Friday, June 09, 2006
How did I end up with two black video iPods?
For awhile there I had a nice pattern going there with my iPod purchases. My 3G iPod was white because, well, white was the only choice back in those days. My 4G iPod was black because it was a U2 iPod. When it came time to buy my iPod nano, I decided to keep the pattern going by alternating back to white. It seemed like choosing an iPod color without actually having to make a decision was going to be easy going forward.
But when I bought my video iPod, I couldn't quite figure out how to follow my own pattern: by last iPod purchase had been white, but my last full-size iPod purchase had been black. In the end, I went to the local Apple Store and spent time watching video on both (since that's the activity where I would actually be looking at the device), and I ended up concluding that the black one came closer to creating an aura of invisibility behind the video. So I bought the black video iPod, but I knew for sure my next iPod would be a white one.
Actually, I decided earlier this month that I could expedite accessory testing by doubling my number of current-model iPods. Doing so was going to be simple enough: add a black nano to complement my white one, and add a white video iPod to complement my black one.
Except now I'm sitting here staring at a beautiful new U2 video iPod, all black.
Oops.
So now I'm sitting here with a pair of black video iPods, both Fifth Generation, both thirty gigabytes. Oh well, the black backside of the new U2 iPod is worth the purchase all by itself. And unless something changes, I've decided that my new U2 iPod isn't going to see any accessory testing. I made the mistake of allowing my original U2 iPod to get beat up via product testing, which ended up being part of my motivation for wanting another one. For once, I think I'll keep this particular new iPod nice and pristine. Come to think of it, it's the first time in years I've bought an iPod purely for personal use. Well, almost purely for personal use.
Oh, and the answer to your question is eight.
For awhile there I had a nice pattern going there with my iPod purchases. My 3G iPod was white because, well, white was the only choice back in those days. My 4G iPod was black because it was a U2 iPod. When it came time to buy my iPod nano, I decided to keep the pattern going by alternating back to white. It seemed like choosing an iPod color without actually having to make a decision was going to be easy going forward.
But when I bought my video iPod, I couldn't quite figure out how to follow my own pattern: by last iPod purchase had been white, but my last full-size iPod purchase had been black. In the end, I went to the local Apple Store and spent time watching video on both (since that's the activity where I would actually be looking at the device), and I ended up concluding that the black one came closer to creating an aura of invisibility behind the video. So I bought the black video iPod, but I knew for sure my next iPod would be a white one.
Actually, I decided earlier this month that I could expedite accessory testing by doubling my number of current-model iPods. Doing so was going to be simple enough: add a black nano to complement my white one, and add a white video iPod to complement my black one.
Except now I'm sitting here staring at a beautiful new U2 video iPod, all black.
Oops.
So now I'm sitting here with a pair of black video iPods, both Fifth Generation, both thirty gigabytes. Oh well, the black backside of the new U2 iPod is worth the purchase all by itself. And unless something changes, I've decided that my new U2 iPod isn't going to see any accessory testing. I made the mistake of allowing my original U2 iPod to get beat up via product testing, which ended up being part of my motivation for wanting another one. For once, I think I'll keep this particular new iPod nice and pristine. Come to think of it, it's the first time in years I've bought an iPod purely for personal use. Well, almost purely for personal use.
Oh, and the answer to your question is eight.
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