Clueless on iPod Touch

[mermaidwannabe]

So I know the new generation just came out (RIP genius Steve Jobs btw) and it's $199 for the 8G. My DD14 wants one for Xmas and $199 would REALLY be pushing the limit for us. She said she didn't know if 8G would be enough (as she may try to save up for it on her own since she "knows" we wouldn't ever buy her one). Wouldn't an 8G hold a lot of songs and apps? Can more memory be added later or no, not like a computer?

Lastly, doubtful that there will be any Black Friday deals on this?

Thanks for any information!!

 

[juliebug]

memory can not be added later. you get what you get. i have one and love it! i did up it to 32gb one i have tons of room but movies really take up a lot my dd 18 has a 8gb on and constantly needs to dump stuff so she can watch movies and other things

i bought mine on black Friday and really only got $20 off and a gift card

good luck.

 

[ksloane]

My daughter is 11 and has an 8gb and she has to choose between what songs, apps, and movies to put on hers, but she has a HUGE collection of each. She is wanting one of the new ones for Christmas as well, and I've been pricing trying to decide if we can fit one in the budget. I know a lot of people will say 8 is enough and they do fine with it, but for us, I will not buy her one if I can't get the 2nd up model. I will never buy another 8gb as I bought for both my daughters that year and both had them filled up within a year. But again, they are heavy users.

They are not expandable. If she ends up needing more space, you have to buy a new/larger capacity one.

You don't usually see deals on the ipod itself, but when I bought my daughter's you got a sizable gift card with it (on a black friday). I think it was $50...it might have been $25. I saved those and used them for their birthdays as they came up the next year.

 

[luvmy3]

My dd currently has an 8GB and its filled with apps and movies but no music because she can't fit it on there. She wants the one with the camera so I am going to get her a 32GB for Christmas so she'll have enough space to hold the videos she takes.
It will really depend on your dd's usage whether an 8GB will be enough space. She will always be able to remove apps, movies or songs in order to put new ones on.

TRU is now or just did run a promo where you get a $25 gift card with purchase, so watch other retailers because they will start doing the same. You won't find a sale on the Ipod itself but you can find GC or Itune card promos with purchase.

Also, check the apple website periodically because they sell refurbed touches and they come with a 1 year warranty just like the new ones do. If your dd doesn't have her heart set on the one with a camera, I have seen the 3rd generation 8GB around $150 on there.

 

[JJSWDW]

Some thoughts... 32 gb is the sweet spot. 8 gb is fine if you're buying it for a preteen in leiu of something like a nintendo ds. However older kids will want more videos and such which eat up space. So what do i think is the best deal? With the new ones coming out check out the refurbished prior generation ones from store.apple.com, make sure it has the camera so you know it is the prior generation. Apple fully restores these and still provides a one year warranty. I have bought several iPods and iPads this way and save quite a bit while getting a product that no one could distinguish from being new. Some other vendors will sell refurbished apple products but often do not replace the case and battery nor include a one year warranty.

Hope this helps. On the store.apple.com website scroll all the way down and the refurbished links will be on the left...

The generation iPod that is on it's way out is very similar to the new one but with the single core processor. However it is supported for iOS 5 and does have the retina display. Be sure to check the refurbished section often as models come and go from stock as they process batches of them.

 

[DisneyLoverUSA]

All 3 of our kids have asked for iPod touch for Christmas. The 8gb really isn't big enough to hold very much music if you also have apps, games or videos on there. But there is no 16gb version. It is either 8gb, 32gb or 64gb. The NEW versions of the touch that have iCloud and the Face Chat and the video camera are $299 for the 32gb versions. We will get each kid one for Xmas but that will be all they get for Xmas is that. They will have to save their allowance to buy their own apps.

But with the new iCloud function, any Apple product with iCloud can send apps, music and games like a bluetooth function to each other. iPad, iPhone, Itouch, etc can all share apps. So I will only have to buy the app ONCE on my new iPhone4S then I can iCloud it over to all 3 kids Ipod touch for free.

The new versions also have a text function and a video camera.

 

[JJSWDW]

DisneyLoverUSA, great point! Even without icloud you only need to be the app once if all the apple devices (iPod touch, iPad, iPhone) are on the same account. Most of the soon to be last generation hardware and obviously all the new stuff will work with iOS 5 and icloud.

 

[Sandy61]

I just bought an ipod touch Tues. the 4th. Did I buy the older version or the newer one? When will the new ones come out if they really are going to be different? My DS12 birthday is Oct. 18 so I need to figure this out. I got it at TRU and will take it back if there will be a better, newer one. I and my husband tried to look this up online but each website we go to says something different and it is very confusing. We even went to the Apple website and were confused by what they said.

 

[JJSWDW]

Try adding the one in the apple store to the cart and you'll see the model number and can match it to the one on the case for yours. If still unsure take back the TRU one and order from apple.com

 

[granmanh603]

Just as a point, some of the reward sites have cash back from Apple.com, for me when I bought last year I used Discover shopping site and got cash back there. Apple ships for free even referbs.

 

[Tiger926]

I just bought an ipod touch Tues. the 4th. Did I buy the older version or the newer one? When will the new ones come out if they really are going to be different? My DS12 birthday is Oct. 18 so I need to figure this out. I got it at TRU and will take it back if there will be a better, newer one. I and my husband tried to look this up online but each website we go to says something different and it is very confusing. We even went to the Apple website and were confused by what they said.

