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jazz169
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 Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject: New iPod Touch |
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Hey everyone,
Was thinking of getting one of the new iPod touch's as my MP3 player is on its very last legs. However, I cant find anything on the internet about when it will be released in Korea, and on the apple website it says it will not dispatch for 4-5 weeks. I don't think my MP3 will hold out that long, or that I'm willing to wait so I was wondering if any of ye know anything about when it is out or where you might be able to get one. Any help is much appreciated.
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Ninjaniki
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I was told a week ago at an electronics shop that the new Ipod will arrive in 4 weeks. The price will start from 329,000Won. |
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Seoul'n'Corea
Joined: 06 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: New iPod Touch |
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| jazz169 wrote: |
Hey everyone,
Was thinking of getting one of the new iPod touch's as my MP3 player is on its very last legs. However, I cant find anything on the internet about when it will be released in Korea, and on the apple website it says it will not dispatch for 4-5 weeks. I don't think my MP3 will hold out that long, or that I'm willing to wait so I was wondering if any of ye know anything about when it is out or where you might be able to get one. Any help is much appreciated.
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Well to be honest these Ipod Touches are W100,000 too expensive in Korea. You best be getting one through Apple Education, this way you get the US or Canadian pricing without paying a premium for not being in an Apple designated country. There is no official Apple store here in Korea, still.
Price of Ipod 3Gen 64GB in the US is $400USD here in Korea the price is almost $520.
I should point out to you that the new touches will be essentially a WIFI video communication tool. This I am happy about. For me it's a 64GB or nothing. |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: New iPod Touch |
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| Seoul'n'Corea wrote: |
| jazz169 wrote: |
Hey everyone,
Was thinking of getting one of the new iPod touch's as my MP3 player is on its very last legs. However, I cant find anything on the internet about when it will be released in Korea, and on the apple website it says it will not dispatch for 4-5 weeks. I don't think my MP3 will hold out that long, or that I'm willing to wait so I was wondering if any of ye know anything about when it is out or where you might be able to get one. Any help is much appreciated.
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Well to be honest these Ipod Touches are W100,000 too expensive in Korea. You best be getting one through Apple Education, this way you get the US or Canadian pricing without paying a premium for not being in an Apple designated country. There is no official Apple store here in Korea, still.
Price of Ipod 3Gen 64GB in the US is $400USD here in Korea the price is almost $520.
I should point out to you that the new touches will be essentially a WIFI video communication tool. This I am happy about. For me it's a 64GB or nothing. |
Here's a question though, how do you use your Korean teaching info for the education program? Last time I looked into that, they wouldn't allow it. I KNOW for a fact that they aren't stringent, but when I looked into it, there isn't a space on the form for international teachers. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| Im curious how this works as well as I checked out an education discount site and didnt get the American/Canadian price on the Korean side. |
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:48 am Post subject: |
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| Can someone post a link to the Apple Korea education site? Any tips on how to get the educational discount? |
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chicken_punch
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Can someone post a link to the Apple Korea education site? Any tips on how to get the educational discount? |
Call Korea Apple(080-330-8877), ask to speak to someone in English, tell them you are a teacher and would like the discount.
BAM!!!
You're in!
As for comparing prices from the US, people fail to add in sales tax, and it is also going to need to be shipped to you, gotta add that in as well. Oh, and you might be pinged by customs, so may need to pay a duty (like I did for my iPad). |
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Gaber
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| chicken_punch wrote: |
| Caffeinated wrote: |
| Can someone post a link to the Apple Korea education site? Any tips on how to get the educational discount? |
Call Korea Apple(080-330-8877), ask to speak to someone in English, tell them you are a teacher and would like the discount.
BAM!!!
You're in!
As for comparing prices from the US, people fail to add in sales tax, and it is also going to need to be shipped to you, gotta add that in as well. Oh, and you might be pinged by customs, so may need to pay a duty (like I did for my iPad). |
How much did your duty end up being? |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: New iPod Touch |
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| Seoul'n'Corea wrote: |
Well to be honest these Ipod Touches are W100,000 too expensive in Korea. You best be getting one through Apple Education, this way you get the US or Canadian pricing without paying a premium for not being in an Apple designated country. There is no official Apple store here in Korea, still.
