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Thought the ipod mini was small? Apple has now released the ipod shuffle which is a flash memory based mp3 player the size of a pack of gum. This new member of the ipod family comes in two sizes 512mb, and 1gb. The prices are $99 and $150 (The academic price is even cheaper) This makes this an excellent choice for those of you who were holding out on an mp3 player because of the price. Ever thought Mac\'s were way to expensive? Well apple has now solved that problem to be introducing the mac mini. It is about the size of the Return of the King book at 6.5 in x 6.5 in x 2 inches high. This little guy packs some punch for such a small sff system. Their are two configurations one with a 1.25 GHz g4 cpu and one with a 1.42 GHz g4 processor. Each comes with 256mb of ram which is upgradeable to 1gb. The lower end mac mini starts at $499 and the high end mac mini starts at $599. Who ever thought you could buy a mac that packs as much punch as a powerbook G4 for only $500 bucks?

Tell me what you think,

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[Edited on 15-1-2005 by gwXtreme]

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Aren\'t all those Ipods equipped with the ever disliked DRM technology, and making plenty of people think they\'re better off buying other kinds of MP3 players?

I personally think all those players could be made more sophisticated so you can add several kinds of audio codecs (Ogg, FLAC, MOD, XM, S3M, etc.). When will there be one who\'s going to make that leap?

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This is the first time I hear about the iPod shuffle... That thing is looking pretty impressive, especially for it\'s size. I suppose that it is Apple\'s answer to all those Flash-based MP3 players that appeared in the last several months. They\'ll end up making me buy one someday. :P

By the way, this topic\'s title should be \"Apple\'s going small\", no? ;)


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Aren\'t all those Ipods equipped with the ever disliked DRM technology, and making plenty of people think they\'re better off buying other kinds of MP3 players?


I haven\'t checked in detail for the iPod shuffle, but the other versions can freely accept DRM-free MP3s and AAC music files for listening, as well as DRM ones of course.

[Edited on 14-1-2005 by Dr. Cossack]


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Your right! So I edited It to say Apple\'s Going Small!

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Anyone out there gonna consider buying a Shuffle or Mini Mac?

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Westad, I think the Doc was making a joke, not being serious. Of course, it\'s a witty title this way. :P

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*begs for new ipod* MUST have!!


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