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    Safe to buy an iPod classic 80GB now?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kain, Apr 28, 2008.

  1. Kain

    Kain Notebook Evangelist

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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    update will be in August...so its your decision !
     
    Xirurg, Apr 28, 2008
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  3. Kain

    Kain Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks. Any ideas on what they will be updating?
     
    Kain, Apr 28, 2008
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    Jaycee8980 Notebook Deity

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    Is this a basic hardware component of a notebook computer? Happy jumping :)

    On the iPod (garbage) bandwagon that is.
     
    Jaycee8980, Apr 28, 2008
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    Mine broke. Dont get it.
     
    Coolioguylio, Apr 28, 2008
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    listen to this guy; he obviously represents the typical experience for the millions of 6th gen ipods sold :rolleyes:
     
    BJ1888, Apr 28, 2008
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    I would wait I found that it gets dirty faster then a big in mude
     
    X2P, Apr 28, 2008
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  8. Steggy

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    ipods arent all that bad. its itunes music thats garbage about them.
    its not like a new update will totally decimate your old ipod. only reason im considering turnin in the old 30 gig for a 160 is so i can have more high quality music.
     
    Steggy, Apr 28, 2008
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    wdjskfsll Notebook Guru

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    It depends on how you will use it. If it does everything you need it to do at a price you find reasonable and you need a portable media player right now then go for it. If on the other hand you can wait a few months and see what the next generation might bring then wait. Yet another option is get a cheap, get you by machine, perhaps a Shuffle (or not an Apple brand model at all) just to get you by for the next half year until the next generation options are established.

    For me personally, I won't consider an Apple iPod until they are wide screen (like the Touch model I believe) and have 2 Bluetooth protocols built-in (no kludgey adapters needed, thank you) called A2DP and AVRCP. The first allows stereo music to stream to wireless headphones and the second makes buttons on the headphones control transport/volume of the portable from across the room or while it is buried in a briefcase, like my etymotic ETY8's have.

    I have a cheapo Insignia brand model with all these features (except wide screen) acting as my "get you by for now model". It also has drag-and-drop without iTunes intervention, FM, records from a line in or FM, takes SDHC expansion cards, and has no DRM restrictions that I know of.
     
    wdjskfsll, Apr 28, 2008
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  10. nizzy1115

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    You have to remember apple makes new ipods EVERY year. Get it now if it has what you want at the price at you want.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 28, 2008
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