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Ipods / Irivers

  • 09-11-2004 10:03am
    #1
    Techless
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Techless


    Read in last weeks Business & Finance that these are going to be the hot presents for Christmas. It says that you can buy Irivers for less than € 100, which seems to be a lot cheaper than Ipods.
    Can anyone advise where these may be available.


Comments

  • #2
    IrishMike
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭IrishMike


    Any iriver for less than €100 is going to be a flash player not a hard drive based player
    and is going to be 128mbs more than likely. Ipod is >10 gigs.
    Not a fair comparison (if you were comparing them that is)
    Iriver ihp120 is about 300euro ipod 20 gig is 350 as far as i remember (open to correction)


  • #3
    BadCharlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭BadCharlie


    Where is the best place to buy the ipods ? Thinking of getting this for december.


  • #4
    the corpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭the corpo


    if possible you only want to buy an ipod from the US and get someone to post it over.
    the cost discrepancy between europe and the US is *shocking*

    the 40gb is €309 from Apple US, and €549 from Apple Ireland.

    even if you end up paying duty, and the most expensive postage it'll still be hugely cheaper.


  • #5
    Smellyirishman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭Smellyirishman


    Yep, make sure you get your iPod/River from America.


  • #6
    tuco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 95 ✭✭tuco


    One thing about buying from the states - over there the warranties are typically 3 months, that's all they're obliged to give. If you buy over here you'll get 12. Generally worth the risk imo, but it can be a nasty surprise if you don't realise in advance...


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  • #7
    the corpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,789 ✭✭✭the corpo


    apple and hp provide the warranties though, and i think they're fine globally.
    i registered my ipod online with hp and its fully covered


  • #8
    Florence Puny Teardrop
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Florence Puny Teardrop


    tuco wrote:
    One thing about buying from the states - over there the warranties are typically 3 months, that's all they're obliged to give. If you buy over here you'll get 12. Generally worth the risk imo, but it can be a nasty surprise if you don't realise in advance...

    VERY dangerous, dropped my zen :o about 2 weeks outside of that 3 month warranty, cost 2/3 the buying price to get it fixed. :(


  • #9
    segadreamcast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,872 ✭✭✭segadreamcast


    the corpo wrote:
    if possible you only want to buy an ipod from the US and get someone to post it over.
    the cost discrepancy between europe and the US is *shocking*

    the 40gb is €309 from Apple US, and €549 from Apple Ireland.

    even if you end up paying duty, and the most expensive postage it'll still be hugely cheaper.

    40GB ipod's took a drop here recently - about 400 now. Not ideal, but better!


  • #10
    Florence Puny Teardrop
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Florence Puny Teardrop


    NoelRock wrote:
    40GB ipod's took a drop here recently - about 400 now. Not ideal, but better!


    Really tempting fate there! :D


  • #11
    kinkstr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭kinkstr


    do yourself a favour and dont get an ipod,i have a creative muvo 4gb dat is now 250 euros in da shops and its absolutley tiny with a brilliant battery,i get 12-14 hours from 1 charge,creative also have the ZEN TOUCH which is 20gb for 279 euros which looks alot better than an ipod and beats it on price by miles(that will be kilometres if the government have anything to do with it)


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  • #12
    Jammer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Jammer


    the Touch is only 20gb i think?


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