Kusuka emlandweni we-Apple: I-iPod mini iyeza, incane kodwa ibalulekile

Engxenyeni yesibili kaFebhuwari 2004, i-Apple yethula i-iPod mini yayo entsha. Izinkulungwane zezingoma zingaphinda zingene emaphaketheni abasebenzisi - ngisho nezincane kakhulu. I-chip yakamuva evela kwa-Apple ibitholakala ne-4GB yokugcina nemibala emihlanu ekhangayo. Umdlali uphinde wahlonyiswa ngesondo lokulawula elizwela ukuthintwa. Ngaphezu kokuba isidlali somculo esincane kunazo zonke ze-Apple ngesikhathi ikhishwa, i-iPod mini ngokushesha yaba edayiswa kakhulu.

I-iPod mini nayo ibingomunye wemikhiqizo efanekisela ukubuya kwe-Apple phezulu. Ngonyaka olandela ukukhishwa kwe-iPod mini, ukuthengiswa kwabadlali bomculo be-Apple kwanda kwafinyelela ezigidini eziyishumi eziqinile, futhi imali yenkampani yaqala ukukhula ngesivinini esikhulu. I-iPod mini iphinde ibe yisibonelo esihle kakhulu seqiniso lokuthi ukwenziwa kancane komkhiqizo akusho ukuthi ukuncishiswa okungamukelekile kwemisebenzi yawo. U-Apple waphuca lo mdlali izinkinobho zomzimba njengoba abasebenzisi babezazi kwi-iPod Classic enkulu futhi bawahambisa esondo eliphakathi lokulawula. Ukuklanywa kwesondo lokuchofoza le-iPod mini, ngehaba elithile, kungase kubhekwe njengokwandulela umkhuba wokuqeda kancane kancane izinkinobho zomzimba, i-Apple esaqhubeka nanamuhla.

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Namuhla, ukubukeka okuncane kwe-iPod mini akusimangazi ngempela, kodwa bekujabulisa ngesikhathi sayo. Yayifana nesakhiwo esilula esinesitayela kunesidlali somculo. Futhi bekungomunye wemikhiqizo yokuqala ye-Apple lapho umklami oyinhloko ngaleso sikhathi uJony Ive aphuma endleleni yakhe yokusebenzisa i-aluminium. Imibala emibalabala ye-iPod mini itholwe ngokugcotshwa kwe-anodizing. U-Ive nethimba lakhe bazame ngezinsimbi, ngokwesibonelo, kakade endabeni ye-PowerBook G4. Kodwa-ke, ngokushesha kwacaca ukuthi ukusebenza nge-titanium kudingekile ngokwezezimali nangokwezobuchwepheshe, futhi indawo yayo isadinga ukuguqulwa.

Ithimba lokuklama le-Apple lathanda i-aluminium ngokushesha okukhulu. Kwakukhanya, kuqinile, futhi kukuhle ukusebenza ngakho. Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani ngaphambi kokuthi i-aluminium ingene kumaMacBooks, iMacs neminye imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple. Kodwa i-iPod mini yayinesinye isici - isici sokufaneleka. Abasebenzisi bayithandile njengomngane wejimu noma ukugijima. Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo obuncane kanye nezinsiza eziwusizo, ukwazile ukuthwala i-iPod mini emzimbeni wakho.