NY Times weighs in on new Apple products
updated 12:15 pm EST, Thu January 13, 2005
NT Times on Mac mini
An in today's edition of the NY Times offers
toggle
Comments
-
01/13, 01:01pm |
|
|
Portable quality audio...
...convenience and price are my attractions... I can't lisen to MP3s for more than 2-3 songs anyway because of the poor quality, and in fact bought & quickly sold one of the 1G iPods as a result...
Taking a day's music with me is one role for these puppies...
Making an iPod the center of my digital world is another - and would require video to play back my quicktime projects (portfolio)...
There is also the fear of loss, theft & damage with a $600 item...
I would like to see an FM radio version...
-
01/13, 01:23pm |
|
|
RE:Portable quality audio
"I can't lisen to MP3s for more than 2-3 songs anyway because of the poor quality"
"I would like to see an FM radio version... "
Huh? MP3 is poor quality, but FM radio you'll take?
-
01/13, 01:30pm |
|
|
bobo - you contradict...
...yourself too much. If you don't like MP3s, don't blame the iPod, use AIFF or Apple Lossless. Portfolios play nicely on a small iBook or PB.
The 600 dollar iPod photo I recently bought is about the same price(after inflation) as the 1st Gen 5 gigger I bought 4 years ago for 400 bucks. Spend it - you can't take it with you. Oh ya BTW, s**** FM, ClearChannel owns it all and it sux. oh wait, there IS NPR...
-
01/13, 01:34pm |
|
|
RE: Portable quality audi
"Huh? MP3 is poor quality, but FM radio you'll take?"
Not to mention that you could still put 1,000 or so songs on an iPod in aiff or Apple Lossless. Or, use higher bitrate AAC or mp3.
-
01/13, 01:41pm |
|
|
50 percent?
"The 600 dollar iPod photo I recently bought is about the same price(after inflation) as the 1st Gen 5 gigger I bought 4 years ago for 400 bucks. "
Man, what decade are you living in? This isn't the 1970s. Inflation has only been 1.5% in the 2000s.
-
01/13, 01:45pm |
|
|
MP3's dont have to sux
Sure if you follow Sony, Rio, and Microsoft's advice and encode at 64kbps to get that absurd storage of 2000 songs on a 1GB HD player.
But try encodeing at 192kbps or useing AIFF or Apple Lossless and I think you will find the quality is damn near CD quality.
About the only music you will notice a difference is is Opera, (most) Classical and (some) Jazz.
I personaly can't wait to drop the cheese on a 1GB iPod Shuffle. It will work out great when I go rollerbladeing, mt. biking, snow sking, or at the gym.
-
01/13, 01:58pm |
|
|
May I remind you...
...AAC & lossles codecs were unavailable when the 1G was introduced... I find AAC much better than MP3 hence the shuffle should work for me...
I couldn't justify the price of a 1G iPod for AIFF because of capacity...
I don't consider FM high quality, but it does provide some contact with the world and additional variety if desired...
-
01/13, 01:58pm |
|
|
Think about this...
you're in a household that has been doing computers for a while. That means you probably have a monitor and keyboard lying around not doing too much. 600 bucks gets you a mini and a Pod. The big fly in that ointment is the RAM... 256MBs, I mean will any of the iLife apps even launch with that paltry amount? So add another 2-300 for a gig of memory.
As for the Pod, what they are NOT saying (and I guarantee you they are counting on) is that a BIG part of the "market" for this device is going to be people who already have a big one. For 99 bucks I am tempted and I know several other Pod users who will be buying on in the near future.
-
01/13, 02:53pm |
|
|
OK I exaggerated a little
Inflation's not quite that bad. The big thing for me was passing the "magic" 500 dollar point, but like I say, it's not that much more for today's top of the line vs. the original. More like the price of a trip to the grocery store than the price of a car. Wait, my iPod cost more than my Jeep, oh well it's worth it. And ya, I do kinda still live in the 70s. Far out, dude. I miss the gas prices, but dig the technology.
Z
Login Here
OR
toggle
Network Headlines
toggle
Most Popular
MacNN Sponsor
Recent Reviews
iHome iW2 AirPlay speaker
iHome generally isn't known as a luxury brand when it comes to audio, but it is prolific -- the company's docks and speakers are every ...
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover
One of the iPad's main weaknesses has always been productivity. It's not a question of apps; while it has taken a little time for a na ...
Logitech UE Air Speaker
If maybe a little more slowly than Apple would like, AirPlay is becoming a staple of the wireless speaker market for iOS devices. The ...
toggle
Most Commented
10 Most Discussed
- Mac Pro fan petitions Apple for new Mac Pro
- New lawsuit accuses Apple of botching Mobile ...
- Apple submits surprise optical stylus patent ...
- Apple CEO Tim Cook refuses $75M dividend on r...
- Rumor: new MacBook Pros could get faster SSD ...
- Leap Motion takes a swipe at Microsoft’s Kinect
- Samsung and HTC stock nosedive, both thanks t...
- Next iPhone may have 3.95-inch display with 1...
- Apple iPhone USB charger plug torn down, analyzed
- Users report iCloud accounts may have been co...
Popular News
Junior Member
Joined: Jul 2001
iLife
They miss the point of the Mac mini- It is a $499 dollar computer with about 3-400 dollars worth of top-quality digital media software included for free.
but it is good press, overall.