powerpiglet wrote:If the back is scratched, supposedly sandpaper works well.

Or you could try some of this.

If you don't want a case that will add bulk to your iPod, I highly recommend Zagg's invisibleSHIELD.

retina display eh? more importantly though it should have cochlear sound.

cowboyesfan wrote:Napster? LOL!

Maybe he meant Snapster.

joselama wrote:DO NOT PURCHASE!! I got one about a month ago at woot, same price. Device works, but the back side comes ALL SCRATCHED. Woot only changes the front.

Not to be a jerk because I fully sympathize with your plight (yes I would be disappointed too), that's just the risk you take by accepting a refurbished item. It should work just as good as a new product, but cosmetic blemishes can and SHOULD be expected.

Besides, who uses their iPods naked? Once in a case, you'll never see the scratches anyways. As long as the screen itself is clear, it won't affect its usability. :D

Bandrik wrote:Besides, who uses their iPods naked?

If you do use your iPod naked, be sure to pull the shades down.

NightGhost wrote:Again, on a personal note:

Yesterday, my wife discovered that she ran her 2nd/3rd Gen iPod touch through the wash (wife, not my kids, hmm...). In her defense, she's been putting in ridiculous overtime at work, so she's been in zombieland around the house.

Anyhow, moisture is known as the Touch's nemesis, but after a dry-out period, wouldja believe it still works? It connects to the internet, plays music, and composes polkas (okay, I made up that last one). The display is all water-spotty, but we're hoping it will dry out.

To be fair, I should mention that it went into the laundry inside a zippered leather pouch.

Still, the alarm clock app works, so I guess you guess say it takes a big lickin' and-

Well, you know.

Just make sure you leave it in a nice dry sunny spot. Rice doesn't really do anything, or else bags of rice would burst in supermarkets. The biggest killer is powering them on when the water is still inside.

Wow. I kind of wanted one. But the thing is I got a BRAND NEW ONE on Amazon for my son for 200 bucks and it came with a FREE 25 dollar gift card. So, woot... the price sucks on a used scratched up back one.

Besides brand new for 10% more?

Come on woot. You would have had me at 140 or "maybe 150 shipped.

No comment about the device, but iTunes fails on Windows machine about ever 4th or 5th upgrade. iTunes is "upgraded" about every month. The new version erases the old version. If the new version does not work, then one cannot change an iPod until a newer version is published. In the past, the Apple Tech Support did not respond to indivual request for help nor did they respond to blog request for help. I think they do read their blog, but they do not respond publicly.

We have four of the iPhone 4's (needed to keep up with the Joneses at the local high school). So far, really happy. iTunes gift cards keep the kids' purchases to a manageable level. I think iTunes is orders of magnitude easier that the POC media player; among other things, it knows that audiobooks come on multiple disks and plays them in disk/track order, instead of track order (disk 1 track 1, disk 2 track 2, disk 3 track 1, etc.). So if you burn your own, you don't need 32 unique albums to play a book in order. Battery life is okay, usually at least a full day before it shuts itself down.

It is inconvenient that it doesn't multitask; following a link from the stock quotes loses the stock application. OTOH, I can be certain there's nothing running in the background, running up 3G charges if I move out of wi-fi range (not a concern with this) or running down the battery.

I have to agree that 8 GB seems small; I have 16 and I'm running out of room.

GitEmSteveDave wrote:Also doesn't have GPS. It only has the Skyhook Wireless location service. Mine right now says I am in Texas, even though I'm in NJ.

That's how good this thing is - it knows that deep down inside, you want to be in Texas so you can be closer to Woot Nirvana.

chickensnack wrote:When I bought this from woot last time it took quite a while to ship (from New Jersey?) and then it arrived in a rolled up plastic shipping bag and the back of the iPod is extremely scratched and the iPod was glued into the box with a giant glob of glue that took forever to get off!

otherwise good B)

glue you say? there's an app for that.

How about an apple.woot? I'm tired of all this apple junk on the main page.

lstoy wrote:No comment about the device, but iTunes fails on Windows machine about ever 4th or 5th upgrade. iTunes is "upgraded" about every month. The new version erases the old version. If the new version does not work, then one cannot change an iPod until a newer version is published. In the past, the Apple Tech Support did not respond to indivual request for help nor did they respond to blog request for help. I think they do read their blog, but they do not respond publicly.

