32GB iTouch, 16GB iPhone!

[Yuiichi]

In case you hadn't noticed, Apple just updated the online store with a new storage option for both the iTouch and the iPhone. The iTouch is now available in a 32GB flavour and the iPhone in a 16GB version.

I have to say: having 32GB on the iTouch makes me really want one now. It's enough space for my entire library and then some on such a small device! You can be sure I'll be getting one as soon as I can!

What do you guys think?

[Hartmann]

Originally Posted by Yuiichi

In case you hadn't noticed, Apple just updated the online store with a new storage option for both the iTouch and the iPhone. The iTouch is now available in a 32GB flavour and the iPhone in a 16GB version.

I have to say: having 32GB on the iTouch makes me really want one now. It's enough space for my entire library and then some on such a small device! You can be sure I'll be getting one as soon as I can!

What do you guys think?

I've been holding out for an iPhone for a while and this is why. Once they bump it to 32GB and add 3G, I'll buy one. Till then, no need for me to be an early adopter.

If you have no need for the phone portion, then I'd say a 32GB touch is a great way to go.

[lucamacis]

Apple have finally hit the nail with the iPod Touch. The main reason i never got one was because 8GB was never enough and 16GB was too expensive for it's price.

32GB will be perfect and if it goes to no more then £299 in the UK then it's well worth the buy... People have huge libraries and if users have such a beautiful screen on they're iPod then they need the storage for movies, tv shows and they're whole iTunes library

Side note: Im getting a little disgusted in how much Apple are charging UK users in comparison to U.S users. Your 32GB touch is cheaper then our 16GB touch. And your apple tv is $219.99 when ours is £199.99. Absolutely ridiculous. They can make up any excuses they want, it just simply does not justify they're extreme prices differences. (I know it went off topic. Sorry admins)

[bendrucker]

First off, I'm relieved the didn't phase out the 8GB model as they did the 4GB iPhone and have the 16 GB Touch be $300, considering I just bought my 8 GB touch . Storage is not a priority for me in a portable media player. I have a small music library and most of my listening is podcasts. 8 GB is enough for all my podcasts, 5 full length movies, my music library, and my 3rd party apps with 3 GB to spare. I'm sure people with huge music libraries will care about the 32 GB model, but I couldn't care less.

[Steve38]

Apple should be ashamed of themselves! By not allowing customers to purchase or upgrade their existing 8g iphone to the 16g iphone is immoral, unethical, and insensitive!

This is not good business! So many people bought the 8g iphone over the holidays. To purposely sell an iphone with twice as much memory at this time is appalling! If we knew about this a few months ago we would have held off and purchased the newer version for $100 more. I would have liked to know I had an option of waiting to spend more later, or spending less and only getting the 8g iphone.

To treat existing customers this way is disgusting! Just out of principle, I and others may drop Apple and AT&T altogether! Apple should allow for customers to pay maybe $100-$200 for the new iphone. It is not just a few gigabyte difference, but it is twice as much. That is significant.

Apple is telling me they care nothing for me, and obviously don't care at all about my business with them! It is just not smart business on behalf of Apple!

Remember, it takes only a foolish mistake to lose a customer forever. It shocks me management did not have enough checks and balances to catch this awful scheme before it happened.

[Yuiichi]

I have to start my response with a question: do you think Apple owes anything to you?

I really don't think they do. They provide us with amazing technology, we buy what they provide. End of story. We don't owe them, they don't owe us. Your argument could be added to all of those people who bought iPods and Macs weeks/months before a new revision comes out as well. What about all of those people who bought the 60 GB iPod 5G? The 80 GB iPod 5.5G came out a couple of months later, at the same price point. What about those customers who bought CoreDuo MacBooks weeks/months before Apple revamped the whole line with Core2Duo chips, at the same price point. Those are 2 incidents that I've come up with off of the top of my head. And did any of those customers affected get a discount? Not unless it was within that initial return period.

Sure, you're frustrated at this point. Maybe even feeling a bit betrayed. But remember: you bought the iPhone because you made a value judgment. You thought that it was the best phone for your money, and still is. Why be bitter over 8 measly gigabytes? Do those 8 gigabytes make you like your current iPhone less?

Apple wants your business. They show this by making great products. You let them continue to make great products by showing them support. Management didn't catch an "awful scheme" because there wasn't one. Apple continually works at making the products they produce better. Every one of these gadgets that we buy will be shown up by something down the line.

To finish this off, consider what would happen if Apple actually gave you an "upgrade discount". All customers that bought old hardware would request the same thing. "Give us money off because we bought your products in the past," people would yell. And Apple would have to give in, because they set a precedent. That's not what I call good business.

[bendrucker]

So when Apple releases a new mac and you just bought one a month ago you should be offered a $100 upgrade. That's not how life works. I understand you are upset, but it's not like people didn't know that a 16GB model was a month or two off. If you really want the new one, sell your old on eBay and buy the new one. Apple, as it should, is not changing its ideas on the iPhone. You never can pay an upgrade price on an iPod or Mac even if they are identical in design. The $200 price drop after a month? That's not for me. But this, no big deal.

[GadgetComa]

It's interesting that people love the new gadgets and can't wait to get their hands on the new technology, then complain about things like this. If technology didn't move so quickly as to occasionally make things obsolete, where would the innovative gadgets come from?

[bendrucker]

This is clearly some guy who was upset that there was a new iPhone and he bought his a month ago. I found an identical post after doing some google searching on several threads on the Apple Discussion Boards and as a comment on a yahoo article discussing this. And considering this is relatively new news, there are probably tons more that google has not yet found. I hate when people do this. They get upset and go spam every forum on the net. People had even replied to his post saying that they had bought iPhones after Macworld when a 16 GB model wasn't released. So when the 16 GB model came out, they were just past their 14 days. Well, one guy said he called Apple and politely asked if he could exchange his 8GB for a 16GB. He was given a 16GB iPhone. Ranting never gets you anything other than letting off a little steam. Apple is surprisingly generous with its exchange policy considering they have no obligation to provide any type of returns or exchanges after the 14 day period.

[notabadname]

I agree. If you are going to explode every time you buy a piece of consumer electronics that subsequently gets improved or upgraded, you had better not buy any consumer electronics. The phone has been out for a while now with no hardware upgrades. Anyone with a brain knew an upgrade was coming. The price of Flash memory and RAM drops regularly. I'm happy to see Apple keep their product line current and competitive with the competition. This upgrade is a great enhancement, and I am not angry with Apple for doing it. Even though I paid $100 more for my phone than Steve38 did. ($600-$100 rebate).

Yuiichi is right on about your "value judgement" and If you didn't think the phone was worth what you paid when you made that "value judgement" you shouldn't have bought it. Just look at the new Verizon Voyager. $299 with the online rebate. If you want 8 Gb of memory, that's extra. They just provide the card slot. The 8 Gb card is $100. Their touch screen is a joke compared to the iPhone. You should feel totally satisfied with the value of your purchase, especially since they did not replace the 8 GB with the 16 Gb at the same price-point. Your phone is still for sale at the same price.