Refurbished Ipods
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Refurbished Ipods
Has anyone ever bought one of these? I'm thinking about getting one (a 30GB one) and am not fussed about light cosmetic damage (scratches etc) but obviously would like it to work! I can't bring myself to pay £150-160 for one, but a refurbed one can be had for around £100, which is a bit more reasonable.
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Partially yes, but you're also paying for the only MP3 player that has a legal infrastructure behind it for content. I know that's not important for everyone here but it is for most people in the real world. The ability to buy it, plug it in to your computer and download songs without faffing about on torrents etc. gives the iPod a big plus.
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Don't buy an early one (I think it's gen IV) - I have the 20GB one and the click wheel and the hold button have a recognised fault which is down to the design - they'd have been much better off using something less sensitive.
Don't know if the newer ones suffer this fault yet - mine is around 3-4 years old now.
Don't know if the newer ones suffer this fault yet - mine is around 3-4 years old now.
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Most other MP3 / Digital format players cost a lot less but have a lot less disk space than iPods. The Creative Muvo or Phillips alternatives are examples of this. The advantage of the iPod is that because it has such a big market share, you can buy car stereo add-ons - e.g. Alpine full speed which allows full control via the stereo, so you can have the player in the glove box rather than having a dodgy lead out the front of the radio....
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Most other MP3 / Digital format players cost a lot less but have a lot less disk space than iPods. The Creative Muvo or Phillips alternatives are examples of this. The advantage of the iPod is that because it has such a big market share, you can buy car stereo add-ons -
I'd read that the larger Ipods (60/80GB) have a lot of reliability issues, so that had put me off them. 30GB is more than enough for me as I only want it for music. Thanks for the replies anyway :-)
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I've not had any real reliability issues with my 4th Gen iPod and I've had it for at least four years. I did upgrade the hard drive from 40 to 60GB as I needed more space and it still works very well.
I would personally go for a brand new one as the extra £50 or so will get you a year's AppleCare warranty, so if anything does go wrong then you're covered, whereas with a refurbished one I doubt you'd get much, if anything in the way of warranty for it.
I would personally go for a brand new one as the extra £50 or so will get you a year's AppleCare warranty, so if anything does go wrong then you're covered, whereas with a refurbished one I doubt you'd get much, if anything in the way of warranty for it.
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My 30G ipod is on its last legs bought it for £100 second hand off ebay about a year ago. It keeps locking up and I have to take it apart, disconnect the battery etc to get it to work again. Im going travelling next month and really need my ipod but I cant bear spending £140 on a new classic incase I lose it whilst Im away and dont want to pay £50 for a poxy 4gb other make jobbie
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