Well, it turns out Apple left out a little something last week at their “Let’s Rock” event. When Steve Jobs rolled out the new 4th generation iPod nano, he told us it would be available in 8GB and 16GB capacities—that made sense, since the nano had been stuck at 4GB and 8GB for the last two generations.
We thought no more about it until independent reports surfaced in Europe, claiming to show the existence of a 4GB 4th generation iPod nano. Was it a fake? A mistake? Neither of the above, as it turns out. Despite its lack of mention in the nano’s press release or on the Apple Store, the 4GB nano is as real as you or me. Well. As you, anyway.
According to an Apple spokesperson who talked to The Register:
However, an Apple spokeswoman has confirmed to Register Hardware that it did make a “limited number of 4GB iPod Nanos for some international markets”.
It’s a rather odd move that doesn’t fall within Apple’s usual playbook. And, even more unusual, the 4GB nano seems to be selling for about €120 in the Netherlands, a mere €20 less than its 8GB big brother (the difference between the 8GB and 16GB is €50). It’ll be interesting to see if the popularity of the 4GB model causes it to show up in other markets, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
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