Apple stores alter iPod mini availability, refresh imminent
Corroborating recent reports which hint at an iPod mini refresh as early as next week, several tipsters note that on Wednesday international versions of Apple's online store abruptly extended their estimated ship times for all iPod mini models. The company's online stores in the United Kingdom and France now reflect wait times of 8 days for all iPod mini models. The stores had previously conformed to Apple's US-based online store availability estimates, which imply the players will ship the same business day. Similarly, in the days prior to Apple's latest PowerBook G4 updates, the Apple online store suddenly extended estimated ship times for all PowerBook models from the same business day to 8 days.
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When I checked at my local Apple store they were all out of ALL colors of the minis and didn't have an arrival date for new ones. All signs point to 5GB!
Are we going to see a completely new package or just a bump in storage?
Im guessing it will just be a storage bump.....the mini's are quite recognisable now (just like its big brother) and apple wouldnt want to change just yet..... I'd imagine an enclosure change after the 5G iPod comes out.
Some new updates to the software over the whole range would be nice.... but doubtful.
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storage bump
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I think that the next iPod mini will have a 6 GB HDD.
Why? Because Creative is using it.
Source: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050106/sfth083_1.html
Also, I think we'll see better battery life. 10-12 hours. These two things will kill any significant advantage the other players have.