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European blog OneMoreThing posted of the mysterious offering earlier this morning, noting that they were spotted on the shelves of Dutch Apple premium reseller for €119 (or $168) and appear to be the real deal.
Separately, 糖心Vlog has been pointed to similar listing on the German version of Amazon.com, which as being available in all nine colors for €129, and Austrian reseller Geizhals, where they're .
Another Dutch reseller, A-Mac, also up for sale at €119.
The photos published by OneMoreThing, as well as a on display at Engadget, suggests the players are an official, but unannounced, offering.
Update: German blog Cyberbloc suggests that the 4GB fourth-gen nanos may be the result , where Apple initially began manufacturing 4GB and 8GB models but made a near last-minute decision to market 8GB and 16GB models instead. As such, it's suggested that the 4GB models were a limited production that will be sold in Europe while supplies last.
Update 2:Apple Canada is also advising local resellers that they will have access to 4GB nano's next week which will retail for $139 Canadian. Quantities will be limited.
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Takes care of the middle tier in markets where consumer goods are taxed (VAT), import duties are high, or purchasing power is low. Apple wants to be premium, but not a luxury.
How strange. Maybe this explains why the UK back to school promo gives £95 off a nano when the 8Gb nano is £109 - maybe a 4GB nano is to be introduced at £95?
I'm not convinced though. Perhaps it is only to be produced for a short period through certain retailers to clear 4Gb chip inventory.
Either way, it is a very un-Apple move!
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Strange. But I imagine the resellers are delighted to have another nine SKUs to stock!
According to this site, it's a minor fault production line (sorry for my english...)