$100 for your iPod...from DELL

Hahahaha, this is insane!!! The player costs $199 + tax, then you hafta wait for a $100 mail in rebate PLUS give them your iPod! This is a HORRIBLE deal regardless of the fact that the Dell DJ blows!

Dell Desperation�

Dellsperation�?

Dude, you're getting desperate�?

To make matters worse, Apple is probably very close to releasing new improved iPods (which, I'd presume have better battery life) and that will make this deal even more horrible.

Please somebody explain Dell's reasoning here? That iPod owners secretly hate their iPods and are going to jump at spending another $100 (after rebate) to get rid of their pod and get the new wonderful dell thingy? Is that really what they're saying? I'm missing something right?

Dell says it will "recycle" them...what ever thhat means.

recycle = resell them

That's about the gist of it.

Not a terrible idea for somebody who has a broken iPod that doesn't work and doesn't have the cash flow for a new iPod, I know plenty of people that have broken their 5gig iPods and their always lookin for ways to fix em, maybe recycling is the answer. If only Apple had a recycle program.

My guess is they are trying to get some iPod users to "switch", specifically those with iPod batteries gone bad.

We should probably keep an eye open for an iPod seller on eBay with the user name 'notdell'.

Either way, isn't it cheaper to get a new Battery... even through Apple?

God if only Apple would do the same with all the p.o.s. Dell hardware out there.


And Apple could even use their retail stores to this effect. Come in with any piece of crap Dell and get $100 off a shiny new iMac...

Why anyone would send off their iPod and spend an extra $100 to get something made by Dell is beyond me, though - when they can get a new battery for $35. Even if I was pee'd at Apple about the whole battery thing, I'd get two replacement batteries for a total of $70 and spend the rest on some nice music from ITMS.

I got a 10 gig with a failed hard drive, I wonder if I can send it to them and somehow make a profit reselling the Dell crap on eBay?

Now that's a different story I'd try that, too (as long as the Dell dudes accecpt the iPod with the failed drive, that is)

How does Dells 15gb and 20gb jukebox hold 7000 and 9000 songs respectively while the iPod holds 3500 and 5000 using AAC?

Lots of 30 second songs Well... you do know about the floating point problems on Dells.... right?

You mean "respectively." But besides that, 15GB is 15GB. Once you start quoting the number of songs, you have to make assumptions regarding song length and bit rate. Doing some math, I've calculated that Dell is using 64Kbps to get their marketing numbers, while Apple is using 128Kbps.

Chris

Poor market research. Proving once again that if it isn't something that you mass produce cheap, Dell has no prayer of understanding. The concept of style escapes them completely.

We're dying. Watch us bleed.

It's almost a shame I sold mine on eBay, I coulda gotten $100 off a new one, but I got $300 for an old one

ive got a 5GB iPod that still functions perfectly. no way in hell i would sell it for a hundred dollars.

a quick search of ebay shows me not many other 5GB ipods going for 100 either.

I wonder what Dell plans to do with all of those old iPods they'll be getting... ok, maybe the 3 that they will be getting?

Right in the "circular filing cabinet"... I wouldn't ever give up my iPod for a Dell Jukebox... what are they thinking?

Apple should retaliate, and offer a $50 rebate on Dell units. This would be a clear indication of value, with Dell valueing the iPod at $100 and Apple viewing the Dell at only $50

Besides, you can easily get more than �100 on eBay even for an original 5Gb iPod

64kbps *shiver*

Exactly. And here it says so in writing. See note 1.

Chris

When you ca't market on features, market mis-information???

Exactly. And Sony is now saying their new 20GB music player holds 13,000 songs (at 48Kbps). It's marketing madness.

Exactly. Dell gets their figures by cranking the compression way up past acceptable levels. Out of AAC, WMA, and Ogg, not a single one sounds good at 64kbps, and mp3 at that bitrate is just plain unacceptable except maybe for spoken-word only.

Not that like the promotion...but would you be able to use the stupid Dell brick with the song you bought from the iTMS? And what kind of ripoff of iTunes does that thing use? Is not even Mac compatible is it? Cause if it is...Dell people are way off that an Apple user is going to buy music crap from them.

Mr. Dell just admidit....YOU LOST...be a good LOSER and stick to what you do best...selling cheap ass plastic computers.

You know, the guys on Slashdot had a good idea for something to do if you have a dead iPod:

1) Buy Dell DJ
2) Send in dead iPod for $100 rebate.
3) Sell Dell DJ on eBay; expect probably $150 or so. Total profit: $50.
4) Put the $50, plus the $200 you've made back, towards a new iPod.

In essence, it should be possible to cheese the $100 Dell rebate into a sort of $50 Apple rebate.

the second i read about this dell POS i thought about cashing in my 5GB rev 1 ipod, but on second thought, screw all the trouble, i'm going to run this ipod into the ground, i've beat the crap outta of this one, never put it in a protective case, i run with it, i've dropped it 2 or 3 times, it's my baby, the battery is 2.5 years old and it sucks poo in winter, but hands down it is one of the most innovative digital devices made to date; simple, fucntional, stylish, brilliant!

and the 64kbps-7000 whatever songs = dell stupid a$$hole marketers. if you listen to music below 128 then you shouldn't be listening to music.
every song i encode is 160-192(mp3). 128 i think is acceptable, but 64? are you joking? no shame for the shameless.

dell used to be a good company .. back when i was in high school .. their products were sound .. and competitively priced .. what happened .. lol ..

my question is whether or not the dell has two times the ipod's battery life ... short of that .. eww .. ugly .. and it's a dell ..

I believe it does have a bigger battery, with the associated weight and size penalties.

Chris

Let me guess: you graduated 15 years ago ?

-t