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FYI, here is a comparison chart for the new iPods announced today:

http://www.apple.com/ipod/whichipod/


http://images.apple.com/ipod/images/promo_whichipod_img20070905.png

Hmmm, I wonder if this will have any affect on the "old" iPods price-wise?

i hope they come down some in price! i think they will.

typically the prices on previous ipod models Do go down when new versions come out... so keep on the lookout!

I've noticed that everyone seems to be having price drops (temp or otherwise) on the Microsoft Zune. Any guess whether they will go lower? Currently "on sale" for $199.99 orig. $249.99.

30gb PMPs(Portable Media Players, know your jargon please..) that play videos have been sold for as low as $149 after rebate, so a black friday ad would have to do much better.. say:
$99 a/r...?
Just to clear out the old stock....

i really want one of those new ipod touch. those ipods look really nice.

i hope i can get a zune or something above 20 gb for under 100 dollars

i heard there will be a no brand 10gb touchscreen mp4 for less then 99 dollars at bestbuy of bf but i can not confirm this is true. if it is i will have one.

If it is true, and it is a pretty enough device (how vain of me), I'll make sure to get one too. Last year they had enough mp3 players that there was no need to hand out tickets, hopefully it will be the case again this year.

Right now in the Online Deals section of the forum, there is a thread about a $99.99 refurbished Zune (black only). I ordered 2 last night to go with the 2 new ones I got from Woot for 129.99ea a couple of weeks ago. I'm almost done with the big stuff!!! Yea

This will definitely be the thread I watch the most for the next month or so! I've have been wanting an MP3 player FOREVER and hopefully I can get one on BF!

My two older sons ages 9 and almost 13 are wanting the ipod nano for Christmas and the iHome thing....do these EVER go on sale, online or in store????

Thats my black friday goal this year...to find a cheap MP3 player for my 15 yo son. (He had an IPOD Nano and let a friend borrow it ...and friend lost it!!) No more brand name MP3s being bought here!!!
I am already soooo excited...I love BF!!!:cheesy:

My two older sons ages 9 and almost 13 are wanting the ipod nano for Christmas and the iHome thing....do these EVER go on sale, online or in store????

I am lucky - my dd wants an mp3 player, but isn't picky about what kind (whereas my ds HAD to have ipod) so bring on the deals. i am hoping for something 2gb for under $50:cheesy:

I saw an 80gb at the pawn shop! I've go to go back without my kid to get the specifics.

I have seen 30 gig zunes online at woot.com and other discount sites recently. awsome deals so I would not be surprised for some rock bottom deals come BF

Thats my black friday goal this year...to find a cheap MP3 player for my 15 yo son. (He had an IPOD Nano and let a friend borrow it ...and friend lost it!!) No more brand name MP3s being bought here!!!
I am already soooo excited...I love BF!!!:cheesy:

After buying three no name mp3 players for my son, I am thrilled that I got him an iPod last year. The plus of the iPod was the casing. He didn't have friends lose his mp3 players, they would drop them and break them. I have been lucky enough to win/earn two iPod shuffles, I am hoping to get one more to give the only nephew that doesn't have one.:jester:

my 4th gen ipod's hard drive is toast. sigh. i dont know if i should get a replacement drive or one of the latest ipod versions. :o

I bought a little Insignia MP3 player that has 3 full length ballets and about another 100 songs on it, and it's still not full! It cost me about 80$, but I just saw it for 60$. Great sound. No arm band though, which stinks, but I bought the armband for a Sansa and it works fine.

Still thinking on getting a little bit more of an upgrade and giving my insignia to my DH.

I bought last year two of the one that W-mart had as door busters, Those are still going strong,

Do you guys think that stores will have deals on iPods this year?

I hope so my dd wants one

ipods almost never have deals, because the price is set by apple and no retailer will want to make apple mad by lowering the price. the most i've ever seen it down was 2 dollars at fry's.

you will have to look at the ad and see what the store is bundling with it - free travel charger, free case, free itunes downloads, etc.

there are apple education discounts if you qualify:

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/routingpage.html

ipods almost never have deals, because the price is set by apple and no retailer will want to make apple mad by lowering the price. the most i've ever seen it down was 2 dollars at fry's.

you will have to look at the ad and see what the store is bundling with it - free travel charger, free case, free itunes downloads, etc.

