Buy iPod now or later?

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Just wanted to ask if you guys think it wouldn't be wise to buy a 10 GB now. Are there supposed to be new ones released soon? Any scoop at all? I don't really care about hard drive size or price but I just hope I don't buy one now and next month an iPod with many enhancements comes out that I can't use on the current versions.



P.S. - I've been salivating over the iPod ever since they were released but especially after I bought my Power Mac G4 last March. Does anyone think that this will be worth the wait?



[ 03-10-2003: Message edited by: wolfeye155 ]</p>

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  • Reply 1 of 20
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    NO.



    What we know about the supply of 5GB and 10GB drives leads us to believe that we'll see 10 and 20GB drives slot into the previous 5 and 10Gb price points, with the probable end of the 5Gb model.



    WAIT for new models.
  • Reply 2 of 20
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Buy one.
  • Reply 3 of 20
    [quote] NO.



    What we know about the supply of 5GB and 10GB drives leads us to believe that we'll see 10 and 20GB drives slot into the previous 5 and 10Gb price points, with the probable end of the 5Gb model.



    WAIT for new models. <hr></blockquote>



    So you're saying that with an update we'll see 10 and 20 GB models with cheaper prices and maybe a 40 GB model at top of the line? IMO that is not worth the wait. However if they release a color screen iPod or update some kind of software thing that older unit owners can't use then it is worth waiting for.
  • Reply 4 of 20
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    I think we will see new iPods within the next 2 weeks. I think will mainly see an increase the size of the HD and a drop in prices as well.



    I don't know if there will be new features but if you can, it wouldn't hurt to wait.
  • Reply 5 of 20
    gambitgambit Posts: 475member
    There is no question: wait. Real soon now.



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  • Reply 6 of 20
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Funny, a color screen is pretty much a useless update whereas more storage and a lower price are real benefits to an MP3 player. If you're looking for anything more substantial, why not look for a mic/line-in and a DAB/FM tuner?



    Or for something practical, why not ask Apple to fix the battery issue, perhaps by re-design to accept regular AA batteries or, at the very least, user replacable cells.



    Color screen? Height of uselessness.
  • Reply 7 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by wolfeye155:

    <strong>



    So you're saying that with an update we'll see 10 and 20 GB models with cheaper prices and maybe a 40 GB model at top of the line? IMO that is not worth the wait. However if they release a color screen iPod or update some kind of software thing that older unit owners can't use then it is worth waiting for.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well, if I could get a 20 GB iPod for the price of the current 10 GB then that would make the wait immensely worthwhile.
  • Reply 8 of 20
    [quote] Color screen? Height of uselessness. <hr></blockquote>

    At this point I agree with that 100% and just couldn't think of anything better. But you see what I mean. Also I know that price/space is important I just don't really care about that. I only have about 3 GB of music....
  • Reply 9 of 20
    [quote]Originally posted by wolfeye155:

    <strong>I only have about 3 GB of music.... </strong><hr></blockquote>



    so far...
  • Reply 10 of 20
    I couldn't take it anymore so I went out and bough a 10 GB!!! I'm ecstatic. I'll probably buy another one if/when they do something radically different with the line besides bigger hard drives.



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  • Reply 11 of 20
    How many people use the Apple earbuds? From what I can tell, so far they seem to sound great.
  • Reply 12 of 20
    &lt;&lt;How many people use the Apple earbuds? From what I can tell, so far they seem to sound great.&gt;&gt;



    To me they sound fine but are extremely uncomfortable, so I don't use them.
  • Reply 13 of 20
    haha, congrats on your iPod
  • Reply 14 of 20
    *haha, congrats on your iPod*



    Thanks! I swear every minute I use it, I'm more and more happy with my decision to splurge and go out and buy one. I can now see why so many people feel that it's the only mp3 option for the Mac.
  • Reply 15 of 20
    One question...should I have plugged it into the wall and let it charge for 4 hours before even touching it? I couldn't wait that long but I really hope I didn't somehow shorten the battery life... <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[surprised]" /> <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
  • Reply 16 of 20
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    [quote]Originally posted by wolfeye155:

    <strong>One question...should I have plugged it into the wall and let it charge for 4 hours before even touching it? I couldn't wait that long but I really hope I didn't somehow shorten the battery life... <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[surprised]" /> <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    nah i wouldn't worry, when I got my first iPod it was delivered to my school (PC-only at the time (it was the very first batch of iPods), first thing the tech guy ordered from apple ever, now they have 2 dual 867s ) and I could NOT wait to open it... i turned it on right away and played pong the whole rest of the day still works great without problems, at least my brother hasn't said anything about there being problems...



    although, within the first 10 min I got my first scratch on the front <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



    dont forget to post in the iPod thread in DH



    congrats, even if they update it, the month you got to use the iPod will be worth whatever loss in value happens... trust me
  • Reply 17 of 20
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    here is the link: <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=8&t=000025&p=5"; target="_blank">Lets count iPods</a>



    [ 03-11-2003: Message edited by: Paul ]</p>
  • Reply 18 of 20
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Why do people start these threads asking if it's a good time to buy and then ignore the advice?



    Like some turkey a while back who complained about the superdrive/Ghz TiBook bump right after he bought an 800. Wasn't just about everyone saying WAIT.



    Still, it's a good little gizmo, enjoy!



    Let us know how the battery holds up...
  • Reply 19 of 20
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by Matsu:

    <strong>Why do people start these threads asking if it's a good time to buy and then ignore the advice?



    Like some turkey a while back who complained about the superdrive/Ghz TiBook bump right after he bought an 800. Wasn't just about everyone saying WAIT.



    Still, it's a good little gizmo, enjoy!



    Let us know how the battery holds up...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I was thinking the same thing myself. The iPod is a great little device, but all indications are that is will be updated soon. Very soon.



    Oh well. Enjoy it! I love mine.
  • Reply 20 of 20
    I have absolutely no intentions of complaining if and when they release new iPod's even if it's tomorrow. I bought it knowing that they would probably be updated latest the beginning of next month. You see, I have this problem where when I get large sums of money I MUST spend it.... I was going to wait...especially after reading responses in this thread however, I really don't need the extra space. Sure it'd be nice even 5 GB is a lot of space. Right now I'm only using 0.7 GBs with 146 songs. Honestly I'm just so happy to have one after waiting for a full year of having my Mac without having the BEST MP3 player for it.



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