Anyone have an iPod Classic yet? Like it?

Question

The title says it all. Mine should be her 9/11 which is ominous to say the least!
kat sass

Answer 1

"somebody in charge of the roll out never thought of informing Apple "geniuses"
I used to think it was cool that Apple was so tight lipped about their upcoming products. But that was back when they were a bit more boutique-y. Now that they're rock stars of the computing world, it's not so cool. It's becoming a real pain. (and yes line-toers, this is a technical issue!
Calling the stores yields hold times that are longer by the day, as employees don't know what's in stock, when it's coming, what product is compatible with what, etc. The in-store lines are longer too, partially due to more returns for reasons like yours. And being as eager as ever to help, sales people and Geniuses are spreading more disinformation, in an effort not to come across clueless. But because of the information blackout they're in, more and more often these days, they are clueless. It's frustrating for them, for us, for everyone. And it's costing Apple money, which they in turn are charging back to the consumer to cover the cost of 50 greenshirts running around asking each ther the same questions over and over.
If Apple hired an efficiency consulting firm, the firm would have a field day. And dollars to donuts, their findings would be that the root of many issues in the stores is lack of communication from upper management, and thus, lack of preparedness.
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Now then, I just picked up a 160GB Classic (and only got it after getting my friend who works at the Genius Bar to go in the basement of the store and check if they were in stock because every single employee on the floor said they weren't) Do I like it? Well, the 80GB I played with at the store seemed pretty sluggish, and it only had 2GB of media. I'll know if I like mine in about another hour when my 80GBs are done syncing. I suspect it will be even more sluggish, at least at first. Some are suggesting there's a pickup in speed as data is cached.