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[CustomX]

if anyones going there soon or knows, please let me know and save me a trip. they don't respond to emails requesting products they carry in their inventory

[Metsuke]

I was there yesterday... they had just the regular ipods... like a good line up... minis, regular ones, and a larger size one for data and photos... but no Nano...

I think that the Nano is a bit to new to make its way into Costco... at least for now.

[BigBlackEquus]

I saw them sitting around all over in Thailand. Same price. Find a friend who is going on a trip and spot 'em some cash.

[desultude]

I wouldn't get one now, and I am a fan of Apple. There are problems with the screen, and a class action lawsuit going on. I would hate to deal with a screen problem from Korea. Let them iron out the wrinkles first.

Besides, I think the size thing is an unnecessary gimmick. So it is tiny- the 20 and 40 gig ipods are small enough to be easy to handle, and large enough to not get lost so easily. I know the resolution is better, etc, but I am sure all of the new bells and whistles will be available on the big brothers.

[eamo]

[CustomX]

i have read about the class action lawsuit and the screens succeptability to scratching, but i don't care. costco has an awesome return policy and they will accept almost anything as a return as long as u have the receipt. even if the ipod breaks 3 years later after i have moved back to america they will still take it back.

[kidcharlemagne]

yeah, i really would like to get the nano. the screen problem sucks but they sell the cases here in korea that can prevent scratches. it has been a hard choice trying to decide between the ipod (60gb) or the nano (4gb) - obviously the memory size of the ipod is a huge plus but the flash memory is preferable to a hard drive in that it won't skip if i jog with it.
any recommendations or opinions?

i checked at hyundai dept store about the nano and they said i would have to order it and wait a month to get it.

[blunder1983]

Well the screen thing is a mystery to me, I've had mine for like a month now, and it came with some special plastic cover which u overlay on the body itself. I've not had any problems, but the stickyness is wearing off so I'll get a proper case soon.

Just to be safe avoid putting keys and other sharp objects in the same pocket. Oh and choose the white one, as I understand it the scratches dont show as bad on that one.

Quite a blunder for apple tho

[BigBlackEquus]

Now that I've lost yet another 128meg CF card to some kind of unknown electronic death (this is now 3 different brands in 3 years, and with different cameras), even flash memory is beginning to scare me. It would be nice if the flash memory on the nano was removable. I have an old .mp3 with removable memory, and I enjoy having that option.

If your memory or battery dies on your nano after a year of use, it's worthless (unless somebody finds a way around this issue, which I doubt).

Think about it. Would you pay Apple 28,000 won a month to 'lease' a Nano, then have to give it back after a year at that rate? How about 14,000 won per month over 2 years? Obviously, the longer it lasts, the better the rate. These things make me think there are too many non-fixable issues with the Nano, given the expense of it. I want something that will last a few years, and still give me the opportunity to sell it online for at least a few bucks when I'm ready to move on. I have known far too many people with I-pods who aren't able to do this easily. I think the Nano may be worse, especially given the battery.

We all know Apple's repair policy, which basically is: Buy a new one because the repair will cost as much as a new one.

[ThePoet]

Why bother with a toy like an Ipod or a Nano, when you can have a real computer with hard drive, CF slot, and SD slot that fits in your hand and even uses the Linux operating system:

http://www.users.on.net/~hluc/myZaurus/

It plays MP3's, Movies, Games (even an NES/SNES Emulator can be had to play all the NES/SNES ROMS), Ebooks, and has a complete Word processor and spreadsheet function. And with an Iriver cable, can be a host for full size keyboard, mouse and hard drives!

Poet

[Bulsajo]

[kidcharlemagne]

is there supposed to be a problem with the nano battery? i remember when the original ipods had battery problems but i thought that problem was fixed.
is there a problem with skipping for the ipods with hard drives?

[Pak Yu Man]

I was at the Daejon store about 2 hours ago and I looked at the Ipods. No Nano.

[desultude]

[jazblanc77]