60gb iPod deals?[views:8291][posts:46]_______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 11:52am - the_reverend ""] I was trying to do that free iPod thing, but that all failed miserably. so I really need an iPod for my work (photo viewing and testing analog lines at my radio station). so I'm now damn determined to get an iPod ASAP. I would like to get a 3-year service plan on the item too cause they break so much. best buy $399 (I have $150 in gift cards) + $59 3 service plan compUSA $399 + $59 for a 2-year apple service plan circuit city $384 + service plan amazon $379 + service plan? |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 11:55am - the_reverend ""] B&H photo video has them for $369 + $49 for a mack warrenty |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 11:56am - pam nli ""] I'm buying one when I get my school money, I can no longer live without one I've decided...let me know what you settle on. |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 11:58am - hung_to_bleed ""] I don't think I could ever fill a 60g ipod. I loaded my old lady's 30g yesterday and she still has like 20+ g's left. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 11:59am - the_reverend ""] I have 120GB of mp3s last time I looked. |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 12:00pm - pam nli ""] I could fill it. Happily. |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 12:09pm - DreamingInExile ""] yeah, last I checked I had better then 100GB of music I need to get a new HDD for my iPod though, because the hard drive in it locked up on me (2 years straight of 100+ hours a week of usage = apparently too much use for a 1.8" drive) I also had mine set up to work as an external drive (so I could bring stuff to/from work easily) Out of curiosity, does anyone know if I install a larger capacity drive in my iPod if it will recognize the larger capacity since it runs on firmware not software? if it does, I'll foot he bill for a 60GB 1.8" drive insted of just replacing it with another 20GB drive... |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 12:10pm - the_reverend ""] this is the "cheapest" so far http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...&is=REG&Q=&O=productlist&sku=406456 I decided that I "need" one. I'm constantly needing a device that sends out a certain frequency and known level so I can test and adjust connectors at my radio station. it's either buy a $100 piece of test gear or this. I get the added benis of playing my own MP3s and having the ability to play the newest mp3s from bands on RTTP easily (plus, I can put it on my taxes as an expense for my engineering contract work). plus, showing photos without getting my laptop out. the problem is that if I get it done at B&H and it breaks, I need to mail it. is $458 vs $418 worth the hassle? it's like $10 to mail it and the average iPod breaks how often? |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 12:11pm - the_reverend ""] DIE: that's why I want a 3-year warrenty and why you should have gotten one. this may help you http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-me...dia/200gb-ipod-nano-zomg-128772.php |
| __________________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 12:21pm - DreamingInExile ""] I would have gotten one, but I wasn't the one that bought it (it was a gift) and I was repeatedly told: "I'll go get the warranty for you, since you work nowhere near the mall" (was purchased at the apple store) so, as you can see, said warranty was never purchased for me, so I'll just go about performing neurosurgery |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 12:36pm - the_reverend ""] I think I just convinced myself to buy the iPod from BB on the way to WUNH tonight. I'm going to need it from 8-9pm anyhow. I have to fix a analog line. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 4:01pm - the_reverend ""] I guess I'm stopping by bestbuy on the way to the station and picking this up, pricematching it to circuitcity. this will be awesome cause I really really really need it for 3 repairs that I'm finishing tonight. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 4:05pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Man, what did you get your taxes back today? $300 of CDs and a new Ipod? |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 4:17pm - the_reverend ""] no, my radio station is paying for the CDs and a bunch of crap I have to buy today. the budget ends on july 1st so I'm spending like mad on the current budget. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 4:30pm - anonymous ""] with the ipod you need to install linux on it to get songs off of it and that voids the warrenty |
| __________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 4:33pm - powerkok ""] Id havta say, buy the cheapest one.... |
| ______________________________ [Jun 26,2006 4:33pm - Egon ""] If you can wait, I think the true Video iPods will be out by the Christmas Season. Also, you don't need linux to get songs off the iPod. You can do it straight with windows using although they MP3s do not appear in any specific order or there are a handful of programs that will do it. PodUtil is what I use. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 6:24pm - the_reverend ""] I'm waiting in line to buy it. |
| ________________________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 6:26pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] the_reverend said:I'm now damn determined to get an iPod ASAP. best buy $399 (I have $150 in gift cards) + $59 3 service plan you know i did work there and could have gotten you a discount but you took too long. lame |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 6:26pm - KeithMutiny ""] i spent 3 days straight, about 8 hours a day, loading mine, and i still think i gave up at like 6gigs... and i have hundreds more cds to load. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 7:11pm - anonymous ""] rev is awsome texting the site telling us he's in line buying an ipod. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 8:00pm - the_reverend ""] one might say I'm almost mosh-tastic. almost. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 8:01pm - anonymous ""] mosh-tastic indead |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 8:02pm - the_reverend ""] my iPod is automatically showing up as a hard drive? o'rly? |
