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Mainyehc
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Hey!!
I have a 20GB 3G iPod, which I bought in February and is in good condition, and I'm wondering if it would be worthy to sell it and buy a 20GB 4G instead...
Here in Portugal, the 3G was sold for ?€450, w/ dock, carrying case and remote, each of the accessories costing €39 when bought separately. The new 4G is €339, w/o accessories. If you add them, that'll be €456, so, it isn't a big difference.
I want to keep the remote; as for the dock, it'll be incompatible with the 4g, and I intend to buy an exo2 iSkin, so I'm getting rid of the case too.
€339 + 2 * €39 = €417
If we don't consider the battery life (only lasting slightly less than eight hours), and some minor scratches, that pack, thrown in the original packaging, together with that soft carrying bag, dock connector cover, and spare spongy earbuds (sealed), and the obvious power brick and FW cable, is worth €417 (US$511)
I intend to sell it for €300-315 ($368-386), which is €102-117 ($125-143) cheaper that an equally accessorized 4G iPod.
And if you consider that pack to be worth only ?€300 ($368) (b/c of the scratches and battery life), it still is €39 ($48) cheaper than a 4G iPod WITHOUT accessories. Now, that seems to be a sweet deal to me, as I can get my hands on a new 20GB 4G iPod, plus the new dock, for as much as €63-78 ($77-96)!! That's yet another sweet deal, which is great.
And now, the reason for my dilemma:
I've hold a 40GB 4G iPod and an iPod mini already, and that clickwheel seems preety sweet. And its position is much more ergonomic that that of the old one, IMHO. And as for the backlit buttons, I love'em and I'll certainly miss that feature sometimes, but as I will be able to figure out where they are without pressing them, even in the dark, those red LED's are no longer necessary; Less is More, so I don't give a **** . And I'd looooove to have those 12h of battery life
Now, I'm a bit skeptical about the clik wheel's durability... Will it break easily with the wear and tear?? Mini users out there, are your clickwheels working fine? (it's no use asking the 4G users, as their iPod's aren't old enough )
Since I didn't want to wait for the 5G, because by that time, my 3G may very well be too much outdated (i.e., not worth €300 ($368) ), I'm very much inclined to make this deal, but I'm a bit concerned about what I've started reading here from naysayers about the clickwheel being much worse than the 3G's touchwheel (which is beatiful and I absolutely love, btw)... Is that your personal opinion on the touchwheel's aesthetics, functionality, etc, or do you have positive evidence of it not being worth the update?
Thanks!!
I have a 20GB 3G iPod, which I bought in February and is in good condition, and I'm wondering if it would be worthy to sell it and buy a 20GB 4G instead...
Here in Portugal, the 3G was sold for ?€450, w/ dock, carrying case and remote, each of the accessories costing €39 when bought separately. The new 4G is €339, w/o accessories. If you add them, that'll be €456, so, it isn't a big difference.
I want to keep the remote; as for the dock, it'll be incompatible with the 4g, and I intend to buy an exo2 iSkin, so I'm getting rid of the case too.
€339 + 2 * €39 = €417
If we don't consider the battery life (only lasting slightly less than eight hours), and some minor scratches, that pack, thrown in the original packaging, together with that soft carrying bag, dock connector cover, and spare spongy earbuds (sealed), and the obvious power brick and FW cable, is worth €417 (US$511)
I intend to sell it for €300-315 ($368-386), which is €102-117 ($125-143) cheaper that an equally accessorized 4G iPod.
And if you consider that pack to be worth only ?€300 ($368) (b/c of the scratches and battery life), it still is €39 ($48) cheaper than a 4G iPod WITHOUT accessories. Now, that seems to be a sweet deal to me, as I can get my hands on a new 20GB 4G iPod, plus the new dock, for as much as €63-78 ($77-96)!! That's yet another sweet deal, which is great.
And now, the reason for my dilemma:
I've hold a 40GB 4G iPod and an iPod mini already, and that clickwheel seems preety sweet. And its position is much more ergonomic that that of the old one, IMHO. And as for the backlit buttons, I love'em and I'll certainly miss that feature sometimes, but as I will be able to figure out where they are without pressing them, even in the dark, those red LED's are no longer necessary; Less is More, so I don't give a **** . And I'd looooove to have those 12h of battery life
Now, I'm a bit skeptical about the clik wheel's durability... Will it break easily with the wear and tear?? Mini users out there, are your clickwheels working fine? (it's no use asking the 4G users, as their iPod's aren't old enough )
Since I didn't want to wait for the 5G, because by that time, my 3G may very well be too much outdated (i.e., not worth €300 ($368) ), I'm very much inclined to make this deal, but I'm a bit concerned about what I've started reading here from naysayers about the clickwheel being much worse than the 3G's touchwheel (which is beatiful and I absolutely love, btw)... Is that your personal opinion on the touchwheel's aesthetics, functionality, etc, or do you have positive evidence of it not being worth the update?
Thanks!!