iPod mini available internationally; AirPort Express not listed in Canada
Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at 11:23 AM | Gadgets, Wireless | 2

Apple is now taking pre-orders for the iPod mini from international customers; they will begin shipping on July 24. The mini’s availability has been limited to the U.S. for months due to high demand and constrained supply (previous entry). The Canadian price is $349.

(Meanwhile, why doesn’t AirPort Express appear in Apple’s Canada Store? The Canadian page says “Coming soon.” I’d love to know what’s behind that.)

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Comments

Dre, July 7 at 11:38 AM:

I recently (as in just last Friday) purchased an iPod. I knew that the iPod minis were coming out soon, but I’d decide against getting one. For starters, the iPod mini (4 Gig) is only $50 Canadian less than the 15 Gig iPod. I don’t mind the slightly larger size of the iPod - they’re still small And I certainly appreciate all the extra memory. I plan to copy most of my CDs onto it…. I wonder how well the minis will do in Canada.

Jonathan Crowe, July 7 at 12:16 PM:

I was surprised, myself at the C$50 spread; it’s only a US$50 difference in the U.S., so I would have anticipated a $70-80 spread: say $329. The dollar must be doing better than I thought.

Nevertheless they’ll sell like hotcakes: style and size, it turns out, do matter; and many people seem to think they don’t need more than a 1,000-song capacity. (Tell them you can get 11 GB more for only $50 more, and they’ll ask you why.)

(Meanwhile, after three months, Jen’s 20-GB iPod is only half full — about 2,900 songs — and with lots more CDs to rip … )