I saw that price a few days ago. Crazy! I can get two of my current phone for that price.
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iPod Touch Now Comes in White, 8GB Model Now $199
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Yeah, the advantages it does have over the iPod touch are not worth that kind of money. Especially for only 8 GB.
8 GB iPod touch for $199 vs. 8 GB Kindle Fire for $199
I think the choice is obvious.
Fed up with being abused!
I have been a fan of the Macintosh and some of the other Apple products since my 500MHz iMac G3. But I have grown tired of paying the Apple premium for their products. And regardless what some might say, I'm tired of the abuse and the exorbitant pricing schemes. It seems like you need to add the price of a tube of KY Jelly when buying an Apple product these days. And really, to be honest, it has been that way for a long time. They charge too much and what you often get are specs and hardware that are oftentimes a year or more behind. And I am pretty much just done with that. My next electronics purchase at this point will probably be that new kindle or maybe even the Samsung version of the iPod Touch. Supporting Apple used to be the cool thing to do because for one thing, they were the smaller company facing the corporate big guy named Microsoft. And sadly, Apple has now become Microsoft. And what is even more sad is that for Steve to ultimately triumph over Bill Gates, he kind of had to become like him in order to do so. Maybe there is a lesson in that for everyone
I have been a fan of the Macintosh and some of the other Apple products since my 500MHz iMac G3. But I have grown tired of paying the Apple premium for their products. And regardless what some might say, I'm tired of the abuse and the exorbitant pricing schemes. It seems like you need to add the price of a tube of KY Jelly when buying an Apple product these days. And really, to be honest, it has been that way for a long time. They charge too much and what you often get are specs and hardware that are oftentimes a year or more behind. And I am pretty much just done with that. My next electronics purchase at this point will probably be that new kindle or maybe even the Samsung version of the iPod Touch. Supporting Apple used to be the cool thing to do because for one thing, they were the smaller company facing the corporate big guy named Microsoft. And sadly, Apple has now become Microsoft. And what is even more sad is that for Steve to ultimately triumph over Bill Gates, he kind of had to become like him in order to do so. Maybe there is a lesson in that for everyone
Have a look at this; it appears Apple have added the retina display to the iPod Touch: http://www.apple.com/uk/ipodtouch/
Is this the same one as on the iPhone? I know the display of the 4th gen touch wasn't as good.
Is this the same one as on the iPhone? I know the display of the 4th gen touch wasn't as good.
Who was the idiot that ordered 5 fairly cheap cases for the 4 GSM off eBay in the last 2 weeks that are now useless? Me, that's who.
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$549 unlocked here in Canada.
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$549 unlocked here in Canada.
The retina display was included last year. As Eidorian mentioned, just a bit different tech. I haven't seen any specs that say the 'new' iPod touch has changed screen technology.
This reminds me of when I bought the 2nd generation iPod touch in May 2010 new from Apple. Little did I know it was an almost two year old device at the time and would be updated a few months later. By November, iOS support had stopped, and everything became slower and slower and slower. I should have sold it then, but I'm going to sell it now thankfully.
so are these considered a 5th gen iPod touch? If so im looking to get a 4th gen on clearance or on sale
I guess we will know when the spec pages are updated. Otherwise you are better off getting a 4th Gen for a lower price.
I think it's still 4th generation - isn't its designation in iOS 5 "4,2" instead of "5,1" or something like that?
iPod Touch 2G here. Would have bought last year had the IPT included a decent camera.
Would have bought one this year had the IPT included a decent camera. Apple, get the pattern?
As it is, best bet is a used iPhone 4. Look for one on ebay. In response to my own post earlier in the thread (how can you be sure it's a good quality one and a good seller?), make sure that
1) The seller has all positive ratings and plenty of them.
2) Has recently sold things for several hundred dollars and gotten favorable reviews. (You don't want to be snared by someone who sells a bunch of little things, then gets 50-100 people to spend $350 on an non-existent iPhone 4.)
3) Get one that is still under Apple Care. There are a number being sold that fall in that category.
4) Only look at sales that included a return guarantee.
That's the solution folks. If Apple were smart, they'd sell the unlocked versions for about $100 less. I would rather give them my money, but when it's several hundred dollars, a used iPhone 4 makes a smart upgrade, especially to a camera-less iPod Touch!
Would have bought one this year had the IPT included a decent camera. Apple, get the pattern?
As it is, best bet is a used iPhone 4. Look for one on ebay. In response to my own post earlier in the thread (how can you be sure it's a good quality one and a good seller?), make sure that
1) The seller has all positive ratings and plenty of them.
2) Has recently sold things for several hundred dollars and gotten favorable reviews. (You don't want to be snared by someone who sells a bunch of little things, then gets 50-100 people to spend $350 on an non-existent iPhone 4.)
3) Get one that is still under Apple Care. There are a number being sold that fall in that category.
4) Only look at sales that included a return guarantee.
That's the solution folks. If Apple were smart, they'd sell the unlocked versions for about $100 less. I would rather give them my money, but when it's several hundred dollars, a used iPhone 4 makes a smart upgrade, especially to a camera-less iPod Touch!
Still no update on the Apple specs. I would have to head to an Apple Store (unlikely) and check what model numbers the hardware there reports. Not that anyone could not just "Price Drop!" the old models, I saw the 8 GB 4G at Target with a simple notice.
They probably will at some point. It's pretty clear why though, the iPod touch at its current design would simply get too hot. When gaming, my 4S gets pretty hot and it's nearly twice as think as an iPod touch. It's unlikely they'll do an update until they can put a new SoC in it.