The sixth-generation iPod, which has debuted to positive reviews, is a additional streamlined product. With all the update from the popular music player, Apple has aimed to trim down size and profile instead of add the bells and whistles. Gone is the click-wheel of previous models, replaced by a touchscreen, which helps make the overall design much more svelte.
According to research group iSuppli, the streamlining is additional than just about looks. The company keeps track of consumer products' bill-of-materials figures, which translates to how a lot every unit prices to produce. Together with the sixth-generation iPod, in accordance with iSuppli, the figure is $43.73. Only the fourth-generation iPod had a lower BOM at the time of its introduction: $40.80.
“Instead of piling on features, as so many brands do with their latest products, Apple with the sixth-generation iPod has maintained or even removed some attributes in order to fit the form factor and function desired,” said Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst and teardown services manager for iSuppli, in a statement. “This has enabled Apple to provide the smallest iPod including a touchscreen, while keeping component expenses to a strict budget.”
The latest iPod Nano doesn't have a camera, for starters, unlike previous generations. The low-end model still uses just 8GB of NAND flash memory for music storage — the exact same as the fifth-generation Nano. In reality, simply because NAND flash pricing primarily stopped eroding during 2008, and even went up, Apple’s policy of doubling of NAND Flash memory content seen from 2005 to 2008 has primarily stalled from 2008 to 2010, in line with iSuppli.
Trimming down on the profile in the newer iPods has generated a benefit customers could be happy about. Mainly because with the changes made to newer models, the battery life has increased. A fully charged sixth-generation iPod can run up to 24 hours when totally charged.
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