Usually the refurb 30gb can be had for around $99 (when on sale), considering that $20 more for an additional 30gb is pretty good price for a video capable model.
Get a Sandisk Fuze..the difference in quality of sound b/w this iPod and the Fuze is night and day. Seriously, iPod is highly overrated. I have quite a few friends that have become Sandisk converts and love it. This is not to diss or endorse any one product - just letting you know that there are more practical alternatives before succumbing to cool and marketing.
laidbacklarkin said: Get a Sandisk Fuze..the difference in quality of sound b/w this iPod and the Fuze is night and day. Seriously, iPod is highly overrated. I have quite a few friends that have become Sandisk converts and love it. This is not to diss or endorse any one product - just letting you know that there are more practical alternatives before succumbing to cool and marketing.
I think you may have misread this. The largest fuze is 8gb. This is a 60gb ipod. 8gb would hold most of my music. 60 gigs holds all of my music and a good number of movies and tv shows.
I'm not saying the fuze isn't a good product. I'm sure it's fantastic. But these are different product categories.
iPod 5G headphone out jack is sub-par, as mentioned (I've owned one, so I know from first-hand experience). The Fuze, on the other hand, has great sound quality out of the box. You can mod the iPod to take a line-out cable / headphone amp, and it will sound great. But that's extra $.
KingKong954
Cranky Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 11:35a
Thanks, in for 2!
..there's also a 30gb available for $99 (refurb) - http://www.Buy.com/prod/apple-ipod-5th-generation-30gb-digital-multimedia-device-ma002ll-a/q/loc/111/202147349.html
..the 60gb is a better deal, though.
EnClinE
Cranky Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 11:41a
KingKong954 said: Thanks, in for 2!
..there's also a 30gb available for $99 (refurb) - http://www.Buy.com/prod/apple-ipod-5th-generation-30gb-digital-multimedia-device-ma002ll-a/q/loc/111/202147349.html
..the 60gb is a better deal, though.'
I bought the 30gb one. I think it, but it is a bit laggy.
laidbacklarkin said: Get a Sandisk Fuze..the difference in quality of sound b/w this iPod and the Fuze is night and day. Seriously, iPod is highly overrated. I have quite a few friends that have become Sandisk converts and love it. This is not to diss or endorse any one product - just letting you know that there are more practical alternatives before succumbing to cool and marketing.
Fuze can't integrate with my car stereo, be fully controlled by my car stereo (and steering wheel controls), nor display song data on my car stereo's display. Find me an alternative to the iPod that can do all that and I'll buy it.
dstric
New Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 12:16p
I got the email this morning from Buy.com, jumped on it. thanks anyway
chwop
New Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 12:26p
I bought a refurb ipod at overstock it died after about 4 months and warranty expired. So beware.
oopsz said: laidbacklarkin said: Get a Sandisk Fuze..the difference in quality of sound b/w this iPod and the Fuze is night and day. Seriously, iPod is highly overrated. I have quite a few friends that have become Sandisk converts and love it. This is not to diss or endorse any one product - just letting you know that there are more practical alternatives before succumbing to cool and marketing.
I think you may have misread this. The largest fuze is 8gb. This is a 60gb ipod. 8gb would hold most of my music. 60 gigs holds all of my music and a good number of movies and tv shows.
I'm not saying the fuze isn't a good product. I'm sure it's fantastic. But these are different product categories.Yes, that's true indeed that these are different product categories. Yet, my assumption is that the one feature that's mostly desired and is/should be on top of the list is the audio quality. In that aspect alone, there is no comparision b/w the 2 as the Sandisk is vastly superior. In fact, Sandisk does not make media players that use mechanical and magnetic storage discs. Which is why you won't find high capacities like this iPod. But what is the use of 60GB of storage on a product that delivers sub-par sound ? Is it that since you are getting a whopping 60GB of storage space and a cool brand like the Ipod, that you are willing to put up with lower audio quality ? Especially on a media player ? Anyways, I don't intend to turn this into an argument - all I am saying, quantity should not trump quality. EVER. This would be like comparing a good restaurant to an all-you-can-eat buffet
wallywalrus
New Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 3:31p
Anybody know what the warranty is? Keep in mind this is not the 5.5 generation with the brighter screen and better battery life
wallywalrus
New Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 3:31p
Anybody know what the warranty is? Keep in mind this is not the 5.5 generation with the brighter screen and better battery life
KingKong954
Cranky Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 6:02p
Not sure what it comes with, but for 12 bucks or so I got 1 year squaretrade warranty
laidbacklarkin said: oopsz said: laidbacklarkin said: Get a Sandisk Fuze..the difference in quality of sound b/w this iPod and the Fuze is night and day. Seriously, iPod is highly overrated. I have quite a few friends that have become Sandisk converts and love it. This is not to diss or endorse any one product - just letting you know that there are more practical alternatives before succumbing to cool and marketing.
