decisions
So I have an iPod mini. It’s pink, it’s cute, it’s almost three years old. For over a year now, its battery has not held charge very well. Last fall, when I was doing the editorial internship, we could listen to music via headphones all day long. I would bring my mini and be out of juice by 1 pm. It stunk.
Saturday, before my Aveda haircut (more on that later), I stopped by the Apple store downtown and kept my appointment at the genius bar. According to my genius, I have two options:
1) Swap my mini for an identical make, model and color, all with a rebuilt inside. I pay $60 and get a 90-day warranty.
2) Buy a new iPod (my choice would probably be the 4G or 8G Nano. I can’t believe how small they are!), rendering my useless one to the store. They’d give me a 10% discount on the purchase.
What would you do?
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That’s hard. I personally hate refurbished electronics so I would probably buy the new iPod as long as I had the money to pay for it and it wouldn’t put a strain on my budget. But even now with the prices coming down on iPods, they’re still expensive. Maybe you can find a cheaper new iPod off eBay (my BF bought his 60gig off eBay brand new and is very happy with it) or if you know a student, you can get them to buy it with their student discount from Apple…
Grad Girl,
I had a 20 Gig Ipod and never used all the space. I recently bought a Nano with the Nike + (only $20 more). Since you are training you might want to look into the combo so you can track your running. The ipod measures how far you have run and tries to motivate you.
Have fun!
Ooh great suggestions! Now I have more questions, though.
Krystal: how much did your BF get his 60G for?
Dan: I would LOVE to have an iPod that tracked my runs. The only thing is that I wear Adidas shoes, and I don’t want to switch to Nike.
The iPod is only compatible with Nike, right?
You don’t have to have Nike Shoes. I wear brooks running shoes and it seems to be fine. I just put the sensor under my laces. It hasn’t fallen out on me yet but even if it did the program will tell you if it thinks you stopped moving.
You can also get a little velcro pouch. Here is a link to one on Amazon.com. Or jus make one yourself.
http://www.amazon.com/Sport-Sensor-Nike-iPod-Kit/dp/B000ID6DTG