye in the brief time she was in the trailer.

 

[SteveLa]

Actually Apple does indeed charge sales tax on their orders.

 

[Citizen87645]

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[Ken Chui]

Guo:

Great find on the prices - thanks!

 

[Citizen87645]

No problem. All I had to do was open my email

 

[Scott L]

GRRRRR! I just bought this 40gig a couple of months ago! If I had waited I could have gotten that slim 30gig with the longer battery life and photo capabilities! Hmm I may just sell it.

 

[McPaul]

Alright, I finally pulled the trigger on the Shure E3c's. Had to order them through ecost, total cost was $189CDN after handling and taxes. I hope I didn't miss out on any ecost coupons...
I hear there's an E4c coming out very soon. With it's release, do you guys think the E3c price could drop?

(second guessing myself based on cost, but I'm sure I'll be happy with them!)

 

[Ted Lee]

paul - post your thoughts when you get the e3c's. i'd be curious as to your impression...

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Paul,

I've seen the Shure E3c's price drop about $15 (USD) since I bought mine several weeks ago -- I assume that's because of the soon to be released E4c model. I paid $135, and I've seen them on sale for around $120 recently. So, I assume you've already benefitted from their price drop.

Make sure you try all the different sleeves to find the best fit and sound for your ears. It took me some time to settle on the soft gray sleeves (smallest size). They are the most comfortable and give me the best seal -- I found the foam sleeves too uncomfortable. They were too large for my ears.

I'm sure you'll like them (no pun intended). I really enjoy the sound on my pair. I upgraded from Sony EX71's, which will go to my wife when she gets her birthday present from me in a couple of weeks -- a 6GB iPod mini.

 

[CraigL]

Is the 40gig no longer being produced? it's not even on apple's site

 

[Peter Kim]

Yeah, the 40 gb iPod & iPod Photo were both dropped from the line in the last refresh.

I finally upgraded from my stock Apple buds to the Sony MDR-EX81LP. A remarkable improvement in comfort - the Apple earbuds were maddingly uncomfortable. I could never find a sweet spot in fit.

I'm torn between my Bang & Olufsen earbuds and the Sony's. After a lot of switching back and forth, I believe the B&O's sounds more natural and clear. But while they provide a more secure fit than the Apple buds, they are not nearly as comfortable as the Sony's.

I might eventually pick up either the Etymotics or the Shures to hopefully find the perfect marriage of fit and sound.

 

[DustinLC]

I wonder why. People just didn't want all the gigs?

I completely gave up on earbuds. I bought the Sony MDR-EX71LP and wasn't happy with it.

Now I got a Sennheiser over ear headphone and what an improvement in quality.

I do my importing at 192 or 256 kbsp.

 

[Ted Lee]

they dropped the ipod photo? didn't it just come out?

 

[Thomas Newton]

There's a method to the madness.

The 30 GB iPod Photo looks a lot like a replacement for the 20 GB iPod. The 60 GB iPod Photo looks a lot like a replacement for the discontinued 40 GB iPod.

The iPod Photos will probably displace the regular iPod completely in the next revision. The Photos have color, and 50% more disk space, and the photo function doesn't really interfere with the music playing one (so you can ignore it if all you want is a music player).

 

[Citizen87645]

I just read the 30 is a little slimmer and lighter than the 40 was, by not using dual platters or something like that.

 

[Peter Kim]

No, Apple dropped the 40 gb iPod Photo, along with the legacy iPod 40 gb.

The 60 gb iPod photo is the replacement for the...60 gb iPod Photo. However, according to the editors at iPodLounge, the '1st' generation of iPod Photos, which includes the 40 & 60 gb iPod Photo, is different from the '2nd' generation of iPod Photos (outside of the packaged accessories).

A review of a wireless accessory shows a likely hardware upgrade/fix in the 2nd gen of iPod Photos.

My new 40 gb iPod Photo has performed like a champ. Perhaps I'm lucky that mine doesn't appear to have any defect with regard to the headphone jack/audio.

The 40 & 60 gb iPod Photos are 2 platter. The new 30 gb iPod Photo is single platter and noticeably slimmer.

HP is set to refresh their iPod line by releasing the 30 & 60 gb iPod Photo. This is in addtion to the extant 20 gb iPod. HP's offerings are identical to the Apple counterparts, both in hardware and firmware.

This partnership doesn't make any sense to me - outside of opening up slightly more channels of distribution, these are models that are nationally available through the Apple website & stores, and through many retailers.

 

[Ted Lee]

fyi, apple is offering a settlement for bad batteries.

http://www.appleipodsettlement.com

article from ipodlounge

there's some caveats to the claim, so check it out if you feel it's worthwhile.

 

[Christ Reynolds]

wish 4th generataion ipods were included. i get about 4-5 hours battery life with my 20 GB ipod.

CJ

 

[Vlad D]

I just got a 30gb iPod Photo for Father's Day. I haven't had much time play with it yet but so far I love it.

 

[Jeff Peake]

I picked up a 30GB iPod photo a couple weeks ago. It replaced a Dell DJ 20GB player that tended to lock up (and require a paper clip to reset!).

Sound quality is better (less hiss), battery life is about the same. And the iPod is a lot smaller.

I am using Sennheiser PX100 headphones.

Was thinking of trying out a set of Shure E4C. Anyone try them yet?