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I have a 4 gig g2 Nano, and it's always maxed out. I'm thinking about getting and 80 gig classic to replace it.

Tim, I think its a great idea if you feel you can afford it. What happens to the old one?

It's in great shape. I may keep it for working out, or sell it on craigslist.

Get the classic, its sooooo good.
Ipods make me hard.
:s

... what's a bonus??

I met 2 of my 3 quarterly objectives.

If it's really that big of a decision, don't do it.

4 gigs is enough music to last for more than 4 days continuously. Is it really that big of an effort to just swap in a new playlist when you attach it to your computer to charge it?

I admit I'm a bit...conservative...when it comes to spending money. So, I'd say, go for it if you can answer yes to each of the following questions:

1) Can you actually afford this? That means you don't have any bad debt like credit card debt, and are steadily paying off any responsible debt you have like a mortgage, a car loan, or a student loan. It also means you're on track for your retirement savings.

2) Have you thought about this gadget for more than a handful of days? It's better to buy electronic gizmos after careful thought, rather than as impulse purchases.

3) Do you feel you will enjoy this purchase more than you would other ways of spending this money?

If it's yes to each of those three, enjoy the new iPod.

Well, one thing about those hard-drive based iPods is that they do wear out. Eventually it'll just be a paperweight. Mine lasted about two years, and a "shuffle" seemed like a better option than expensive repairs.

BTW: I was on the point of getting in line for an iPhone yesterday. I can way justify it and deduct it. But then I started adding things up. To get the full benefit, I'd need to upgrade the WiFi cloud, pay for a .me account, and upgrade the operating systems on my computers. That would probably trigger more software upgrades... Yikes! This could get expensive!

Yeah, my 4GB iPod has been maxed out for a while, too. 900+ songs and room for a couple of podcasts, but there's so much more music I have and want to load on it.

So I got an iPhone last week. But a friend still owes me for a Christmas gift, so he's paying for about 2/3rds of it.

Keep it simple ...and pink.

Timberoo saidI met 2 of my 3 quarterly objectives.

Damn...you had sex twice in 3 months! Woohoo!

Dang... can't find that pic of the dude wearing his shuffle on his nipple ring. (So there IS a practical use...)

I'm with the Shuffle boys...
iPod's do flunk out after a few years
I've seen it in the one's my friends have
and when you bring it into apple for repair it's like...
sorry buy another one

I don't need to replicate my entire music library and carry it around with me all the time
It's like going to the Park for a read and carrying around with you every book you ever read

The shuffle gives you just enough songs to keep you more than occupied out running biking or in the gym

I just bought the 80 gig ipod classic after having a 6 gig mini for four years (it finally died, RIP). I have 3000 songs on it already. I love music and like having my choice of music, based on my mood at the time. It also holds pictures and videos.

As for GQjock's comment that it's like carrying an extra book to the park. Isn't that the whole point of the ipod? You don't need to lug all your cd's everywhere, because technology has allowed you to condense it onto a pretty little ipod.

The classic's one drawback is that the wheel is a bit stiff...lol stiff... )

it's your bonus... do whatev you want personally i'm happy for my 4G nano and i don't mind updating tunes on it from time to time but then again it's really just for the gym and work commute (i listen to podcasts on my drive to/fro work) which is prolly 3 hours tops a day... let us know if you end up trading up

Memory is the thing. I'd say go for it.

My iPhone is the first, and so far only, piece of apple hardware I've owned. I love everything about it except the iPod. Not because of the technology, but because I think iTunes is horrible. My other mp3 players that preceded it were so much better in so many ways. But I don't want to carry all kinds of hardware around with me.

I'm not upgrading my phone though until I can get more memory (like 32Gb). 8Gb means that I have to resynch the thing once a week to accommodate my varying preferences in music.

I bought it.

I have a plane trip to London coming up, connecting through Detroit. This will make it a bit nicer.

I haven't treated myself in quite awhile, and I've been thinking about getting it for a long time.

Timberoo saidI bought it.

I have a plane trip to London coming up, connecting through Detroit. This will make it a bit nicer.

I haven't treated myself in quite awhile, and I've been thinking about getting it for a long time.

well done you
you won't regret it, i didn't. And witht he classic, you can download a few movies on to it as well.

oh yeah, and I'm a moron. My nano is only 2 gig.

I have an old 1st gen Nano which I wear to the gym and my BF bought me the 80 classic for my birthday in December. The classic is GREAT. It holds so much and can do a lot (Movies, Games, Photos, etc). I love it!

BUT

Wait until Apple comes out with their new iPod. A lot of people are thinking they will update them in Q3 of 2008 which means between now and Sept. There is nothing worse than parting with $300 for an iPod and being stuck with "The OLD!!" version lol.

Check out this site for an iPod buyers guide.

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

I bought the 80 gig in silver. I'm loading this little bad boy up right now for my trip to England.

Timberoo saidI bought the 80 gig in silver. I'm loading this little bad boy up right now for my trip to England.

Rot in blood sausage hell, consumer whore!

*sigh*
I still like you, sorta.. but if you keep this up we'll have to have a heart to heart about people suppressing feelings of alienation with techno crap.

And I reply: Of course I can! to your remark of: You can't apply your mumbo jumbo to every non-essential purchase!

I win.

Buckwheet said

Timberoo saidI bought the 80 gig in silver. I'm loading this little bad boy up right now for my trip to England.

Rot in blood sausage hell, consumer whore!

*sigh*
I still like you, sorta.. but if you keep this up we'll have to have a heart to heart about people suppressing feelings of alienation with techno crap.

I like to use self checkouts at Home Depot.

Or maybe you could save that bonus for a rainy day? Just a thought. Too many people like to burn through money as soon as they get it instead of thinking about down the line from now. Yeah, you might have to change the music on your iPod a bit more than you'd like...but if you get in the habit of saving instead of spending...you'll be able to get much more than a funky ass iPod in the future. Lol.

Timberoo saidI have a 4 gig g2 Nano, and it's always maxed out. I'm thinking about getting and 80 gig classic to replace it.

Plus, the 80 gb is a regular old hard drive, meaning that when the disk is running (changing songs, showing video, etc) you have a chance of ruining it by simply moving with it. That's the biggest draw back with iPods...I've gone through about 10 of them because of that problem (warranty covered them). I would recommend a solid-state high capacity hard drive. Meaning something like a Creative player with a 32gb hard drive...it has no moving parts in it therefore, not the possibility of that problem happening.

In2LectualBlkMan saidOr maybe you could save that bonus for a rainy day? Just a thought. Too many people like to burn through money as soon as they get it instead of thinking about down the line from now. Yeah, you might have to change the music on your iPod a bit more than you'd like...but if you get in the habit of saving instead of spending...you'll be able to get much more than a funky ass iPod in the future. Lol.

I applied half to outstanding debt.