Price of Ipod 3Gen 64GB in the US is $400USD here in Korea the price is almost $520.
I should point out to you that the new touches will be essentially a WIFI video communication tool. This I am happy about. For me it's a 64GB or nothing. |
Try again. The price is not almost $520.
$400 at bestbuy
$454 on Gmarket with exchange
Keep in mind in a lot of states you'd have to pay some sales tax on top of that, as much as $33 in california making the prices pretty close.
32GB
$300 in the states (+tax)
$317 with exchange on gmarket |
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laguna
Joined: 27 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:22 am Post subject: Re: New iPod Touch |
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| crossmr wrote: |
| Seoul'n'Corea wrote: |
Well to be honest these Ipod Touches are W100,000 too expensive in Korea. You best be getting one through Apple Education, this way you get the US or Canadian pricing without paying a premium for not being in an Apple designated country. There is no official Apple store here in Korea, still.
Price of Ipod 3Gen 64GB in the US is $400USD here in Korea the price is almost $520.
I should point out to you that the new touches will be essentially a WIFI video communication tool. This I am happy about. For me it's a 64GB or nothing. |
Try again. The price is not almost $520.
$400 at bestbuy
$454 on Gmarket with exchange
Keep in mind in a lot of states you'd have to pay some sales tax on top of that, as much as $33 in california making the prices pretty close.
32GB
$300 in the states (+tax)
$317 with exchange on gmarket |
Please stop posting misinformation, that is the 3rd generation ipod touch
That's probably the 4th time this month someone has said "you can get it for almost the same price on gmarket!" without actually checking the version. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:35 am Post subject: Re: New iPod Touch |
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Try again. The price is not almost $520.
$400 at bestbuy
$454 on Gmarket with exchange
Keep in mind in a lot of states you'd have to pay some sales tax on top of that, as much as $33 in california making the prices pretty close.
32GB
$300 in the states (+tax)
$317 with exchange on gmarket |
Please stop posting misinformation, that is the 3rd generation ipod touch
That's probably the 4th time this month someone has said "you can get it for almost the same price on gmarket!" without actually checking the version. |
I checked the version just fine. 3rd Generation 64 GB iPod Touch at Bestbuy
Its $40 off because the 4th generation is out, so obviously they want to clear them out, but you can clearly see the original price of $399.
When 4th gen comes here, it will likely come out at the existing prices of 3rd gen and the 3rd gen prices will drop, just like they did in the US.
Oh and for comparison, 32 GB 3rd ipod touch on Newegg
$289, on sale off $299
Anything else there? You might want to actually check prices before you run your mouth. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Ok..just to clarify...there is no education discount in the US (or Korea as far as I can tell) for the iPod, iPad, etc.
The discounts only apply to desktop and laptop items.
If I'm wrong, please let me know. |
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chicken_punch
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:29 am Post subject: |
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| Gaber wrote: |
| chicken_punch wrote: |
| Caffeinated wrote: |
| Can someone post a link to the Apple Korea education site? Any tips on how to get the educational discount? |
Call Korea Apple(080-330-8877), ask to speak to someone in English, tell them you are a teacher and would like the discount.
BAM!!!
You're in!
As for comparing prices from the US, people fail to add in sales tax, and it is also going to need to be shipped to you, gotta add that in as well. Oh, and you might be pinged by customs, so may need to pay a duty (like I did for my iPad). |
How much did your duty end up being? |
About 70,000. It was also held for a week because they weren't legally allowed in the country unless you were a government official. |
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Gaber
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| chicken_punch wrote: |
| Gaber wrote: |
| chicken_punch wrote: |
| Caffeinated wrote: |
| Can someone post a link to the Apple Korea education site? Any tips on how to get the educational discount? |
Call Korea Apple(080-330-8877), ask to speak to someone in English, tell them you are a teacher and would like the discount.
BAM!!!
You're in!
As for comparing prices from the US, people fail to add in sales tax, and it is also going to need to be shipped to you, gotta add that in as well. Oh, and you might be pinged by customs, so may need to pay a duty (like I did for my iPad). |
How much did your duty end up being? |
About 70,000. It was also held for a week because they weren't legally allowed in the country unless you were a government official. |
Seriously? They're only letting govt. people have them? They really treat samsung like a retarded toddler with this protectionism bs. |
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