HP's iPod bounces out ahead of schedule

If you're actually looking to buy one (no judgement or anything), HP's iPod has turned up in at least a few stores several days ahead of its scheduled release date of September 15th. The list price is the same as the regular Apple iPod (i.e. $299 for the 20GB and $399 for the 40GB version), but there are scattered reports of people finding them online for way cheaper than that. Or at least way cheaper when consider that Apple keeps a really tight grip on how aggressively retailers can price the regular iPod.