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iPod Ipod Shuffle: Now with Engraving
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Lacero said:
my thoughts exactly. i know that i wont be getting rid of my shuffle any time soon at all
Oooh, that is nice. I never thought about that the Shuffles coudn't get engravings but it is nice to know that they can now. My 3G iPod is engraved to if I ever get a Shuffle I might go that rout as well.
I've owned every iPod since the first gen, and I always come back to the fact that the Shuffle is my favorite (flash, compatibility with all computers, and tons of memory for tunes and files). At times, I like it even better than my Nano, which is little more than a Shuffle with a built-in scratch magnet and screen.
Since engraving wasn't possible when I bought mine a few months ago, I resorted to dropping a readme text file onto it with my contact info if it was lost. I wish there was a way to send it and get it engraved with my name or phone # now....
Since engraving wasn't possible when I bought mine a few months ago, I resorted to dropping a readme text file onto it with my contact info if it was lost. I wish there was a way to send it and get it engraved with my name or phone # now....
Actualy you can get after market engravings, just not through Apple. There are places like jewlery shops and I think trophy shops that will do it. Call around in your area.
yippy said:
Smart. Incidentally, I'm from your area originally (Urbana) but now in Texas.
Since the Shuffle's case is white, I wonder what color the engraving appears. It would be nice to get custom color lettering.
MmmPancakes said:
Well, nothing to add about the engraving...just wanted to add that I currently live in Champaign
jholzner said:Well, nothing to add about the engraving...just wanted to add that I currently live in Champaign
// pauses to reminisce about home.
sigh.
Thats crazy, I wonder if we have ever met . If you are affiliated with the UofI there is a good chance of it.
. If you are affiliated with the UofI there is a good chance of it.
yippy said:Thats crazy, I wonder if we have ever met
I grew up in Urbana and went to high school there, but didn't go to the U of I. All my friends did. I came to Texas for college. I'm about due for a trip home.
Shouldn't that read "built in scratch magnet and self cracking screen".MmmPancakes said:
Although I guess if the engraving read your postcode, in the UK, then theft would be easier to detect.
caps_Lock said:
Me too. But as mentioned by a previous poster, its likely you can have your shuffle engraved by a jeweler for a nominal fee.
MmmPancakes said:
a jeweler might not, the shuffle is a plastic, the rest of the iPods have the metal backing, making engravings easy, but a different process or finely tuned process might have to be used for some material like the shuffle, possibly why it took to long to become available for the shuffle. but i could be wrong, and it never hurts to ask.