Do iPod Classic Shortages Mean Discontinuation or Update?

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Posted February 8, 2011 at 4:07pm by iClarified

The iPod Classic is listed as being backordered or out of stock at many retailers leading to speculation that it might be discontinued or updated in the near future, according to AppleBitch.

The Apple Store shows that the silver iPod Classic now ships in 1-3 days, down from 24 hours last week. In addition, Best Buy has updated their website to say that the device is backordered for 1-2 weeks (last week it was shipped in 1 day) and Target also has it backordered for 2-4 weeks. Amazon.com shipping times are 2-4 weeks, Apple Reseller J & R are completely out of stock. Currently the shortage only seems to be affecting the silver colored model, the dark colored version appears relatively unaffected.

Last month Toshiba introduced a new 1.8-inch hard drive that could be used to bump the iPod Classic's capacity to 220GB from 160GB. It's unclear if these shortages are in advance of an update or if Apple has decided to discontinue the device. The iPod Classic did not receive an update in September alongside the rest of the iPod lineup.

Do iPod Classic Shortages Mean Discontinuation or Update?

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teraflow - February 8, 2011 at 5:57pm

More capacity would be useless Maybe they should point into another direction Like adding new features I would take off the goddamn clickwheel and put it a bigger screen Watching movies in a proper screen would be AMAZING This will never happen bwt

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iDammit - February 8, 2011 at 8:16pm

Yeah, lets take it in a new direction..... Don't give it more storage (hell, who wants loads of storage?). Give it more features and the ability to run mini applications (we could call them apps maybe). Get rid of the click wheel and give it a bigger screen, possibly even touch capable. What could we call such a device that has never been done before? mmmm, an iPod Touch maybe? Or, and I'm just spit balling here.... we could accept that the current device fills the niche for an uncomplicated device with masses of storage for people who simply don't want to carry around a number of devices that compete with each other!

Alex - February 8, 2011 at 4:15pm

an 18-inch harddrive?

nothing - February 8, 2011 at 4:44pm

NO,,, 1,8 not 18