I think you may have misread this. The largest fuze is 8gb. This is a 60gb ipod. 8gb would hold most of my music. 60 gigs holds all of my music and a good number of movies and tv shows.
I'm not saying the fuze isn't a good product. I'm sure it's fantastic. But these are different product categories.Yes, that's true indeed that these are different product categories. Yet, my assumption is that the one feature that's mostly desired and is/should be on top of the list is the audio quality. In that aspect alone, there is no comparision b/w the 2 as the Sandisk is vastly superior. In fact, Sandisk does not make media players that use mechanical and magnetic storage discs. Which is why you won't find high capacities like this iPod. But what is the use of 60GB of storage on a product that delivers sub-par sound ? Is it that since you are getting a whopping 60GB of storage space and a cool brand like the Ipod, that you are willing to put up with lower audio quality ? Especially on a media player ? Anyways, I don't intend to turn this into an argument - all I am saying, quantity should not trump quality. EVER. This would be like comparing a good restaurant to an all-you-can-eat buffet
I do a lot of international flying. When you're looking at twenty hours of flight time to south asia, with a connection after that, every few weeks, you want a lot of variety at your fingertips. And considering even with noise reducing headphones there's always the dull whine of the engines in the background, i don't think the difference in quality will make that much of a difference. So yeah, quantity CAN trump quality. It's about convenience in the real world, not theoretical bests.
The argument about "quality vs quantity" is ridiculous. I have had both, and the sandisk does have better quality...but most people cant tell. In fact, I would be willing to bet that most people have almost their entire MP3 collection in 128kbit.
As far as comparing an ipod to a fuze...are you insane? One is a harddrive based player and the other is a pocket flash player. Any choice is going to entirely depend on the user.
Want to use your mp3 player at the gym? Dont buy a hdd player Want to use your mp3 player as a portable hdd? dont buy a flash player Want to carry 30+ gigabytes of music? dont buy a flash player
@laidbacklarkin I understand that you love your sandisk, but it is entirely irrelevant. I love my netbook, but I wouldn't tell someone who is planning on buying a $1000+ desktop PC to avoid the hassle and just buy a netbook
toolman61
New Member
posted: Jul. 3, 2009 @ 10:34p
Doesn't the Sandisk's allow the use of memory cards to up that 8gb internal memory?
oopsz said: laidbacklarkin said: oopsz said: laidbacklarkin said: Get a Sandisk Fuze..the difference in quality of sound b/w this iPod and the Fuze is night and day. Seriously, iPod is highly overrated. I have quite a few friends that have become Sandisk converts and love it. This is not to diss or endorse any one product - just letting you know that there are more practical alternatives before succumbing to cool and marketing.
I think you may have misread this. The largest fuze is 8gb. This is a 60gb ipod. 8gb would hold most of my music. 60 gigs holds all of my music and a good number of movies and tv shows.
I'm not saying the fuze isn't a good product. I'm sure it's fantastic. But these are different product categories.Yes, that's true indeed that these are different product categories. Yet, my assumption is that the one feature that's mostly desired and is/should be on top of the list is the audio quality. In that aspect alone, there is no comparision b/w the 2 as the Sandisk is vastly superior. In fact, Sandisk does not make media players that use mechanical and magnetic storage discs. Which is why you won't find high capacities like this iPod. But what is the use of 60GB of storage on a product that delivers sub-par sound ? Is it that since you are getting a whopping 60GB of storage space and a cool brand like the Ipod, that you are willing to put up with lower audio quality ? Especially on a media player ? Anyways, I don't intend to turn this into an argument - all I am saying, quantity should not trump quality. EVER. This would be like comparing a good restaurant to an all-you-can-eat buffet
I do a lot of international flying. When you're looking at twenty hours of flight time to south asia, with a connection after that, every few weeks, you want a lot of variety at your fingertips. And considering even with noise reducing headphones there's always the dull whine of the engines in the background, i don't think the difference in quality will make that much of a difference. So yeah, quantity CAN trump quality. It's about convenience in the real world, not theoretical bests.Each to his own.
chwop said: I bought a refurb ipod at overstock it died after about 4 months and warranty expired. So beware.
that's why warranty is 90 days and not 120 !
pjm3x
Member
posted: Jul. 16, 2009 @ 4:31p
toolman61 said: Doesn't the Sandisk's allow the use of memory cards to up that 8gb internal memory?
Yes I got a fuze and was using it with 16gb. It is nice, small, and works well. The only kind of annoying thing is you get 10-20 second load time for each time you turn it on (to load the the micro SD card data).
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