# Where should I buy my iPod? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 8, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997 "2007-10-08T21:37:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/21 "2007-10-11T05:55:02Z")
Getting it laser-engraved is a double-edged sword. 1. It lowers the resell value 2. If it needs to be repaired (under warranty), you must send your iPod in. They won’t swap it at all. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/22 "2007-10-11T11:05:16Z")
[QUOTE=alanak] Getting it laser-engraved is a double-edged sword. 1. It lowers the resell value 2. If it needs to be repaired (under warranty), you must send your iPod in. They won’t swap it at all. [/QUOTE] In correct. I have an iPod that suffered infant mortality\* last Xmas (died within 24 hours), it was engraved. Swapped it immediately in the store for one that wasn’t with the understanding that it would be a bit of time (due to the proximity to xmas) before I could get the engraved one fixed. - - suicide is more like it. It took a fall to concrete from the truck. This explanation STILL had the Apple store employee giving me a new one. I bought a warrantee after that BECAUSE they replaced it when they really weren’t obligated to. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/23 "2007-10-11T15:44:04Z")
On a related note: **Mrs Magill** and I are thinking about joining the 21st century and getting iPods. (Hell, my luddite mother has one.) We’ll probably hit the BJ’s or Costco, but I had a question about iTunes. I went to look at their catalog, but it looks like you have to pay to download the client. Do you really have to: Pay for the iPod? (Duh, of course you do, it’s not like they’re free.) Pay per song? Pay for an iTunes client? The first two make sense. The last kinda irks me. Please tell me that if you buy a iPod, you get a free download of the iTunes client. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/24 "2007-10-11T16:15:50Z")
[QUOTE=Maus Magill] On a related note: **Mrs Magill** and I are thinking about joining the 21st century and getting iPods. (Hell, my luddite mother has one.) We’ll probably hit the BJ’s or Costco, but I had a question about iTunes. I went to look at their catalog, but it looks like you have to pay to download the client. Do you really have to: Pay for the iPod? (Duh, of course you do, it’s not like they’re free.) Pay per song? Pay for an iTunes client? The first two make sense. The last kinda irks me. Please tell me that if you buy a iPod, you get a free download of the iTunes client. [/QUOTE] Itunes (and quicktime) is free and downloadable here: [iTunes - Apple](http://www.apple.com/itunes) ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/25 "2007-10-11T17:08:25Z")
iTunes is free, and you can rip you existing stack of CDs into it for free\*. The only charge is when you buy music. \*Excluding the time you will spend of course. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/26 "2007-10-11T17:28:44Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] iTunes is free, and you can rip you existing stack of CDs into it for free\*. The only charge is when you buy music. \*Excluding the time you will spend of course. [/QUOTE] Huh - Now I’m wondering what I was looking at. ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/27 "2007-10-11T19:41:29Z")
Well, you’ve already got it, and Target may have bad supplies, but a couple of weeks ago a coupon was activated for [Target.com](http://Target.com). Use TGTAFLAF when you checkout to get 10% off. That’s worth $35 off the $350 player… ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/28 "2007-10-12T03:59:54Z")
[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank] Itunes (and quicktime) is free and downloadable here: [iTunes - Apple](http://www.apple.com/itunes) [/QUOTE] Is Quicktime required to run iTunes? I’d be willing to at least check out Itunes, but I’ve had horrible experiences with Quicktime (to the point where reinstalling XP turned out to be the best solution). ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/29 "2007-10-12T11:01:03Z")
It’s an integral part of iTunes. If you didn’t _know_ you were installing quicktime, you wouldn’t know you were installing quicktime. I’m unable to comment on quicktime borking your system, I’ve seen similar things happen before and that’s an unfun topic with too many variables to deal with. ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997/30 "2007-10-12T13:32:34Z")
Just popping in to say I keep mis-reading the thread title to be **Where should I _bury_ my iPod?** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-buy-my-ipod/421997.md?page=1)