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iPod touch Time to buy: 16 or 32?

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Wishsong

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May 13, 2009
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I don't really want to shell out the dough for a $299 32gb, when it's not even that much faster, and when I don't need that much space. So should I get that (is it worth it?) or go to my local best buy that is dieing to get rid of their 16gbs (I forgot to ask the price, I'll call them again)?
 
Yeah I'm going to buy one on Friday no matter what. But I'm not sure if the 32 gig is like actually worth the extra money for the faster internet browsing and such.
 
16gb touch for 220?

dwu182 said:
I'm in the same boat as you. I really don't need 32GB... I have like 3 gigs of music. I was going to get the 16GB 3G with the camera if it was $199 or $229 and I assumed they would discontinue the 8GB.

Get a 16GB 2G? Best Buy has them for $220+tax.

I thought about getting that, but the rumor mill keeps making me want to wait for a possible camera in early 2010. The rumors seem to indicate the camera will only go to the 32/64.

If you think a camera is important, you will have to wait, and shell out extra for memory you don't need.
If you don't think a camera is important, I say buy now.
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Where did you see the 16gb at BB for 220?

I saw they have a boat load in stock but they told me 299.99


Thanks,
Brian...
 
Much like when buying a TV, there is no such thing as too big. Get the 32 unless you're absolutely so poor that in 6 months you'll still be missing that extra $75 you spent. Do not buy the new ipod touches unless you need 64 gb. I don't think that the changes are worth it at all. I'd take a 2nd gen at a drastically reduced price any day. Giving Apple a your money for an essentially identical item would be a bad idea. It's like paying $75 more for a sticker that says "3rd gen ipod touch" when it's otherwise the same.
 
unagimiyagi said:
Much like when buying a TV, there is no such thing as too big. Get the 32 unless you're absolutely so poor that in 6 months you'll still be missing that extra $75 you spent. Do not buy the new ipod touches unless you need 64 gb. I don't think that the changes are worth it at all. I'd take a 2nd gen at a drastically reduced price any day. Giving Apple a your money for an essentially identical item would be a bad idea. It's like paying $75 more for a sticker that says "3rd gen ipod touch" when it's otherwise the same.
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Well the faster processor might be required for newer games
 
I was always told to get the biggest I can afford because I will want more space in the future.

I got an 8GB iPod Touch and thought I would be fine. I only had 2 gigs of music and 1 gig of videos and like 1 gig of photos. Fast forward to now (I upgraded my Touch a long time ago to 16GB) and I have 14GB of music, 60GB of Video/Movies, and over 8GB of Photos. On top of that I have over 200 Apps. And I bet most of those will go up about 20% by February. I'll be upgrading again.

The good thing about iPods is they have high resale so you are safe getting the biggest size while you can (sometimes). The performance boost in my opinion is negligible unless you play games or really use the apps. Most people I know who have iPhones and Touch's only listen to music and watch the occasional video.

In a nutshell, get the biggest size you can AFFORD. If you can't afford it, get what you can or save up for the bigger size. I would rather have a 64GB iPod next week than have a 32GB iPod today.
 
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