Thank you, Apple

My sister bought a new iBook the weekend before the new 4G iPods were announced. Apple was running a promotion on their site for college students that gave them a $200 discount on an iPod with the purchase of a laptop. My sister already ordered an iPod mini and the offer was only valid for the regular iPod. I took advantage of the deal and placed an order for a 20 GB 3G iPod. I figured that by the time the order was processed, Apple would upgrade me to a 4G iPod.

I was right. However, Apple surpassed my expectations. Not only did they ship me a 4G iPod but they shipped me a 40 GB model at $230 off the retail price. That’s right, they not only upgraded my model for free, they gave me one with twice the disk space and slashed it an extra thirty bucks.

So far, my iPod has worked great. The new click wheel is definitely an improvement over the last design. I thought the wheel was brushed aluminum but I turned out to be wrong. Yes, the wheel is gray but it is not made out of metal. The battery lasts fine and the 4G iPod is compatible with the iTrip.

Right now I’m working on getting my iTunes playlist up to snuff since I’ve been a long-time user of foobar2000. The switch has been painless so far. Again, kudos to Apple for making such a high-quality product. I’m one happy customer.

That’s really great Mike, I’m glad you like your iPod — that sounds like such a sweet deal that Apple gave you, I’m jealous!

I just bought a new one the day they came out, and only got a $30 educational discount, not the super special $230 discount like you got :)