Apple iPod Touch 32GB for $224

[Bravo Zulu]

What's up with that, I clicked on the add to buy it, but you need to buy $500.00 worth of stuff?

[Fran Kubelik]

1. ?????????

[Bravo Zulu]

4. It's an ad on DU homepage!

toward the top in the middle!
here's the link, check out the top middle!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/

[marmar]

2. Apples been slashing prices....sales must be falling badly.

The little iPod shuffle used to be $80, now it's $50.

[emulatorloo]

3. Or economy of scale is making them cheaper to make -- didn't flash ram prices go down? EOM

[Tesha]

6. Yes, flash prices follow Moore's law and routinely drop.

(Posted from my iPhone.)

[emulatorloo]

5. This site tracks best prices on iPod Touch

http://www.pcprices.net/ipodtouch_prices.shtml

This one clearance prices on older models:

http://www.pcprices.net/ipodclearance.shtml

[DemzRock]

7. I never wanted an ipod. They always seemed over priced. I have

a couple of music players I got on sale. Work great. No need for itunes or other proprietary software. And dirt cheap. Like a 2gig for 20$ I got from radio shack on clearance. Got several and gave them as xmas gifts last year.

Look for sales.

Also checkout http://www.anythingbutipod.com/ for reviews of alternatives. Ebay often has great cheap generics, but you better make sure you buy from a dealer with a high transaction count and high rating.

Amazon.com has some great deals too.

Like an 8 GB MP4/MP3 Player with FM Radio, Camera, Voice Recorder, USB Portable, and 2.8-inch Touchscreen for 65$.

For music I have itunes and have bought songs there, but I'm not in love with them. I have also bought music from amazon.com (not proprietary!)! And, I have tons of CDs of course.



Another interesting alternative, although maybe not cheaper is the wolverine HD music/video player...

http://www.wolverinedata.com/index.php/site/quicklinks/C11/

[Fleshdancer]

8. For that price, I would rather get the Zune 120 GB

I think it's only $20 more than the 32GB iPod and the reviews are positive according to Amazon. :shrug:

[Bravo Zulu]

9. I have an old ipod

that is 40gig and I’m on my third one, when the battery dies apple exchanges it for a refurbished one for $60.00, I listen to audible books on it constantly so I need something that is dependable and has enough space to hold a lot of books and the old ipod I have has been a work horse.

I plan on keeping my old ipod and use it in my car and get a newer mp3 player to use with ear buds when I’m out and about, I’ve also been looking at the zune 120 and it is getting some good reviews, I don’t mind spending more money on something I’m using all the time, I think it all averages out in the long term!

[Tesha]

11. There's a vast difference in price (and performance) between flash-based players

and hard-disk-drive-based players.

You can't directly compare Zune and iPod
Touch prices.

Tesha

[Bravo Zulu]

12. I can!

The only ipod I like is the itouch 32gb and the only zune I like is the zune 120gb,granted they're different, but I think either one would suit my purposes and the one that has the lowest price compared to similar products when I'm ready to buy is the one I'll go with!

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Sparkly bought a new iMac a few months ago and she got a free iPod Touch

I think the similar phones (iPhone) are cutting into the pure iPod sales is what is actually going on.

[LeftHander]

13. Repugs deregulated Truth in Advertising rules too.....nt

[Bravo Zulu]

14. The rupugs are the masters of,

bait and switch!