I am pretty sure all new ones don't ship out until Oct. 12th, so I'm thinking you got the latest model, and not the newest one.

Our Apple Canada website specifically says Oct. 12th for the new ones.

Hope this helps, Tiger

 

[mrudman]

As far as I can tell, the newest version will only come in white, and the one that came out last year only comes in black. And the white ones are not coming out until the 12th (I'm holding out on that one for dd).

 

[Tiger926]

As far as I can tell, the newest version will only come in white, and the one that came out last year only comes in black. And the white ones are not coming out until the 12th (I'm holding out on that one for dd).

Nope, not according to Apple Canada's website - both white and black available Oct. 12th, as I mentioned.

EDITED: I just checked Apple's website, and it now says the new iPods will ship by Oct. 12th, whereas the past few days, it definitely said available Oct. 12th.

Tiger

 

[luvmy3]

I just bought an ipod touch Tues. the 4th. Did I buy the older version or the newer one? When will the new ones come out if they really are going to be different? My DS12 birthday is Oct. 18 so I need to figure this out. I got it at TRU and will take it back if there will be a better, newer one. I and my husband tried to look this up online but each website we go to says something different and it is very confusing. We even went to the Apple website and were confused by what they said.

I believe the only difference besides price of the new 5th gen. is that it will come in a white version. There are no other upgrades from the 4th gen.

 

[indimom]

So I know the new generation just came out (RIP genius Steve Jobs btw) and it's $199 for the 8G. My DD14 wants one for Xmas and $199 would REALLY be pushing the limit for us. She said she didn't know if 8G would be enough (as she may try to save up for it on her own since she "knows" we wouldn't ever buy her one). Wouldn't an 8G hold a lot of songs and apps? Can more memory be added later or no, not like a computer?

Lastly, doubtful that there will be any Black Friday deals on this?

Thanks for any information!!

I think the 8G would be too small. Our 14yo daughter got the 32G this summer. A friend of mine was wondering about the 8G also so I had my daughter check how much space she was using. She is just over 8 (and she's only had it since July so I'm sure she will add a lot more over time). My daughter also said that a couple of her friends have the 8G and they have to dump apps or music to add new items.

I couldn't speculate on whether you'll find deals later. (I'm not very good at following this stuff. ) I'd just keep your eyes and ears open during the next few months. And, encourage your daughter to start saving now. You could always make her Christmas gift a gift of cash toward her Touch. We don't generally spend that much on gifts for our kids either, so that's how we worked it. Our daughter saved and we pitched in.

For what it's worth: We were really uncertain about buying our daughter a Touch or even letting her buy it with her own money. It's a really expensive and somewhat fragile item. We also were concerned about how much the apps and music would run after she had it. Now that she has it, I can honestly say it was well worth the money. She uses it constantly. For music, videos, camera, texting, games and internet access. She likes to cook and has found some great recipe apps that break down the recipe into shopping lists. It's totally cool and really useful too. And she's only spent $50 so far for all the items she's loaded (birthday gift cards from aunts/uncles/grandparents).

I don't think you can go wrong as long as she's careful with it. They do break easily (my daughter knows a lot of kids who dropped and broke them). If your daughter pays for it herself, hopefully she be more invested in taking care of it. But, I'd get a really good quality case for it, just in case.

I hope this helps.

 

[Deffenm]

Hmm I bought one last Sunday at Toys R Us for DS12 for Christmas (only because of gift card deal) and I got a white one. They had to get me one out of the back as they didn't have any in the case. So is this the "new" version?

 

[Tiger926]

I believe the only difference besides price of the new 5th gen. is that it will come in a white version. There are no other upgrades from the 4th gen.

It has the new operating system, but I thought I read that 4th gen iPods can upgrade that?

Here is the link: http://www.apple.com/ca/ipodtouch/features/

Hope this helps, Tiger

 

[mermaidwannabe]

THANK YOU for all the responses!! That helps so much to know that I will not be getting an 8G then. That narrows my choices to either giving money towards one for xmas or getting a refurbished one. I definitely am leaning towards getting a refurbished one then so she has it on xmas, and it sounds like I should get the one from last year. I have started checking the apple.com site to see if I can get one. If I see one, should I hurry and buy it? Or will they mark down new ones from last year since this latest generation just came out?

 

[mermaidwannabe]

It has the new operating system, but I thought I read that 4th gen iPods can upgrade that?

Here is the link: http://www.apple.com/ca/ipodtouch/features/

Hope this helps, Tiger

So if the 4th generation can upgrade to the new OS, then there really isn't much difference between the 4th and 5th?

 

[ceecee]

I don't think you can go wrong as long as she's careful with it. They do break easily (my daughter knows a lot of kids who dropped and broke them). If your daughter pays for it herself, hopefully she be more invested in taking care of it. But, I'd get a really good quality case for it, just in case.

I got DD a screen protecter and a nice case, that has saved it several times. Make sure to budget those into the cost, they are a neccessity. DD's friend had one for a month and the screen is so scratched from keeping it in her pocket. Also the 32G would be the lowest I would go. Get the 8G and they want a new one the next year!!!
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