Home Phone and Internet $60/moGet a 16GB iPod Touch for $269.99 shipped
(Credit: Apple)If you've been waiting to pull the trigger on the "iPhone without the phone," now might be the time. You can get a refurbished 16GB iPod Touch for $269.99 shipped from Buy.com. That's 30 bucks lower than I've seen it anywhere else.
I imagine most of you are familiar with the Touch by now, so I won't waste your time with specs and info--all of which you can find in CNET's review. I will say it's my single favorite gadget of all time, and that if I'm wearing pants, you can bet I'm carrying it with me.
A few caveats. First, Buy.com offers only a 60-day warranty. If you buy a refurb Touch from Apple (currently $299), you get a one-year warranty. Second, plan on spending another $10 for the recent 2.0 software update (which isn't included with Apple's refurbs, either). Finally, rumor has it Apple plans to unveil some new iPods in a couple weeks, and a newer/better Touch could be among them. But none of that changes the fact that this is the best price you can get on a 16GB iPod Touch. I reckon they'll sell out fast, so don't mull for long.
A technology writer for more than 15 years, Rick Broida is a regular contributor to CNET and the author of more than a dozen books, including How to Do Everything with Your Palm Powered Handheld. He writes The Cheapskate for the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.
Why are apple's prodcuts useable on Vista but Microsoft's Products have so much trouble?
Samsung P2 does most of what Touch does, but cheaper.
It's funny isn't it. It's just like how we feel a $1.50 bottle of 591 mL pop from a vending machine is a decent price when one could go into a grocery store and get a 2 L for $0.99. It's a consumers' perceived value I guess. iPods and consoles are such different machines that we rarely consider comparing their prices when buying iPods. If we did, many things would seem expensive such as $400 netbooks.