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iPod touch Ipod Touch, Buy now or wait?
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I just upgraded from a 2G 32 GB to a 3G 64 GB and am currently being blown away by it. I was a little hesitant, because there's a high chance the next release it going to be something totally different (not just a memory + processor update). I'm also planning on getting an iPad so (maybe) I'll skip the next round of iPod Touches.
I find it strange that people are already comparing the iPad and iPod Touch. I feel like they will serve two completely different functions. Can you actually picture yourself taking a walk or jogging while listening to music on your iPad? And what about when you just want to watch a TV show or video clip while laying in bed? For that matter, even doing some quick web surfing or email reading seems more appropriate for an iPhone or iPod. I don't picture my new iPad substituting for my iPod, I visualize it as a work tool, a PDA, and a great medium for reading PDFs and other documents. It seems more appropriate to compare the iPad and Mac Air than the iPad and iPod Touch.
I think the iPad would be perfect for this! To me, the touch's screen is too small to watch video comfortably, and if I'm lying in bed, size shouldn't matter to much. I do plan to keep my touch around for when I want to listen to music while walking around outside or doing chores around the house. But for most other applications I expect that the iPad would replace the touch.
Depends on your needs . . .
How do you plan on using the Touch? Do you need the functionality and size
of an iPad?
How bad do you want a camera on your Touch - and do you believe there
will ever be one on a Touch?
I, too, am very happy with my 64GB Touch. I don't have/need a laptop, so
this is just fine for me to take my contacts and calendar everywhere I go,
and make changes or additions to each as needed. If I'm desperate enough,
and have wi-fi access, then I can do some e-mail or browsing. If I need a
camera, then I bring my 12MP camera or use my 3.2MP 'phone. And of
course, a ton of music, videos, podcasts and audiobooks. Plus Skype . . .
Long answer, but buy it now . . . and have 6+ months of use before the
next version.
How do you plan on using the Touch? Do you need the functionality and size
of an iPad?
How bad do you want a camera on your Touch - and do you believe there
will ever be one on a Touch?
I, too, am very happy with my 64GB Touch. I don't have/need a laptop, so
this is just fine for me to take my contacts and calendar everywhere I go,
and make changes or additions to each as needed. If I'm desperate enough,
and have wi-fi access, then I can do some e-mail or browsing. If I need a
camera, then I bring my 12MP camera or use my 3.2MP 'phone. And of
course, a ton of music, videos, podcasts and audiobooks. Plus Skype . . .
Long answer, but buy it now . . . and have 6+ months of use before the
next version.
Late adopteritis
It seems like the pace of technology increases every year and the product cycle is shorter all the time - therefore we often have to decide if/when to pull the trigger on a purchase, knowing full well the replacement is in development, at the very least, or perhaps, or even most likely, on the verge of being released.
Some people, the early adopters, will always go ahead and get what they want, regardless of having to pay a perceived premium or worrying about the "planned obsolescence" of their purchase, the cachet of having the latest and greatest being too much to resist.
Conversely many will hold off buying almost indefinitely to avoid being caught out by the "new and improved" or by a drop in price...and some of the latter will go ahead and make the purchase, while obsessively checking every possible source to ensure that they "got a good deal"...
I've always preferred to go ahead and get whatever shiny little bauble catches my eye, to never scan the adverts to see if it was cheaper elsewhere, to enjoy it to the full extent of my ability for as long as possible, or until a better shiny bauble comes along.....while I have made lots of purchases that have been replaced by a newer and "better" model relatively soon after, I can't recall a single instance where that new release has rendered my "old" item useless or redundant. "New and Improved" doesn't make what we already have "Old and Useless".
So go ahead and grab a touch now, enjoy it wholeheartedly and 6 months or so from now, you'll have the satisfaction of having used a great product for that period of time, that may still fulfill all your wants and needs.
And if the shiny new touch or iPad knocks your socks off, well, then you know what you'll end up doing.
Cheers, Shel
It seems like the pace of technology increases every year and the product cycle is shorter all the time - therefore we often have to decide if/when to pull the trigger on a purchase, knowing full well the replacement is in development, at the very least, or perhaps, or even most likely, on the verge of being released.
Some people, the early adopters, will always go ahead and get what they want, regardless of having to pay a perceived premium or worrying about the "planned obsolescence" of their purchase, the cachet of having the latest and greatest being too much to resist.
Conversely many will hold off buying almost indefinitely to avoid being caught out by the "new and improved" or by a drop in price...and some of the latter will go ahead and make the purchase, while obsessively checking every possible source to ensure that they "got a good deal"...
I've always preferred to go ahead and get whatever shiny little bauble catches my eye, to never scan the adverts to see if it was cheaper elsewhere, to enjoy it to the full extent of my ability for as long as possible, or until a better shiny bauble comes along.....while I have made lots of purchases that have been replaced by a newer and "better" model relatively soon after, I can't recall a single instance where that new release has rendered my "old" item useless or redundant. "New and Improved" doesn't make what we already have "Old and Useless".
So go ahead and grab a touch now, enjoy it wholeheartedly and 6 months or so from now, you'll have the satisfaction of having used a great product for that period of time, that may still fulfill all your wants and needs.
And if the shiny new touch or iPad knocks your socks off, well, then you know what you'll end up doing.
Cheers, Shel
That's NOT WHAT SHE SAID!
You know the only problem with lying in bed is that the Touch and probably the Pad wants to change to Landscape when I want to stay in Portrait for reading. I really do wish there was a way to lock the screen orientation.
