Apple Event: $200 Price Cut for 8GB iPhone

Wed Sep 5, 2007 3:08PM EDT

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If you've been sitting on the fence about snapping up an iPhone, now may be the time to strike. Apple just announced a $200 price drop on the 8GB iPhone, effective today.

The 8GB iPhone will now retail for $399, compared to the steep $599 premium that early adopters (myself included) shelled out on launch day. Meanwhile, the 4GB iPhone (which is no longer listed on the Apple Store) will go on sale for $299 "while supplies last." With rumors of a stripped-down, low-cost iPhone in the pipeline, it makes sense that Apple would see fit to phase out the 4GB iPhone (which hasn't sold nearly as well as its bigger 8GB brother).

Update: I originally reported that the 4GB iPhone would keep its $499 price tag, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, given that the 8GB phone is just $399—and indeed, I was wrong. My bad.

And another update: Steve Jobs just posted an open letter on Apple's Web site, offering a $100 Apple Store credit to anyone who bought the iPhone at the original price. It's not quite $200 in cash, but it's something.

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Press release [Apple]

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  • 6 Posted by atomick50s on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:59PM EDT Report Abuse

    Great for new buyers... NOT me!! I already purchased two of them at the $599.00 price!! Love the phone though...

  • 8 Posted by ccruzmedia on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:20PM EDT Report Abuse

    Yawn.........who cares, in a couple years they'll be door stops and there will be something else the tech-lemmings gotta have.

  • 9 Posted by k_kat6 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:55PM EDT Report Abuse

    ita phone dont ----- yourself jeez

  • 10 Posted by angel123c7 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:54PM EDT Report Abuse

    im sure a lot of people are wearing egg on their faces now.....lol

  • 11 Posted by lsruano on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:58PM EDT Report Abuse

    the phone has a lot problems with screen and crashes a lot expect a of returns

  • 12 Posted by shoedogldr on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:21PM EDT Report Abuse

    How about the loual apple customers like myself who own many ipods and bouth the 8 gig for $599. We got shafetd. This is not fair and I would hope that they/you plan on making this right by some type of copensation such as at least a $200 gift card. If not I will NEVER buy another apple product.

  • 13 Posted by nittyranks on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:39PM EDT Report Abuse

    If you need to have that many pictures and that much music on a phone you have a problem.

  • 16 Posted by khn.aamir on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:50PM EDT Report Abuse

    Hey Dude, its a gr8 newz 4 me....but sorry 4 u. Neva mind..

  • 17 Posted by johnnyarmstrong99 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:39PM EDT Report Abuse

    Great...but since i don't use Cingular it doesn't do me much good. If it were Verizon I would buy

  • 18 Posted by jdurity on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:31PM EDT Report Abuse

    Still not buying... I'd rather carry my laptop and watch video on there..

  • 19 Posted by dolphin5432653 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:46PM EDT Report Abuse

    just hold off a bit longer and it will down another $100 by the end of the year. This is why you let the suckers buy their phones first :-)

  • 20 Posted by tpham85 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:18PM EDT Report Abuse

    do you still need to be with at&t in order to use this phone?

  • 22 Posted by buckwildn_kr on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:15PM EDT Report Abuse

    you want to compensated? FOR WHAT? everyone knows that when a new phone comes out you should WAIT because the price will drop. Maybe you shouldnt of been so impatient,... you might of saved yourself $200.

  • 24 Posted by osubuckeye1270 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:47PM EDT Report Abuse

    Hopefully they will give "shoedogldr" some type of refund. Then maybe it will be spent on spelling and writing skills.

  • 25 Posted by migmandc2006 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:19PM EDT Report Abuse

    I think Apple has ticked off so many people now that bought the product then dropped the price. The people that bought the product were typical loyal Apple fans but doing this so soon with the price cut is stupid. They should have just market it at $399. I didnt buy the Iphone but I wont buy their products since I dont want buyers remorse a couple months later.

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