I don't let my iTunes upgrade itself. Mostly, I try to keep all of my software from phoning home. I had to upgrade with the new phones, but not since.

it looks great. Goof luck.

I picked one up last month from Woot, and I really like it a lot. It's my first iDevice, and I'm impressed. I use it constantly (and am posting from it now). There are some negligible scratches on the back, but nothing major.

If you seriously want to take the plunge here, go for it.

P.S. Did someone say there's a Woot app? Pardon me while I head off to the App Store...

For $30 saving you get refurbished and 9 months less warranty compared to a new factory model.

If you really need the $30, I guess this is an OK deal, but I personally would rather buy new at such a low price delta.

I like shopping online very much, and the problem of interminable shipping delays is actually exsists for a long time, hope it will be solved ASAP.

Yeah I just checked around and the same model is only $10 more right now at Target http://www.target.com/Apple-touch-Player-Generation-Screen/dp/B001FA1O0O/ref=huc_ic_1_pn
So why would I risk the scratches from a reburb? Love ya woot buy you'll have to do better than that if you wanna keep up your rep! :P

spcanf wrote:I love Napster and it works great on my ipod touch.

Just a week ago I switched from Napster to Rdio.com. Both were $9.99 and offer streaming music. But Rdio app allows you to sync music so my iPhone can play it back locally in airplane mode.

For an iPod Touch this is an amazing feature; unlike Napster you can listen on the bus or jogging or at the mall when you have no wifi or other signal, because the files are local.

Gripes: the random play repeats artists A LOT, the website and app aren't sortable by column, and some music can't be streamed (AC/DC, Tool, Metallica are the ones I noticed).

JasAce wrote:Yeah I just checked around and the same model is only $10 more right now at Target http://www.target.com/Apple-touch-Player-Generation-Screen/dp/B001FA1O0O/ref=huc_ic_1_pn
So why would I risk the scratches from a reburb? Love ya woot buy you'll have to do better than that if you wanna keep up your rep! :P

It lives in a case, so scratches on the back wouldn't be a problem for me. $10 more for a new one? That seems like a better deal.

Thanks for the heads up, but it's already understood that you're gonna expect some cosmetic degradation on the iPod. You're only a "sucker" cause you expected it to look like new.

Attention to Wooters: If purchasing a refurbished iPod with the chrome backing...expect some to a LOT of scratches on the back.

An easy fix is to buy a freakin case or skin!

I recommend Zagg.com for skins. 100% scratch proof apparently. So far no scratches on my Droid.

Joselama...I recommend a backing. Sorry you have to invest more because of cosmetic imperfections. Speak with Apple. They tend to hold their customer's hand. Maybe they'll replace the backing for you for free? Doesn't hurt to ask. Here's the number... 1-800-275-2273

Good luck.

joselama wrote:DO NOT PURCHASE!! I got one about a month ago at woot, same price. Device works, but the back side comes ALL SCRATCHED. Woot only changes the front.

Look it up in Amazon. Better warranty. Not so expensive.

(I was ... literally ... the first sucker for this item last time)


[STAFF MOD NOTE: Uhm, we don't do the refurbing, you know....]

buy this item brand new on amazon for $15 more w free shipping, not a refurb. doesnt seem like much to woot over

NightGhost wrote:If you do use your iPod naked, be sure to pull the shades down.

If you use an ipod at all,do not tell anyone period.Woot says it all by calling buyers suckers.An ipod is only useful as a doorstop.NightGhost give it a rest,it is so obvious you are nothing more than one of Jeff Bezo's pos scamazon selling bots.

I am appalled, that any device boasting a measly 8GB of memory would cost more than $20. No offense, Woot-over-lords.

"Are you the goddess?"

I have a first generation iTouch that I bought a little over 3 years ago. Apple constantly upgrades the firmware of their iTouches, currently I think the firmware is at version 4.0. However, Apple released a statement saying that they would NO LONGER support firmware upgrades for their first generation iTouches, meaning I am unable to upgrade the firmware on my $300+ product I bought 3 years ago. This sucks because most of the 'apps' that I use are starting to be made to work ONLY with the current firmware, so I am no longer able to use these apps or future apps. For that reason, I will NEVER buy another Apple product. I have no doubt that they will do the same thing again. They purposefully stopped supporting their first generation product in an effort to force people to go out and buy the fourth generation.

