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concerned43
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Hi - can anyone help me. My son wants an ipod touch for his b'day and I am not sure which one to buy. He will be using it for games / internet more than music, so would an 8gb be sufficient?

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  • CHR15
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    8Gb will be fine. The games are quite small and internet is fairly negligible.

    If you buy from Apple directly, they will engrave it for free too.
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    We got my daughter an 8GB one for Christmas. She's not had any issues with the available space.

    Be aware though that the 8GB one is sitll a 2nd gen iPod so it doesn't have voice control and I believe some of the internals are slightly different.
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  • fireice
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    Yes, 8 gb will be more than enough. For many people 8gb will be enough for music and apps. If you want to store lots of videos then I would recommend getting a 16 or 32 gb model.
  • concerned43
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    thanks to all - went on the apple site and love the engraving idea - so that's what i'm going for, hope he likes it!:rotfl:
  • HO87
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    Make sure you get a screen protector as well as a case for it. Its mighty expensive to repair if he shoves it in his back pocket and sits on it.
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  • 17lbp
    17lbp Posts: 192 Forumite
    Just a word of caution about engraving. If you tend to ebay/resell gadgets when apple bring out the next generation "must have" gadget then you are losing a lot of the resale value if the ipod is engraved. Just something to bear in mind, I've always steered away from this for my DD as we tend to ebay things so that we don't end up with a large collection of gadgets.
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