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No New iPod Case?

Monday April 14, 2003 11:42 am PDT by Arnold Kim
MacWhispers posts a speculative article based on their information. According to the site, the new iPods will continue to have the chrome back -- as it appears production of those are ongoing... but they feel the button-design originally posted by ThinkSecret are unlikely to appear.



MacWhispers did first mention a dual USB/Firewire cable that was being manufactured for Apple -- which would fit in with the USB/Firewire Dock rumor associated with ThinkSecret's story.



Of note, SpyMac first hinted at an iPod dock in September 2002... and claimed it was due in Q1 2003.



In another discrepancy, MacWhispers reports that the 30gig Toshiba drive is "only being produced as a PC-Card version" -- which would suggest against a 10GB, 15GB, and 30GB sizing of iPods.

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damax452
115 months ago
I hope macwhiaspers is right, the current ipod design is too perfect to discard. And i want to see 10,20,40gb ipods too, 15 and 30 are wierd. And i like the ipod chrome back, keep in mind that the metal back is probably there for cooling purposes so it most likely has to be some kind of metal, not necessarily polished SS though.
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alia
115 months ago
Part of this news snippet seems to be caught between the links for Mac Whispers and ThinkSecret.

:)

EDIT: Oops! Looks like they caught it. Sorry about the spam.
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Flowbee
115 months ago
Maybe it's time for PAGE 3: iPOD RUMORS ;)
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smashedapart
115 months ago
damax452 > Couldn't agree with you more! You're not alone in your hope...
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Freg3000
115 months ago

Originally posted by Flowbee
Maybe it's time for PAGE 3: iPOD RUMORS ;)


I second this proposition. :) Whatever happens, a lot of people will just be flat out wrong-there have so many conflicting reports, someone needs to be wrong.
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Shadowfax
115 months ago
with any luck, they'll keep the groovy chrome backing, but i am still curious to see if apple can outdo themselves on the interface design.

i wonder what the chances are that we'll see a 40 GB iPod instead of the more heavily rumored 30?
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DavPeanut
115 months ago

Originally posted by Flowbee
Maybe it's time for PAGE 3: iPOD RUMORS

Maybe Page 2 should have multiple sections, one for iPods, one for 15" powerbooks, and one for powermacs.
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MacFan25
115 months ago
i kind of hope that the new ipods wont have the chrome back on them. so then there wont be fingerprints all on the chrome.
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psxndc
115 months ago
Personally, I don't like the chrome. It just looks out of place to me (I don't have one, always drooling over my friends' ones). I know this will cause people to flip tables over with rage, but I think they should ditch the chrome and go all white plastic. But that's just my personal pref. Sorta like how I think all the brushed metal apps look goofy compared to the candy prefs pane.

-p
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wsteineker
115 months ago

Originally posted by psxndc
Personally, I don't like the chrome. It just looks out of place to me (I don't have one, always drooling over my friends' ones). I know this will cause people to flip tables over with rage, but I think they should ditch the chrome and go all white plastic. But that's just my personal pref. Sorta like how I think all the brushed metal apps look goofy compared to the candy prefs pane.

-p


*flips table over in rage*

I understand what all the all plastic folks are saying with regards to fingerprints and scratches and whatnot, but the chrome just looks so pretty. :)
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