I give Apple a lot of credit, they know the consumer doesn't do any homework so they actually release a new product that has less memory for the same price, they are going backwards. The iPod Mini was discontinued last week, when the Nano came out.
The new iPod Nano :
2 gigabyte = $ 199
4 gigabyte = $ 249
The discontinued iPod Mini :
4 gigabyte = $ 199
6 gigabyte = $ 249
The big thing about the Nano is that it is smaller, but the discontinued iPod Mini (6 gig) only weighed 3.6 ounces while the Nano is 1.5 ounces, the human hand can barely even sense that difference of 2 ounces, and the Nano should weigh less anyways since it holds less music. The discontinued iPod Mini would play up to 18 hours, the Nano plays up to 14 hours, less battery life also with the Nano. The iPod Mini was 3.6 inches in height, the Nano is 3.5 inches in height.. The iPod Mini also came in 4 colors, the Nano only comes in 2 colors. Only thing the Nano has over the Mini is that the Nano can store/view pictures, but who wants to view pictures on a 1.5 inch screen ??? (screwy)
If anyone is in the market for a Nano, they should wake up and then should get out to the stores quick and try to buy the discontinued iPod Mini 6-gig while they are still in stores.
Funny thing is that the 4-th generation regular 20 gigabyte iPod is $ 269 at WalMart right now, it holds 5 times more music than the iPod Nano and is only $ 20 more. WalMart also has the Creative Nomad 40 gigabyte for $ 215, it holds 10 times more music than the Nano, and is $ 30 less.
And if Photos are really what you want, the 5th generation 20-gigabyte iPod is $ 299, five times more space than the Nano for only $50 more.
