Here’s Why This iPod costs Rs 14 Lakhs

What do you do if you get an opportunity to buy an 18-year-old MP3 Player? Would you be interested? How much you may be willing to pay for that? We are sure that no one won’t prefer buying that old device, not even take that for free. But there is an old iPod which is being sold for over Rs. 14 Lakhs. Yes, you hear that number correct – Fourteen Lakhs.

What is the speciality with that iPod which is making it cost Rs.14 Lakhs?  Come Let us know.

That 18-year-old iPod is the very first generation iPod from Apple launched by Steve Jobs in October 2001. Not only that, the device is still sealed and unopened in the original box. If anyone what to buy this first generation iPod should spend $20,000 [Around Rs. 14 Lakhs.]

According to a report by Macrumors which says that this rare and first-generation iPod is listed on eBay at a price of $20,000 which is almost 50 times more than its original price when launched. On this 5GB hard drive and 2-inch LED screen iPod, you can store up to 1000 songs. It also has a scroll wheel and 10 hours of battery life.

There may be two major reasons for this massive price tag for an outdated iPod –

Firstly, this is the very first iPod from Apple and launched at the time when the iPod was considered a super cool gadget than any other devices. Another thing is that many Apple lover gets connected this first-gen iPod and will be eager to add this to their collection. And just for your information, In 2001, Apple iPod was launched at a price of $399 [Rs.28,000 approximately.]

In the early days of Apple iPod’s launch, this device changed the way of listening to songs. We can also say that this very-small device became a part of peoples life [Only those who could afford that.] This trend did not last long because of the evolution of the smartphones and the production of iPod’s are officially closed in 2017 by the company.

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