iPods - I'm taking the plunge!

Casual

After putting it off for ages, I've decided to join the rest of my friends and get an iPod.

Which one is the best (and best value)?

I'm torn between the Nano 4GB and the Regular 30GB. The price difference is only about £40 I think so should I get the big regular one?

Plus, any tips on the best place to purchase would be great. Thanks techies!

-Catherine

penrhyn

Can't recommend one over another but just to give yourself another option, try the Apple refurbished store.
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukBusiness.woa/wo/StoreReentry.wo?qprm=67752&type=bizukPRO&family=Certified

4Gb Black Nano £113
30Gb with Video £186

jiblets1

I had a different mp3 player reccently. After dropping it in my local river and buying an ipod to replace it, I can say that the ipod is soooooooooooo much better. Can't say it's the best on the market, but it was significantly better than my basic one.

My boyfriend did all the searching for me and he got me a 20G fourth generation one on e-bay. It cost £145 brand new from a seller. I would suggest (as long as you don't need video) that this is the best option. Mine stores colour photographs and is fab. Apple remove all previous generations form the shops so that people have to buy the newer (more expensive) model. Buying brand new from ebay solves this problem -and I'm really happy with mine.
Hope this helps.

wolfman

Got an iPod and a Shuffle myself. I probably use the Shuffle the most as it's so small and easy to pick/use.

I'd go for the Nano of the two due to it's physical size. The iPod is great, but I personally find it a bit big and awkard at times.

Given the choice though I'd go for a Samsung YP Z5. My flatmate has one, it's an excellent player, better than the Nano in my opinion.

- More durable
- 35 hours battery life to the Nano's 12.
- You can drag and drop via Windows explorer, or use WMP, Winamp etc... It gives you the choice.
- Plays more formats, good for me as I have a lot of music in the Ogg format.
- Some say the playback (sound quality) is better. I found it difficult to tell the difference when blind testing them with my GR60's, although did prefer the Samsung.

On the flip side, it doesn't have Apple's Click wheel which is very easy to use.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ES178W/sr=8-3/qid=1154604231/ref=sr_1_3/202-7756304-6883829?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

The Sandisk Sansa e250 is another great player to have a look at. Comparable to the Samsung.

15lsp

ive got an ipod nano 4gb which is great! I'd stick to the apple store, Ive always been pleased with all my purchases from them. Refurbished ones are a bargain but if you dont fancy that get the education discount. Just type in your local uni/college.

superjaggybunnet

I would go for the bigger memory version.

I have a 512meg shuffle that I got as a present and even with 120 tunes available they soon come back around again and start to get broing.

More capacity = more music and less repetition.

Plus you can keep photo's on it as well and that is pretty cool!

crompton

i know its got nothing to do with the player itself and the specifications but if you get them from the apple store you can get them engraved on the back with a message of your choice, pretty cool

BigDunc

penrhyn wrote:

Can't recommend one over another but just to give yourself another option, try the Apple refurbished store.
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukBusiness.woa/wo/StoreReentry.wo?qprm=67752&type=bizukPRO&family=Certified

4Gb Black Nano £113
30Gb with Video £186

https://www.currys.co.uk do a brand new 30Gb video iPod for £185 via their website only.

wolfman

BigDunc wrote:

https://www.currys.co.uk do a brand new 30Gb video iPod for £185 via their website only.

Amazon are 15p cheaper I think, with free postage

And Pixmania do it for £180, but I've found them to be awful, especially with regards to customer services.

cosmicDolphin

wolfman wrote:

Amazon are 15p cheaper I think, with free postage

And Pixmania do it for £180, but I've found them to be awful, especially with regards to customer services.

Haha..

And who do you think has recently bought the company that own Pixmania ??? DSG owners of Curry's - PCWorld - Currys Digital and Dixons.co.uk.....slowly taking over the world with bad service :rotfl:

Prosaic

4 gig iPODs , brand new - £149.99

https://www.reporo.com

Got mine from there - works a treat