iPod mini - 3G store - €189

JDxtra

Seen the iPod mini being advertised in the 3G store (Dundrum) for €189. It's also being advertisted online...

http://www.buy4now.ie/3G/productdetail.aspx?pid=54&loc=P&catid=3.0

Didn't see any obvious catches but did think it was too good to be true.

Chalk

i think theyres anew one coming out, 1 gig more or something,
anyway apple probably dont like there licensed resellers having the discontinued one on sale beside the new one so theyre probably encouraging them to sell it off cheap.

excellent price anyway, although i have to admit i was grabbing my keys to get and get one cos i though it was a mac mini heheh

JDxtra

Just checked the UK/Irish Apple site - they are advertisting the "new" iPod mini. Looks like there's a 4gb (€209) and a 6gb (€249) version.

Either way, these are all excellent prices. My guess is that increased competition from the likes of Creative/iRiver etc is driving down the price.

lomb

probably the falling price of micro hard drives is driving down the cost of them id say.

Rojo

I've seen the 4gig ipod mini for 169 in the O2 store in Dundrum Town Centre.

Basq

Hmmmm.. got the girlfriend a €150 voucher for O2 for her birthday as she was thinking of getting the 1GB iPod Shuffle (€150). They didn't have the 1GB version last we were in.. only the 512MB version.

This reduction is great value considering the price of the iPod Shuffle is 1/4 of the size.

You think the O2 Experience are selling them?

Akula

169 is an excellent price.

There is a new 4gb model coming with better battery etc..

lomb

Akula wrote:

169 is an excellent price.

There is a new 4gb model coming with better battery etc..

really is very cheap, can the battery be removed at a later date and the 'better' one from the latest ones be put in?

JDxtra

lomb wrote:

really is very cheap, can the battery be removed at a later date and the 'better' one from the latest ones be put in?

I don't think it can be to be honest. If you tried to take the battery out yourself it would probably void your warranty.

darragh o meara

did anyone get one of these Ipod mini's????? I'm gonna be taking myself down to get one in the morning. I bought a philips 20gig Mp3 player from xtra vision thinkin I'd get something like an itrip to transmit to the car stereo but no such luck. I've heard of a shop in limerick that sells them behind the counter so i'll be heading there also.

idontknowmyname

I checked in 3G beside St Stephens Green Shopping Centre and the Ipod mini is sold out til wednesday and its only the silver one thats on sale

RicardoSmith

Akula wrote:

169 is an excellent price.

There is a new 4gb model coming with better battery etc..

Is it 169 everywhere?

Basq

RicardoSmith wrote:

Is it 169 everywhere?

As far as i know - they're €169 in O2 Stores and €189 in 3G Stores,

Santa Claus

All o2 stores have them at €189 (they have a networked till system so all stores have the items at the same price).
I rang the o2 experience in Dundrum and they said they're selling it for 189 also, guy I spoke to said they had it marked down from 269 so unless that's what rojo saw maybe.
o2 experience on henry st and grafton st are out of stock at the moment as they're waiting on iPod mini's to come in with "new packaging".

RicardoSmith

Rojo wrote:

I've seen the 4gig ipod mini for 169 in the O2 store in Dundrum Town Centre.

So is this the only place its this price? I assume they'll have sold out of them by now.

Santa Claus

As i just said Ricardo, I rang o2 in Dundrum and they said it's 189 !

Apple have the new mini iPod with improved battery life (18 hours now but don't know what it was before) for €209.

CuppaCocoa

Do yourself a favour and buy a Creative Zen or a Phillips instead. I bought the iPod 4gb about 6 weeks ago on ebay and I've had nothing but hassle with it. Check out the Apple message board to see the complaints people have about it. It's the most user un-friendly piece of crap I've ever used. The battery life is rubbish - nowhere near the 8 hours they tell you, most I can get is just over 2. You can't delete a track directly from the iPod you have to hook up to the computer and that's if you can actually get the bloody thing to connect in the first place! Bought a cheap little 256 mp3 player from China on Ebay as well and it's far superior! Doesn't hold many tracks but it works like a dream!

darragh o meara

Got mine today great deal at 189 euro, Have it loaded to the hilt with music and have been using it for the last hour or so on about a hours charging. Only thing I want now is the itrip so I can use it in the car. The only problem I had was when I started it up the o/s was in german. So had to get my dictionary and find language but now tis in the good auld english and I'm very happy indeed.

lomb

Santa Claus wrote:

As i just said Ricardo, I rang o2 in Dundrum and they said it's 189 !

Apple have the new mini iPod with improved battery life (18 hours now but don't know what it was before) for €209.

id say u are better paying the extra as there is only 20 euro between the new one and old.
in a couple of years the battery life on the 1G one mayb only a couple of hours whereas as the newer one will still have good battery life as it has a better capacity to begin with as well as the discharge rates being lower so the battery will last longer( internal resistance wont matter as much in an old cell if the demand is low)

hence id recommend the sony hd3 which has a very low discharge rate, apart from no radio its the best of them.

JDxtra

Santa Claus wrote:

Apple have the new mini iPod with improved battery life (18 hours now but don't know what it was before) for €209.

Plus free delivery and free laser engraving...

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/irl.woa/90911/wo/S22zxYfymcLe2LAT3xT1iY2ECBN/1.1.11.1.0.6.9.0.1.3.3.0.3.1.1.0?46,20

darragh o meara

Where can I get an itrip for ipod mini????

CuppaCocoa

You can buy them on ebay.uk for £15.99

Scubadevils

Rio Carbon also in 3G reduced to 209. Extra 1GB memory, 20 hours battery. Also Stuff magazine rated it as best mini Mp3 player in this months edition -
Models featured included iRiver H10, iPod mini, Creative Micro and a few others.

Santa Claus

Apple have the new iPod mini with extended battery life for €192 if you're a student.
All you have to do is send them an email from your college mail account or fax them a copy of your student ID.

You also get 8% off any apple accesories.

Thank god DCU never closed my email account !

RicardoSmith

Good tip cheers!