Should I get mine engraved? + video playback

i dont know about the return policy i bet if u get out of the box broken tho the'll do SOMETHING. even engraved ipods have a warentee.

as for video playback 2hrs of continues playback is whats been reported. :-\ not exactly what i was expecting either.

and any power adapter that utalizes the dock will work. for exaple i still have the one from my mini.

remember thats 20 on the 60gig the 30gig is around 14-15 i think

Originally posted by enjoisoad
i dont know about the return policy i bet if u get out of the box broken tho the'll do SOMETHING. even engraved ipods have a warentee.

as for video playback 2hrs of continues playback is whats been reported. :-\ not exactly what i was expecting either.

and any power adapter that utalizes the dock will work. for exaple i still have the one from my mini.
Where on Earth did you hear that estimate? 2 hours for video playback? I don't beliveve it.

Hi
Originally posted by AmazingDM
any other reason NOT to get it engraved?
Unless you engrave it with a general slogan, quote, statement, ... it really hurts resale value. While looking for a mini, I noticed at least a few had their usernames engraved. Why would I want an iPod with someone else's username on it?

Well what's the resale value of iPods?
Like say next year they came out with a new version, so I wanted to sell a 30gb G5.. could I get 70-80%?

and an engraving with my name and slogan would drastically decrease that value?

Depends on what you mean by "drastically." But yes it will decrease your resale value. I can't say by what exactly, because it will differ for every auction. But in the end, do what you want to do. It's kind of silly to not get something YOU want because someone else may not want it a year from now. It is after all, your iPod.

i love the idea of engraving. it's a great way to personalize your ipod. but naturally if you plan to sell it when the next ipod debuts, then you probably shouldn't.

Ok I'm thinkin I'm gonna go for the 60gb one.. and while I don't see any reason to sell it in the future, since these things have high resale value... say a new one came out next year, then a new one the year after that.. so two years later.. 7th generation.. and it has 60-80gb or even more for $400 like this 60gb has, but is better technology, smaller, more features etc..

could I conceivably sell this one for $300 or more and only have to pay $100 or less for the new one?

Guess this is a reason not to engrave it

IMO I would not get the personal engraving. I ordered the Nano early last week and then changed my mind to get the 60GB vPod. The Nano was already on its way when I called to cancel and Apple customer support said I could not return it. I thought that this sucked, but figure I coudl ebay it and get just as much money back. I called Apple support back again and sai, hey, I did not know engraving meant I could not return it...no where on the engraving page, other than buried in the fine print 2 pages deep, does it say, one you engrave it, it cannot be returned. This second apple person, said, no problem, since I was buying up to a new Ipod they would make the exception and let me return the nano (even though I had TBone engraved). They also waived the 10% restock fee. Super!!!! So I got my RMA number to return my Nano once it gets here from China and my 60GB is being processed now :-)

lol. I think ima go get it...

It can only be returned for a manufacturer defect if it is engraved.

Oh...blah...

what if they typo'd my engraving? haha