I thought so. I was thinking that they would see any of the old generation ones that they had before the new ones came out in September.

I just scanned the Office Max add and it listed a 30 gig Zune for $99.99....brown only.

I'm looking to get a mp3 for dd12(13 in feb) and possibly one for dn13. I was going to get dd the new nano, and dn a shuffle, but have seen some others with more gb for less. I have a 60gb ipod, ds17 has a gen2 nano. Can someone let me know how good the Zune and and Sandisk Sansa are? If I can save a little and keep decent quality, I'd rather do that! :D

I'm looking to get a mp3 for dd12(13 in feb) and possibly one for dn13. I was going to get dd the new nano, and dn a shuffle, but have seen some others with more gb for less. I have a 60gb ipod, ds17 has a gen2 nano. Can someone let me know how good the Zune and and Sandisk Sansa are? If I can save a little and keep decent quality, I'd rather do that! :D

My dd (12) and DH both have a 1 gig Sandisk Sansa....we got them on BF last year. They work well enough, never had any issues with them other than it's small, DH needs a much larger one, but it was a good starter. We paid $35 for them.

Ok guys I am totally lost. My DD want an MP3/Video player. Which one would you guys recommend?


TIA

Silke

My DD just bought herself the 4 GB iPod and I would like to get her the iHome or something similiar for Christmas. Any suggestions? Doesn't necessarily need to be the apple product, just something that works well and possibly is an alarm clock and cd player too. I am not good with searching these things, I get confused. LOL
TIA!!


Edit to add~ I have been looking through the BF ads and I find several types/brands of these 'docks' that are close to what I am looking for but I don't know a good name from a bad name. I think that is where I need the most help. I want a good deal but I would rather pay a little more and get something that will last. THANKS!!

I am completely clueless about MP3 /IPod's so wou;d appreciate any advise / ideas. Looking for something ds can use while working out, walking across campus, etc. He is sophomore in college any suggestions as to which MP3 or IPod is best, price, place to buy, etc. The older they get the harder it gets. He's happy with cash but would like to get him a couple of gifts also. Thanks for any help!

I say the Zune 30 gb. It's $99 at office max and with 30gb, you can fit tv episodes, movies, loads of music, photos, etc....

Buy.com has the Microsoft Zune 30GB Digital Multimedia Device (Brown)- Audio Player, Video Player, Photo Viewer, FM Tuner - 3" LCD - 30GB Hard Drive for $99.99. If you use Google checkout you can get an additional $10 off or if you want to apply for the Buy.com visa card they will take $30 off your first purchase. The brown one is the only one avaliable for this price but you cant beat the price and it has good reviews on the site.

I say the Zune 30 gb. It's $99 at office max and with 30gb, you can fit tv episodes, movies, loads of music, photos, etc....

Is this the BF price?

I don't know if any of you would be interested in these or not but I do alot of my shopping from geeks.com and so far have had good luck with the items I've bought. Here is a couple of links to some mp3 players (first two are not name brands) they have on sale right now:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=YADA2G&cat=MP3

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLK-HS-260-2GB&cat=MP3

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=H100A-R&cat=MP3&cpc=MP3bsc
[This one is refurbished but I bought one like this last year refurbished and mine is still playing just fine)


Peggy

Ok guys I am totally lost. My DD want an MP3/Video player. Which one would you guys recommend?


TIA

Silke


Thanks to everyone for your input in this matter!!!!!:cheesy: :cheesy:

I have purchased refurbished ipod nanos for my kids directly from Apple's online store. Apple includes a one year warranty and we have never had any problems with them. Currently they have the 2 gb silver nano for $79 and the 4 gb color nanos for $99. They have the 1 gb color shuffles for $49 and they have higher capacity ones as well. They also ship the nanos for free.

I'd appreciate anyone's suggestion. I'm looking for a Wi-Fi MP3/4 player with a fairly large screen. 4" or better. 20-40GB should be sufficient.

Zune or Ipod nano????? I was going to get my two older boys the 4 gb ipod nano for Christmas, but now TRU has the 30 gb Zune for $80, so which is better? I need major help here. It seems to me that the Zune is a better deal, but I don't know anything about either one. Hellpppp!!!!!

