Update: Apple Store has retrofurbished iPods
Update 8-21-09: Joachim Bean at TUAW e-mailed us to say that after receiving confirmation of his purchase, a follow-up e-mail canceled his order saying that the iPod he ordered "is no longer in stock." False alarm.
Here's some fun nostalgia for Apple fans. TUAW points out an oddity discovered while perusing the Web recently: the Apple Store is currently selling the original iPod and the first-generation iPod Shuffle online.
The original iPod, circa 2001, for sale now at Apple.com.
They're refurbished, but it's unclear why Apple still has a backlog of the iPod model first introduced eight years ago and the original 4-year-old Shuffle model. But whatever the reason, you can buy one and it ships for free within 24 hours, according to the site.
The original iPod, the kind with a black-and-white screen and the original physical scroll wheel that wasn't touch sensitive, is selling for $129. The site says it's a 5GB version, but Joachim at TUAW notes that he ordered it and was told they'd be shipping him the 10GB version instead. The Shuffle (unbelievably) is selling for $99. For that you can store a whopping 240 songs and wear it with the old-style lanyard around your neck--no built-in clip here.
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Too bad $teve Job$ is trying to keep employees from working at Google, Palm etc with back-door no hire agreements that according to Palm's CEO says is likely illegal and just plain wrong
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That, and the fact that the iPod shuffle is selling for $100.
Yes, my iPhone 3G picks on my 30GB gen3 . . . but then the iPod sits on it's head for calling it names.
On another note the Zune HD, no matter how impressive, will never even dent the ipod market. Apple has very carefully made sure that both their stores and their products retain customer loyalty. Off all of the mp3 fads I bought into I will say that iPods have been the most consistent and reliable (have purchased 4 ipods in 6 years all of which still work perfectly).
- by fondy August 24, 2009 9:21 AM PDT
- Hard to believe the iPhone came from the same company who gave us the 1st gen Shuffle. Then again, the 3rd gen model isn't much better. I suppose there's a market for it (other than cheapskate parents whose kids ask for iPods).
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