Comments on: Dell grapples with Apple in Mini arena

Pocket DJ 5 undercuts price of iPod Mini music player. Consumer push also includes plasma-screen TVs.

[Thomas, David]

Where Is It?

Where is it? What does it look like? Has anyone seen it? Has
anyone used it? What are its interfaces? What are is
capabilities?

COME ON! --- It's a joke right?

[Ipod Apple]

Has anyone seen it?

http://www.analogstereo.com/nakamichi/nakamichi_cr1_cr2_cr7a_cr5a_owners_manual.htm

[Thomas, David]

What are you doing?

Your article sounds more like a Dell pitch than a story. At the
end of the article you state that the Dell products can be ordered
now, and will begin shipping in the next month.,

You have provided no background, no pictures, no reviews, and
the headline of the story is totally misleading.

I Agree

Worthless waste of c|net space. I might as well have just read
the Dell release. If c|net can't do better, why exist. Guess you
have to keep your advertisers (Dell) happy though.
But, I can understand why they didn't run a photo of the new DJ,
it's butt ugly and looks like it has the same controls as the old,
larger brother that Dell could hardly give away. So, if you can't
say anything good, just run the release.

[Ipod Apple]

Dell release

http://www.analogstereo.com/nakamichi/nakamichi_bx300_service_manual.htm

Standing in Steve Jobs Shadow...(again)

Michael Dell, doesn't it get cold & dark standing in Steve Job's
shadow?
If you can't innovate...imitate. Story of Dull's history.
Dull is the Wall-Mart od the entire computer industry.
cheaper, but legacy, jealosy, lousy,clunky wannabe rip-offs.
-Eyes wide open in Seattle -

[jbelkin]

Dell is Clueless

In IT, you just buy the lowest bid.

In real life, most people who buy tech do not. Sure, there are people with limited funds and Dell is there for them because when it's PC's - Dell is about being cheap.

But beyond the couple hundred people who will buy a $2,300 Plasma sight unseen and a couple thousand who might buy a Dell DJ to strip out the mini HDD - they will fail miserably.

Dell just doesn't get it - below $1,000 for a PC, it's all about the price but above that - Dell is the 4-door car rental sedan - good enough for the company car - not so much for your personal driveway. Buying a Dell for the house is saying you can't afford more. THat's why they can't compete with Alienware on the high-end PC market. Dell is aptly named - square and squat.

[Ipod Apple]

strip out the mini HDD

http://www.analogstereo.com/nakamichi/nakamichi_680zx_service_manual.htm

Dell vs. iPod

So Dell is playing the pricing game...

Their strategy looks good to me... I like how they are concerned for the customer's needs and wants...

A better product for a lesser price than iPod... doesn't get much better than that!

I forgot...

Forgot to include my Blog address in my entry...

http://allwaysmusic.modblog.com/

[davebarnes]

Dell is clueless about this

1. I read the article online and was disappointed there were no photos of the DJ 5.
2. Read the article in the Wall Street Journal (paper) and there were no photos!
3. OK, 25% more music storage for 20% lower price. That sounds good, until you realize that:
a. it is not an iPod
b. 1 GB is no big deal
c. $50 is no big deal
4. If Dell actually starts to hurt Mini iPod sales, then Apple can easily up the capacity by one whole GB.
5. If Dell actually starts to negatively impact Mini iPod sales, then Apple can lower the price by $25.
6. Coolness counts. If the Dell device is not cool, then it will tank.

,dave

[Ipod Apple]

Mini iPod sales

http://www.analogstereo.com/nakamichi/nakamichi_582_service_manual.htm

[dirk128]

Dell doesn't get it!

Dell has been undercutting apple for about a year now-ever since they came out with their "iPod killer" as Cnet put it about a year ago. http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_Digital_Jukebox_DJ__15GB_/4505-6490_7-30582921-2.html?tag=tab

You could get a 20GB Dell DJ for less than an iPod 15GB 12 months ago. Where has that got them...nowhere....they don't get it. Simply reducing your price in this arena won't work, they are not selling boring old PC's. They should stick to giving them away with PC's - that's all they are worth!

In fact visiting Cnet is like that movie GROUNDHOG DAY, everytime I visit they have the *same* story on how Apple is going to fail and what the next "iPod killer" is. Hummm...I guess eventually they will be right, it could be years though..nice hedging Cnet!

Product Design?

Need I say more?

[Ipod Apple]

Need I say more?

http://www.analogstereo.com/mercedes_clk_class_owners_manual.htm