iPod touch Ipod touch 1st to second gen. upgrade

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Pokerking98

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Mar 24, 2009

• #1

I currently have an ipod touch first generation. I was wondering, if I brought this to the mac store would i get a free second gen. upgrade? Or do I need to buy a whole new itouch?

 

SaSaSushi

macrumors 601

• Mar 24, 2009

• #2

Pokerking98 said:

I currently have an ipod touch first generation. I was wondering, if I brought this to the mac store would i get a free second gen. upgrade? Or do I need to buy a whole new itouch?

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It would be a wonderful world to live in indeed if every time a new revision of a product was released all you had to do was go to the store with your old model for a free trade-in.

In the real world that's a pretty poor business model.

Yes, you have to buy a new one. 😛

 

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fishface17

macrumors member

• Mar 24, 2009

• #3

Dude, it's like saying you are going to take your xbox to the store and exchange it for an xbox 360 for free.

 

Davy.Shalom

macrumors 6502

• Mar 24, 2009

• #4

You would have to buy a new one. If you turned yours in they may give you a very small discount on a new one, but that is about it.

 

flyfish29

macrumors 68020

• Mar 24, 2009

• #5

This thread needs to be put to bed!


Gotta go.....Jeep just came out with a new redesigned Wrangler and I need to trade my '98 model in!!🙄

 

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creon

macrumors 6502

• Mar 24, 2009

• #6

Really? You can't be serious?

 

sjleworthy

macrumors 68000

• Mar 25, 2009

• #7

it's like upgrading your wife - costs a fortune 🙁

 

PMB

macrumors 65816

• Mar 25, 2009

• #8

When the 2nd gen iPod touch came out, i called apple and asked the same question

They offered 10% off from their recycling program. but besides that, they make you buy a new one.

 

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streather

macrumors newbie

• Mar 25, 2009

• #9

best thing to do would be sell it, use the money you make and put that towards the newer ipod touch 🙂

 

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DHarrisDBS34

macrumors regular

• Mar 25, 2009

• #10

streather said:

best thing to do would be sell it, use the money you make and put that towards the newer ipod touch 🙂

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Yeah you could probably get $100 to $150 on ebay for it. That's a good portion of the way to 2nd gen. It's not enough to justify an upgrade though I don't think.

 

gan6660

macrumors 65816

• Mar 28, 2009

• #11

Why in the world would they give you a free upgrade.

 

queshy

macrumors 68040

• Mar 28, 2009

• #12

the gen 2 isn't that much better anyway. just keep it, or sell it if you don't want it.

 

saberahul

macrumors 68040

• Mar 28, 2009

• #13

My suggestion would be to wait for the 3G when it comes out.

Luckily my iPod 1G had a problem and I was able to get a gift card worth $400 (16GB iPod Touch 1G) out of which $300 was used for the 2G and the rest in groceries. It would be great if the same happened when the 3G comes out- or I can do it intentionally but that is unethical.

Edit: I forgot to mention... I bought my iPod at Sam's Club.