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I know we've had more than our fair share of Ipod/Iphone questions but I've tried working this one out myself and failed so.....
How can I tell if an Ipod Classic is the current generation?
Or to put it another way:
Why is this (current?, brand new)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Apple-iPod-classic-160GB/dp/B002MRRROQ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1281624140&sr=1-7
cheaper than this (previous generation, refurb)?
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/FB145ZO/A?mco=MTM2NzQ4NTc
Think that they both are! Apple's price new is £193 so their refurb price is reasonable. The Amazon is a very good price. As far as I know there isn't an older 160GB iPod.
Yeah. The answer is "because you're comparing Apple's prices with Amazon's prices," I suspect.
Maybe it's just a mistake on the Apple site then but it clearly says 'Previous Generation', hence my confusion.
I'll crack on and order the Amazon one anyway as:
~ I prefer black to silver
~ I prefer new to refurb
~ I prefer £174 to £179
September 07 - released 80GB (thin) and 160GB (fat) iPod Classics.
September 08 - both prior models replaced with a 120GB (thin) Classic at the price of the old 80GB.
September 09 - Classic goes to 160GB, same price, still thin.
The one on the Apple refurb store is the 07/08 model (0.53" thick, rather than 0.41"). I think the Amazon one is the current model, but it's hard to tell as the dimensions they list are for the box it comes in! Looks like the thin (current) one from the pics though.
Digging into the technical data on Amazon shows the depth as 0.41" so it looks like the current one.
And... I've just returned from lunch to find everyone on the project I'm on has been given a £25 amazon voucher.
So I've just spent it.