iPod classic

[prusik]

Called all the Apple Stores in the state yesterday, except two. (I live about 30-40 minutes to all of them except two.) If there is a next time, I will call them in the order of convenient drive, not alphabetical. Found a few stores which actually stock the iPod classic. Discovered that I lack the social skills to shop at the Apple Store. Considered going home and ordering the iPod on-line (since that would have been easier). Finally got the attention of a salesperson who told me that I needed to stand in line at the "cash register." (i.e., one of several Macbooks at the Genius Bar.) Was told there that the iPod classics hadn't arrived yet. Told them that I'd phoned ahead. Was told that they had, in fact, arrived. Bought the iPod. Recycled the old one. Waited several hours for the iPod to sync.

I realize this is the unsexy one. It's definitely not the one Apple is pushing. However, I like it a lot. I was surprised by how thin it is. This is supposed to be the thick iPod. But, clearly, thick is relative. (Compared to previous generations, it's thin.)

Also, keep in mind that I haven't bought an iPod in years. So all of the improvements they've made since then are new to me. (Gapless playback!) I think this one may sound better, but it may be psychological. (Actually, iLounge agrees with me.) The new interface is fine. It looks prettier, but is functionally like any other (pre iPod touch) iPod (modulo features which are new to me). I haven't tried any video yet.

Anyways, the free capacity on my iPod is larger than the entire capacity of my previous iPod by about 9GB. That's a cool thing.

Comments

[krylyr.livejournal.com]

Ha! I just picked up a new ipod this weekend, too (also an ipod classic). We can be unsexy together.

Honestly, the new ipods completely took me by surprise. I didn't realize the touch ipod was even coming out. Did apple just not promote them much?

I couldn't justify paying the extra for the ipod touch and am totally content with the classic. I can't believe how thin it is either! And I could put everything I have on it, including pretty much every podcast, and still have loads of room left. I was pushing it with my old 20 GB. I probably would have never bough an 80GB one if there had been something smaller (I was all set to buy the 30GB).

[prusik.livejournal.com]

*blush* Oops, forgot to mention that the reason why the iPod was so hard to find was because I was looking for the 160GB iPod classic. (I have about 78GB of compressed audio that I've ripped from CD (not to mention cases and cases of CDs in my basenment). So the 80GB iPod classic wasn't going to do me much good...)

I can't tell how well Apple is promoting to normal people. My iPod died over a month ago. Since then I've been on the watch for Apple announcements. (It would be so like me to buy the old model just before the new models come out. I was determined that I wouldn't do that.) So, I knew about these the instant Steve Jobs announced them (module some web delay). I have no idea how anyone else found out about them.