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��� ����� ������ �� ����������... -- ������ ������� Subject: [Article] iPodunk - by Shane Anderson From: "Shane Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:57:10 +0100 I haven't written a lot of personal stuff for the Mac EvangeList, even though I do write a lot; I am currently writing 2 books. This time though I couldn't help myself. Some will surely tell me I should've just kept my mouth shut... Also at: http://www.macevangelist.com/news/2001/1023.html Podunk - A small, remote, insignificant place. iPodunk - A small, remote, insignificant player. iPodunk - by Shane Anderson A small, remote, insignificant place. Exactly the place the iPod will hold in Apple's history. About the only thing groundbreaking in Apple's new iPod is the discovery that the reality distortion field is firmly in place at Apple today. Actually, that might not be that groundbreaking a discovery afterall. The hype at MacWorld New York was a bubble waiting to be burst - one inflated by the Mac press. This time around, Apple itself must bare the full brunt of responsibility. Never before have I been so embarrassed for Apple. What was touted as being groundbreaking was simply a small, not even a significant, refinement on technology that is in daily use by millions already. The iPod is neither groundbreaking nor revolutionary - it is merely evolutionary. There are some nice features, so let's go over them. You can store 1000 songs - good, although competing products can hold 4 times as much. It has a 10 hour battery life - reasonable, but my MiniDisc has a 66 hour battery life on a single AA batt. It has a large LCD display - good, but no LCD control on the cord. It has a backlit LCD - So does my MiniDisc and most other MP3 players. It has a nice interface. It syncs with iTunes. It recharges over FireWire. It uses the very latest in battery technology, Lithium Polymer. It can be used as a FireWire Hard Drive. It has an innovative scroll wheel. 32MB anti-skip. Certainly nothing here is close to making the iPod a "breakthrough digital product". Now let's look at some of the not so good point. It takes 3 hours to fully recharge, not an hour as some reports suggest. It is not very small compared to other MP3 players. It is horrendously expensive. Apple has just started selling iMacs in certain places for just $100 more. Other MP3 players are much cheaper. It really doesn't look very nice, it is so bland. It is only 5 GB, while competing products are up to 20GB for the same money. It is a Hard Drive, which means drop this baby while the drive is spinning and kiss your 400 bucks goodbye. No sound in, no equalizer settings. No 'hold' button to prevent buttons from being pressed while in your pocket, and no chance I'm foolish enough to buy one. In reality, it lacks a lot of what other players do and you pay a premium for it because, well, because Steve thinks you should. Hey, it is a nice product, it just needs to be half the price, and it should never have received a "groundbreaking" moniker. Perhaps the groundbreaking part is going to be the quarters balance sheet that will show how many suckers actually bought one. END ----- Machelp; policy & news @ http://www.macrules.ru
