Advice in what to buy: iPod touch/iPhone
Hello,
I?m having trouble deciding what should I buy, so I need some advice.
I have a budget of max. 500E. Therefore I must choose between:
1. a new iPod touch 8gb (cheaper, but older from a hardware point of view)
PRO
- cheaper
- the warranty
CON
- 8gb
- the hardware is to old (I think from ?08)
2. a new iPod touch 32gb (more expensive, but in the 400E limit)
PRO
- 32 gb
- the warranty
CON
- at this point financial point, I can think of a iPhone
3. a used iPhone 3G (around 400E; the new 3GS is not an option, due to the 2 years contract and a used 3GS it?s around 500E)
PRO
- the camera and the phone
CON
- it?s 3G (so also from ?08)
- it?s used, so I don?t have the warranty
What I intend to use it for (not in a specific order):
- listening to music and watching video-podcasts (and even a movie on the go)
- reading some documentations and even a lightweight book
- agenda, organizer
- internet (mail, google, etc.)
- using different application and perhaps some games (testing and/or developing)
- and if we talk about the iPhone: the phone itself and stretching the camera to its limit
- voice recording
- etc.
The questions I think of:
- should I buy a new iPod touch or a used old generation iPhone?
- how big/noticeable is the hardware difference between a iPod touch 3gen and a iPhone 3G?
- how great is the risk of buying a used iPhone (without a warranty)?
- (kind of off topic: what do you think about the saying that ?the iPad is just a bigger iPod touch?? ? of course having in mind the model without 3G; is it worth 499$?; if the convenience of carrying it into your pocket is not a big deal and is not that important, is it worth buying a iPad in detriment of a iPod touch?)
I?m not that impressed/interested with/in the phone function. On the other hand I appreciate the camera very much (maybe if Apple announced yesterday not only the iPad, but also the Ipod touch with a camera, I wouldn?t be in a dilemma). I want to buy something useful. And I intend to buy only one thing (so for the next couple of years I don?t want to buy something else).
Anyway, I?m looking forward to you?re advice and suggestions.
Thank you,
Yeseanul
I?m having trouble deciding what should I buy, so I need some advice.
I have a budget of max. 500E. Therefore I must choose between:
1. a new iPod touch 8gb (cheaper, but older from a hardware point of view)
PRO
- cheaper
- the warranty
CON
- 8gb
- the hardware is to old (I think from ?08)
2. a new iPod touch 32gb (more expensive, but in the 400E limit)
PRO
- 32 gb
- the warranty
CON
- at this point financial point, I can think of a iPhone
3. a used iPhone 3G (around 400E; the new 3GS is not an option, due to the 2 years contract and a used 3GS it?s around 500E)
PRO
- the camera and the phone
CON
- it?s 3G (so also from ?08)
- it?s used, so I don?t have the warranty
What I intend to use it for (not in a specific order):
- listening to music and watching video-podcasts (and even a movie on the go)
- reading some documentations and even a lightweight book
- agenda, organizer
- internet (mail, google, etc.)
- using different application and perhaps some games (testing and/or developing)
- and if we talk about the iPhone: the phone itself and stretching the camera to its limit
- voice recording
- etc.
The questions I think of:
- should I buy a new iPod touch or a used old generation iPhone?
- how big/noticeable is the hardware difference between a iPod touch 3gen and a iPhone 3G?
- how great is the risk of buying a used iPhone (without a warranty)?
- (kind of off topic: what do you think about the saying that ?the iPad is just a bigger iPod touch?? ? of course having in mind the model without 3G; is it worth 499$?; if the convenience of carrying it into your pocket is not a big deal and is not that important, is it worth buying a iPad in detriment of a iPod touch?)
I?m not that impressed/interested with/in the phone function. On the other hand I appreciate the camera very much (maybe if Apple announced yesterday not only the iPad, but also the Ipod touch with a camera, I wouldn?t be in a dilemma). I want to buy something useful. And I intend to buy only one thing (so for the next couple of years I don?t want to buy something else).
Anyway, I?m looking forward to you?re advice and suggestions.
Thank you,
Yeseanul
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