Ipods in America

[jugga]

i hate to say it but im going to buy my first ipod!! im going to new york for a holiday so i thought i will get one whilst im out there.

I hear apple gives a worldwide warranty does anyone know if this is true???

Also any americans out there that can give me an idea how cheap a 80gb ipod classic can be out there??

cheers

[Lagonda]

Apple has world wide warranty on all products that are portable (= macbook, macbook pro, ipod). BUT, in some countries the local repair shops don't have to honour this because it was bought in another country (Sweden does this, no idea about other countries).

[pimento]

I believe for the local shops it would depend on if they are a reseller or not for if they choose to honour the warranty. I imagine they'd have to have some sort of formal affiliation with apple to be able to honour the warranties properly which could take some sort of rigmarole to ascertain. On the other hand, I'm merely musing on this. Best idea is to contact your nearest apple related store and just ask them, as they'd be the place you'd be taking it to.

As for cost... try google to start with....

[ScionDriver]

Well depending on your currency I think that buying one in America could be cheaper to you simply because the dollar is so weak (last I checked anyway) but I suppose if your currency is close to the dollar maybe not so much.

[Zytek_Fan]

Many places in NYC will take Euro's and British Pounds now, so I'd look for those

[kingofthering]

Go to the Apple store, there's a few in NYC.

An iPod classic is about $250 USD.

[drakkie]

Well depending on your currency I think that buying one in America could be cheaper to you simply because the dollar is so weak (last I checked anyway) but I suppose if your currency is close to the dollar maybe not so much.

Absolutely. You pay the same in dollars as we pay in Euro's for a lot of goods. On top of that comes the collapse of the dollar, around 1.50 $ = 1 euro nowadays.

[fisetdavid26]

Also any americans out there that can give me an idea how cheap a 80gb ipod classic can be out there??

$240 CAD here, sometimes $200 when on sale.

[dydzi]

buying ipods in USA was always profitable, even including costs of shipping

[Rockefella]

Apple has sold out of all iPods in the United States.

[jugga]

cheers for info, i hope they havnt sold out as 2 dollars to the pound means im lookin at 100pound for one woooo cant wait

[Rockefella]

cheers for info, i hope they havnt sold out as 2 dollars to the pound means im lookin at 100pound for one woooo cant wait

Yeah I was only kidding. They've got tons of 'em, especially since stores like Macys even carry electronic vending machines for iPods that you pay for on the spot.

[coolieman1220]

go to the 5th aveunue apple store, its by Trump tower! all glass open 24 hours its amazing! i've owned an ipod for almost 4 years now!

[Rockefella]

You could always check out NewEgg's deals on the iPod but I'm not sure if they ship to England or where you'll be in NYC.

[jugga]

cheers as far as i now the hotel iam stayin at is bang in manhattan. they are pretty cheap on new eggs is that a actual store or just webbased??