5GB iPod question

satchmosatchmo
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Is there absolutely anything different from the 5GB iPod for $299 announced at MWNY this from the previous one?



Or is it just repackaging and a lowering of the price.



If nothing has changed, I assume the $39 remote will also work with the old iPod.

Thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 14
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    I'm not positive, but I think it's the same as the older ones.



    Steve said that the remote would work with the older ones, so even if this iPod's different the remote will still work with all iPods.
  • Reply 2 of 14
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    Yep, the 5 GB iPod being sold today is the same as the 5 GB iPod sold since it was introduced. I'm getting the wired remote for it too.



    I did calculate that if I sold my iPod for $200 and bought a new 10 GB one at the edu. price of $350, it would only be $75 more than if I kept my current one and bought the new remote and case. But I don't think I'll get the case, and I don't need extra storage, so I'll just get the remote and be done with it.
  • Reply 3 of 14
    macasaurusmacasaurus Posts: 243member
    Isn't the current 5GB iPod different with its software capabilities and new scroll?
  • Reply 4 of 14
    koffedrnkrkoffedrnkr Posts: 170member
    the 5GB ipod is the very same model that was originally introduced. the 10 and 20 gig ipods have some new features:



    1) they're about 10% thinner



    2) they don't have the traditional "scroll wheel" per se...it's been updated to an ibook-like track pad. i'm still not sure this is necessarily a good thing..but they say fewer moving parts mean more reliability.



    3) they both come with a hardwired remote control and a new carrying case
  • Reply 5 of 14
    koffedrnkrkoffedrnkr Posts: 170member
    the 5GB ipod is the very same model that was originally introduced. the 10 and 20 gig ipods have some new features:



    1) they're about 10% thinner



    2) they don't have the traditional "scroll wheel" per se...it's been updated to an ibook-like track pad. i'm still not sure this is necessarily a good thing..but they say fewer moving parts mean more reliability.



    3) they both come with a hardwired remote control and a new carrying case
  • Reply 6 of 14
    brunobruinbrunobruin Posts: 552member
    [quote]Isn't the current 5GB iPod different with its software capabilities and new scroll?<hr></blockquote>



    Apparently there WILL be a software update download so that older iPods will have the same functions. From Apple: "Available in early August, the iPod 1.2 software update adds support for Sound Check, Audible.com, and other new features to iPods." It doesn't specify the calendar and schedule, but if it can do Contacts, I don't see why it couldn't do these as well.
  • Reply 7 of 14
    jet powersjet powers Posts: 288member
    The new 5 GB iPod is the same as the current 5 GB iPod, afaik.



    The new 10 GB iPod has the new solid state jogwheel, and is thinner.



    The new 20 GB iPod has the new solid state jogwheel, but is actually a little thicker.



    ting5
  • Reply 8 of 14
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    [quote]Originally posted by koffedrnkr:

    <strong>they don't have the traditional "scroll wheel" per se...it's been updated to an ibook-like track pad. i'm still not sure this is necessarily a good thing..but they say fewer moving parts mean more reliability.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    What exactly does solid state mean? Do you mean the wheel does not turn as it did in the original iPod? But instead it understands the tactile motion of your finger? Like a trackpad?



    Hmm...if that's the case, I think I'll stick with the original.
  • Reply 9 of 14
    g4dudeg4dude Posts: 1,016member
    [quote]Originally posted by satchmo:

    <strong>



    What exactly does solid state mean? Do you mean the wheel does not turn as it did in the original iPod? But instead it understands the tactile motion of your finger? Like a trackpad?



    Hmm...if that's the case, I think I'll stick with the original.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Ya, personally I'd rather have a moving wheel too.
  • Reply 10 of 14
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I haven't seen one of course, but I do know 2 people here that have iPods that sound like there is gravel under the wheel. One guy had his replaced, it would spin freely, but in one place in particular, it would just stop. It was like running nails down a chalkboard.



    My initial reaction is that this new wheel will probably be better.



    Any of the New Yorkers here have a chance to play with it?
  • Reply 11 of 14
    josephgjosephg Posts: 111member
    I played around a little with the solid state wheel in the SoHo store. It felt just as responsive as the mechanical wheel, and I didn't mind the lack of tactile feedback.



    So as long as it doesn't get jumpy over time, I guess it's an improvement if it keeps dirt and sand out.
  • Reply 12 of 14
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    I think -- although I haven't tried the new wheel -- that I'd like the solid state device, as it would not be as susceptible to other objects moving it/changing settings. Also, the "normal" wheel on the 5GB iPod always felt too loose to me, almost like it was TOO easy to turn. I wanted a bit more resistance so I could "feel" the changes I was making.



    Just some thoughts.
  • Reply 13 of 14
    scadboyscadboy Posts: 189member
    I just ordered the remote control / smaller headphones for my old 5GB ?Pod. The Apple Store and Apple's iPod page assure that the remote will work with ANY iPod, old or new. The 5GB iPod they're selling for $299 is exactly the same as the old one, just a new sku for the windows model, and the same old mechanical wheel. Also, though the wheel doesn't move on the new 10 and 20GB iPods, they still make the "click" soudn when you "spin" the wheel, which helps.



    Apple tells me that all of the new features will be added in a firmware update to be released "shortly," and, I'm amazed no one has heard about this yet, but Apple has retroactively extended the warranty on ALL iPods to one year from date of purchase. ALL iPods, yes, even the one you were first-in-line to buy back on November 10th, you're now covered until next november.



    For all people bitch about Apple supposedly screwing over the faithful, they certainly are doing some things right.



    vive la ?Pod!



    ciao,



    michael
  • Reply 14 of 14
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    a good thing about having the touch sensitive scroll wheel is that the wheel will ONLY turn when your hand is touching it, so if you have the iPod in your pocket the volume will not change, so you can leave the lock off and can control the iPod when it is in your pocket... VERY good thing?



    BUT it DOES suck when you actually do use the touch sensitive wheel... it is weird after being used to the old wheel, but maybe I will get used to it... I hope i will get used to it... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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