Best place to buy an iPOD touch

[Rags]

Now, the prices vary so much for the 8GB vs the 32GB......

Is the extra space really necessary?

Also, what is the wifi access for the net 'really' like, they say you get access as long as you are in the 'cloud' but how good is it?

[CLK-GTR]

I got the 8Gb when it first came out and i really havent felt the need for more space. If i was going to put all my music on there id need much more than 32Gb so i just pick and choose what i will actually listen to.

The wifi access is what you'd expect from the device really. It cant hold a candle to a PC but it does the job if you just need to check something quickly. The speed is average and its good at finding lots of networks, even if it does like to switch between them mid way through a session.

The two things i find extremely annoying are the useless tilt sensor that seems to stick, and the keyboard which really is impossible to use quickly.

[Timmy35]

I have no idea if I got a good price but I wandered into Argos on Sat and got one, £325 for the 32gb one.

Plenty of space for dirty movies to watch on the commute in.

[Mikeyboy]

The Wi-Fi is good, as long as you can get Wi-Fi of course. In the states thats places like Starbucks and all sorts of places, here its much more limited and you usually have to pay which sort of sucks.

I bought my 32gb in the US when the dollar was weaker, so got mine for roughly the same price as a 16gb here. The extra space is useful if you like films, or have a lot of music.
The one thing I will say about the touch compared to the more conventional Ipods is the random part of play back isn't particularly random anymore, which is a small thing but just niggles me for some reason.

[Silverbullet767]

Timmy35 said:

I have no idea if I got a good price but I wandered into Argos on Sat and got one, £325 for the 32gb one.

Plenty of space for dirty movies to watch on the commute in.

So we all know to look for a little glow under a dodgy trenchcoat.

Filthy bas!

[clonmult]

Timmy35 said:

I have no idea if I got a good price but I wandered into Argos on Sat and got one, £325 for the 32gb one.

Plenty of space for dirty movies to watch on the commute in.

I would have suggested ordering from the Apple store - free delivery, etching included in the price. Most places sell them at around the same price, so unless you absolutely have to have it NOW, the Apple store is the best bet.

[eightseventhree]

What about John Lewis as dont they offer a longer warranty than most places

[Timmy35]

clonmult said:

Timmy35 said:

I have no idea if I got a good price but I wandered into Argos on Sat and got one, £325 for the 32gb one.

Plenty of space for dirty movies to watch on the commute in.

I would have suggested ordering from the Apple store - free delivery, etching included in the price. Most places sell them at around the same price, so unless you absolutely have to have it NOW, the Apple store is the best bet.

I got a carry case and ciggie adaptor half price though, to be honest it was an impulse buy. Got a 90w sound base to go with it, a JiveBox(?) sounds quite good really for a little 8in cube!

Didn't seem much more expensive than an Ipod classic so I thought might as well get the bigger screen for downloading porn movies and filthy pics of the missus onto.

Sort of reminds me of an old style cigar/cigarette case to. Shame there's no camera on it though.

[CLK-GTR]

Timmy35 said:

clonmult said:

Timmy35 said:

I have no idea if I got a good price but I wandered into Argos on Sat and got one, £325 for the 32gb one.

Plenty of space for dirty movies to watch on the commute in.

I would have suggested ordering from the Apple store - free delivery, etching included in the price. Most places sell them at around the same price, so unless you absolutely have to have it NOW, the Apple store is the best bet.

I got a carry case and ciggie adaptor half price though, to be honest it was an impulse buy. Got a 90w sound base to go with it, a JiveBox(?) sounds quite good really for a little 8in cube!

Didn't seem much more expensive than an Ipod classic so I thought might as well get the bigger screen for downloading porn movies and filthy pics of the missus onto.

Sort of reminds me of an old style cigar/cigarette case to. Shame there's no camera on it though.

If you want to compliment it with another impulse buy i thoroughly recommend this

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=2...

£400. When you consider who makes it and how good it sounds its quite a bargain

Edited by CLK-GTR on Monday 18th August 11:51

[rfn]

John Lewis. Longer warranty, and I think they still do price match if you can find it cheaper elsewhere.

[Timmy35]

CLK-GTR said:

If you want to compliment it with another impulse buy i thoroughly recommend this

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=2...

£400. When you consider who makes it and how good it sounds its quite a bargain

Edited by CLK-GTR on Monday 18th August 11:51

Does anyone want a hardly used second hand 'JiveBox' that fits any Ipod?

[Nigel H]

Can't really add much about where best to buy, I bought mine in the states a couple of weeks ago.

So far I find 8GB to be plenty, but it depends on your view of life. I'm quite happy to move stuff from my PC to it and back, so managing space; ITunes makes this very easy. If you don't want to do this, then I'd say go bigger.

As for the Wi-Fi. Great in the states and at home. Not tried it out and about in the UK yet, but it's very quick way of checking things, as you're on line within 2secs of switching the thing on.

I think it's great!

[GHW]

• cough* I've got an 8GB iPod Touch going spare now that I've got myself an iPhone..

[mel]

Costco are doing them on a good deal, can't remember exactly how much but it'll be cheap.

[tashie]

Don't know but if anyone was planning on buying an iTrip they are about £30 cheaper from PC world than they are from the Apple shop and they are exactly the same.

[BigBen]

Make sure you get a decent docking station to connect it to your hi-fi that way you don't have to put up with the crappy speakers that come with the built in docks.

www.sieben-technology.com/uk/

Do rather a nice one I am told, probably at a good PHers price

Ben

p.s. I may or may not be involved with the above web site mods feel free to remove post if it breaks any rules (which I am sure it does).

[bossdmh]

GHW said:

*cough* I've got an 8GB iPod Touch going spare now that I've got myself an iPhone..

YHM

[Swilly]

i bought my 32G from The Link

http://www.thelink.co.uk/hi-tech/97-apple-ipod-tou...

Wifi is fast, and keyboard use after a short while is very fast.

[GolfGT_Girl]

Why dont you wait for the BHoliday there might be some special offers at that time, or buy one from amazon at least £50.00 cheaper than apple.

[968CSReading]

Im getting one of these and as its my first Ipod can anyone tell me the best place to buy accessories, namely a lead to connect it to the head unit in the car and an armband to put it in. Cheers