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Buying an ipod abroad

Might be a daft question but are there any compatibility issues with buying an ipod abroad? My mum and dad are going to America and I see they are cheaper over there. I may ask them to pick one up for me.

Or can you just buy one on the USA ipod store?

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  • bingo_bango
    bingo_bango Posts: 2,594 Forumite
    Ipods have multi language support, so there won't be any compatibility issues (unless you count the wall charger only having 2 pins).

    As for buying from the US store, I'm not sure they would deliver to UK, as they already have the Apple UK store (from which I got a refurb 30Gb video Ipod the other day for £130, and it's spanking).

    edit: Just checked. They only deliver to US/Canada.
  • sandroad
    sandroad Posts: 85 Forumite
    Nope, no compatibility issues.

    The only issue you will have is that the power supply plug will be a US one but you can easily get an adaptor for that.
  • geo555
    geo555 Posts: 787 Forumite
    Be careful, there are a lot of fake iPods about. Some are difficult to tell from the real thing, such as this one.

    https://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=28082
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