Rock and roll! I took a little drive over to San Francisco tonight to make my purchase. I love that big store. It was full of people checking out the new iPods. They had a bunch on this one big table. And in the middle was about 10 black boxes just so you knew it was in stock.
They didn't have the black 60 gig but I was again able to carefully compare between 30 and 60 and I decided to 30 will do. This isn't a lifetime relationship after all. I like the slimmer look a lot. I like the black. I spoke with several shoppers and employees about which to get the differences and what not. One of my biggest conversations was with a fellow shopper who was clear she wanted the 60.
I was in the store for about an hour. I also made it out of there with the new universal dock and the remote control that controls the universal dock mounted iPod. I like that. Could be a great way to deploy my 60 gig 4G in the living room from across the room. Maybe I'll get some use out of my $2500+ stereo. It's worth a try. I also bought the 2-year coverage for $59 that provides battery replacement and support. I hesitated but the price seemed worth it.
I love the little case that comes with the new iPod. very slick. It was probably very inexpensive and an afterthought after the experience Apple had with the nano's scratchability. It's a thin sort of artificial suede leather in white.
So here I am on my black couch. I'll be watching numbers tonight with a bit of a distraction. My iPod is plugged into my powerbook right now. I'll copy over the 5 season 1 episodes of Lost that I've bought so far -- one of which I haven't seen yet. By the way, I know I could buy the whole season cheaper but this way I get to decide whether and when I want to buy an episode. I don't have to commit to the whole season which I've never seen.
OK, back to my new black baby! Woohoo! I highly recommend hanging out at the SF store. It beats the Corte Madera store by a mile.
Just copied my TV episodes over. And watched about 5 minutes. I'm very impressed. Very cool!
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