I have a similar Apple device, and it's fantastic. The only downside to this is that you can't really change your songs when you have this in your pocket and don't want to look (whereas on my Sansa I can feel the buttons).

I did find a pair of cheapish (40$) Sony earbuds at Best Buy that provide you volume +/-, pause, and next song functionality though.

And I will echo some of the prior posts that 8gb might be too little for you to use as your primary/only mp3 player.

I get you. However, its not worth on woot. Just pay 15 more bucks, get a new one and 1yr warranty.

ibthevivin wrote:Thanks for the heads up, but it's already understood that you're gonna expect some cosmetic degradation on the iPod. You're only a "sucker" cause you expected it to look like new.

Attention to Wooters: If purchasing a refurbished iPod with the chrome backing...expect some to a LOT of scratches on the back.

An easy fix is to buy a freakin case or skin!

I recommend Zagg.com for skins. 100% scratch proof apparently. So far no scratches on my Droid.

Joselama...I recommend a backing. Sorry you have to invest more because of cosmetic imperfections. Speak with Apple. They tend to hold their customer's hand. Maybe they'll replace the backing for you for free? Doesn't hurt to ask. Here's the number... 1-800-275-2273

Good luck.

Is there a choice of carriers for internet access?

oio wrote:I guess it's clear that Apple makes a killing on their iPhones. This iPod touch retina display is basically an iPhone4 without the 3g antenna (and less flash mem). Add 3g and Apple wants an extra $300-400 (refurb'd iPhone 4 OFF contract). The reality distortion field works wonders on the sheep...

Why don't you cry about it some more

xelxock wrote:Is there a choice of carriers for internet access?

the iTouch only operates on wifi. it's not an iphone. you have to use it on your existing wifi connection

You guys know they only do this to encourage sales on Amazon? Woot hasn't had a good deal in ages... too bad.

Why would I spend $195 (with shipping) for a refurb when I can spend $15 more and get a new one with free shipping from Amazon? Is this part of the dream of never giving any money to Apple?

I personally still prefer the ZuneHD or Sansa. Both have better sound quality, and I guess I'm old school and use my PMP for music. The little-green-men phone is for all that other stuff.

47triple2 wrote:Buy this! Don't worry that the product is refurbished, Apple does refurbishment right. In fact, I am convinced that a refurbished iDevice is a better iDevice: the kinks have already been worked out!

Plus, if it fails, this iDevice would be covered by the same warranty as a brand new iDevice. No loss!

Are you working for woot now?

I bought a refurbed itouch from here and it has had problems since day one.

rolledsho wrote:Are you working for woot now?

I bought a refurbed itouch from here and it has had problems since day one.

The new ones have a little "frustration" too. These refurbs have probably already addressed the issue and will allow you to get busy actually using it rather than spending endless time trying to figure out how to get it to work over wi-fi even though it is connected adn showing a valid connection to wi-fi. Do a web search on the topic. Most of the fixes are a scam fabricated by teens but I did find the one that works.

Apple probably fixed that when they refurbed them. That is why there is little price difference from a new one. People bought them, had the problem out of the box, and returned it for another which they may have also returned.

A refurb can simply mean that someone broke the seal on the packaging. Once it is opened it cannot be sold as new. Remember open box at Circuit City. Technically refurbed.

Do not confuse refurbished with remanufactured. There is a difference.

oio wrote:I guess it's clear that Apple makes a killing on their iPhones. This iPod touch retina display is basically an iPhone4 without the 3g antenna (and less flash mem). Add 3g and Apple wants an extra $300-400 (refurb'd iPhone 4 OFF contract). The reality distortion field works wonders on the sheep...

..another one of you people, get over it.

DownloadJunkie wrote:I personally still prefer the ZuneHD or Sansa. Both have better sound quality, and I guess I'm old school and use my PMP for music. The little-green-men phone is for all that other stuff.

based on what? your expert opinion, puhhhlease...

jobezark wrote:I have a similar Apple device, and it's fantastic. The only downside to this is that you can't really change your songs when you have this in your pocket and don't want to look (whereas on my Sansa I can feel the buttons).

I did find a pair of cheapish (40$) Sony earbuds at Best Buy that provide you volume +/-, pause, and next song functionality though.

And I will echo some of the prior posts that 8gb might be too little for you to use as your primary/only mp3 player.

Ha Ha Ha! His mp3 player uses buttons!