| __________________________________ [Jun 26,2006 8:10pm - powerkok ""] well....ya. pfff. my buddy brought his over threw it on the usb2 and I loaded many warez for him, no prob. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 27,2006 11:25am - the_reverend ""] sooo... I set up a 60GB hd that I'm using to synch up my iPod to. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 27,2006 12:44pm - Morbid_Mike ""] Rev how many songs do you have!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 27,2006 2:36pm - the_reverend ""] Egon said:If you can wait, I think the true Video iPods will be out by the Christmas Season. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? oops, dan caps. I'm copying tons of mp3s from my server to my external 60GB drive so I can synch it... it takes a long time to copy 20GB! |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 27,2006 2:37pm - the_reverend ""] MM: 27,000 when I looked last (a year ago). when I get CDs at the station, I mp3 them and then add them. I do this to be able to preview the CDs while leaving the physical CD at my radio station. http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000100064041/ |
| ______________________________ [Jun 27,2006 2:58pm - Egon ""] The Video iPod is all speculation at this point. Rumors have it as a full 16:9 ratio video player possibly the size of the entire iPod with a virtual touchscreen click wheel. At the very least it will have a larger harddrive for a little more money. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 27,2006 3:28pm - the_reverend ""] 1.8" drives are only 100gb now (you can only buy up to 80s). I don't think they are putting that head to toe technology in these. I had thought about the touch screen front thing. I kind of doubt they will do that. The iPod I just got has a 2.5" screen. ALL the new things out there have a 3" screen on it. ipods are 2.4 wide.. I don't think they can put a 3" screen on. I just did the math and they can't get a 3" 16:9 on the front of this.. it's liek 10% too small. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 28,2006 6:58pm - anonymous ""] does anyone know how to hook an ipod to multiple computers without loosing all your songs? |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 28,2006 7:05pm - anonymous ""] the_reverend said:1.8" drives are only 100gb now (you can only buy up to 80s). I don't think they are putting that head to toe technology in these. I had thought about the touch screen front thing. I kind of doubt they will do that. The iPod I just got has a 2.5" screen. ALL the new things out there have a 3" screen on it. ipods are 2.4 wide.. I don't think they can put a 3" screen on. I just did the math and they can't get a 3" 16:9 on the front of this.. it's liek 10% too small. touch screen? within a week the screen is beat up so thats a good but horrible idea. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 28,2006 9:10pm - the_reverend ""] yeah, that's what my phone is like. it's got a touch screen. if you want to hook your iPod to mulitple computers, use the podutil software. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 28,2006 9:19pm - the_reverend ""] oh and I loaded 20GB worth of music on it. listening in my car, I skip a lot of music... basically all the tracks that I've listened to in full are the same tracks that I have on 20 super scratched CDrs sitting in my back seat. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 28,2006 11:38pm - the_reverend ""] one thing that stinks is my lappy is now sort of tied to this external drive that has all the music on it. hm... |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 28,2006 11:57pm - the_reverend ""] damn, I'm trying to put id tags on mp3s that I downloaded/encoded back in 99! |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 29,2006 1:06am - the_reverend ""] I hope when you change a id tag it will update the ipod |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 29,2006 8:46am - the_reverend ""] I'm being an ass, walking around listening to belfegor. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 29,2006 8:49am - the_reverend ""] the onedakoza came o and it was like one of those "time to fight" scenens from a movie accept I was just in staples. |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 29,2006 10:00am - the_reverend ""] I forgot how much it rules to drive listening to sodom. dudes, remember the fallen! |
| ______________________________ [Jun 29,2006 4:35pm - Egon ""] You should be also be able to connect the iPod to multiple computers as long as you remove the auto sync. I only have problems trying to use a Mac formatted on Windows and vice-versa. Rev: I use Tag&Rename to do batches of MP3s. You can also connect to Amazon and download album art. Easy if you have full albums that you want to change. Oh yeah, screw you and your smart math. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 29,2006 6:45pm - the_reverend ""] it's hard to read that on my touch scren phone. |
| ______________________________________ [Jun 30,2006 8:50am - the_reverend ""] I need NWA and public enemy, STAT! |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 30,2006 9:24am - ~~~carina~~~ ""] i think it's funny how you stole the itrip you bought me... hmmm |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 19,2006 4:52am - the_reverend ""] my ipod is dead |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 19,2006 6:28am - the_reverend ""] I see this [img] and hear the hard drive making bad noises. |