I think you would be happy with the Zune. Ipod is Apple's version of the MP3 player. Zune is Microsoft's. I think the TRU offer is great and hope to get one myself.

I think that Deal that TRU has on BF is the way to go. DD wants a new MP3, but dad reallly doesn't think she needs a video player too. But he doesn' do the shopping.

For anyone that's interested, the WSJ has a review of the new versions of the Zune

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119499777084691974.html?mod=psp_editors_picks

Personally I'd always go for the Ipod.

Help! I am a newbie and have been researching mp3 players until my eyes are crossed. Has anyone heard of the Ice Tech Keo? I find very little info or reviews. Thx!

not that i want to buy an mp3 player but i noticed on the old navy page they are giving away free ones with a minimum purchase. would the mp3 make a nice gift for a teenager or is it junk?

Any good deals on the new Zune 80 gb...that's what my daughter wants and the best, I have come up with is 10% off 249.00 and a 25.00 egift card. KNow of any better deals??

I just scanned the Office Max add and it listed a 30 gig Zune for $99.99....brown only.

Toys R Us is having this zune for 79.99 on BF....

My dd (12) and DH both have a 1 gig Sandisk Sansa....we got them on BF last year. They work well enough, never had any issues with them other than it's small, DH needs a much larger one, but it was a good starter. We paid $35 for them.
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I got a Sansa e130 2 BF's ago and had to replace it not 1 month later. I got it at Staples, and they were very good about exchanging it. I ended up a few months later getting ANOTHER one - this time I went through Sansa. Same problem - just died for no reason.

I haven't used it (the newest one) much - but low and behold - I go to use it today - and it's dead. :mad: I am really pissed.

I guess I am going to add an MP3 player to my Christmas list.... :rolleyes:

I know that a lot of MP3 players come with an FM tuner, but is there such a thing as an MP3 player with an AM tuner?

Thanks to the advent of Mp3 players, I rarely ever listen to music radio stations. It's almost always Talk Radio if I listen to the radio at all, these days.

Toys R Us is having this zune for 79.99 on BF....


We'll be there!

It's a good deal at Toys R US for the 30G Zune on the day after thanksgiving. However that's most likely only on the brown one and I have heard a lot of people having problems with the Zune Software and problems with Digital Rights Management.
The WiFi sharing and nice video player are both a BIG plus however. I don't think I could turn down a pink one ;-)

This is to the person posting about the zunes. The brown one is on sale at toysrus on friday for $80. Also, somewhere else,has any color for $99. I'n not sure where, it's in one of the ads on this site.

Do you think Wal Mart will honor the Toys R Us Price of$80 there $199 at my Walmart.

What About Other Mp3 players like the Zun???

I am assuming that all ipods will be the same price everywhere I go.. those dont go on sale do they?

I am assuming that all ipods will be the same price everywhere I go.. those dont go on sale do they?

Yeah, pretty much... Today is the last day of this sale, but Best Buy is giving free iTunes gift cards with iPod purchases. That's typically the best deal.

However, Apple sent out e-mails to announce a sale on BF. Go here to read more: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=90245

Do you guys think the Zunes at Office Max or Toysrus will sell out quick? Office Max says friday and saturday only so I'm thinking they'll have a decent amount in stock but toysrus's $80 one seems like it might go fast.

Zune or Nano?? With Zune - do they have all the neat accessories or do you only find that with Ipod?:)

I bought my brother a refurbished ipod nano last year and it is still going strong, my brother is never easy on anything, so it has had a true test.

For those depending on ToysRUs for the Zunes...a note of warning. My sister works at our local TRU and she said they only got in three. She's not looking forward to work tomorrow at 4 a.m.!

For those depending on ToysRUs for the Zunes...a note of warning. My sister works at our local TRU and she said they only got in three. She's not looking forward to work tomorrow at 4 a.m.!

Geez I'm getting nervous. You think getting there 2 hours before opening is enough?

I purchased an ipod refurb from Apple last year, and it is still working strong. Just purchased another one for my daughter last week and it looks brand new.

Gotta say my year old 4 gig iPod refurb is absolutely FABOO! I'm picking up one of the refurbs today for a friend. They are great for someone wanting just a basic audio unit.