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Apple can't resist keeping its products priced too high.

I agree.

When they announced the Mac mini and the iPod shuffle, I thought, wow, finally Apple has some good value products. But after looking more closely, I think the Mac mini is overpriced by at least $100. It comes with only 256 MB of memory. The iPod shuffle has no LCD screen to see what song you're on, and it does not run on a simple AAA battery like many of its competitors.

I really think that in most cases all the Apple premium gets you an elitist sense of "cool".

and it does not run on a simple AAA battery like many of its competitors.

I know why. An iPod Shuffle is thinner than a AAA battery, so it's kind of hard to cram one in there.

When they announced the Mac mini and the iPod shuffle, I thought, wow, finally Apple has some good value products. But after looking more closely, I think the Mac mini is overpriced by at least $100. It comes with only 256 MB of memory. The iPod shuffle has no LCD screen to see what song you're on, and it does not run on a simple AAA battery like many of its competitors.

I bought a shuffle for running with last month, and I like it, despite the lack of a screen. It's amazingly light, I'm just surprised that I can put it on a lanyard and hang it around my neck when I run, and not notice that it's there. I suspect in the summer, when I'm wearing less and less, that I'll need an armband or something, but so far the lightness is what impresses me the most. I've run quite a bit since I bought it (probably about 10 hours total), and I still haven't really charged the batteries yet.