ITouch Gen1 or Gen2?

lovely? · 10-03-2008, 05:18 AM

well i have this choice. my birthday is coming up in about a month and i plan on getting an ITouch. My main problem is deciding which one i want though! the first generation can be jailbroken, which i have heard is a huge plus. but the second generation is slimmer, has a better battery, and has a speaker.

so what do i choose???

all opinions are welcome.

EDIT: of course, i should say what i will be using it for. i have a few gigs of movies that will be placed on it, as well as about 4 gigs of music. I watch movies on long trips using my env2 but the screen is small and it requires a 2.5mm headphone jack that can be expensive.

jnskyliner34 · 10-03-2008, 06:08 AM

i watched a video on youtube on PCWorld's channel and they say the 2nd Gen is good and is a must buy. people who have the 1st gen, don't really need to buy the 2nd gen so they say. so if you're out for a new one, get the 2nd gen.

**epidemik** · 10-03-2008, 04:04 PM

Yeah, the newer one looks sweet....i didnt realize you cant jailbreak the 2nd gen. Im sure they'll eventually figure it out, they always do. I've had my eyes on the newer one...just wish they had a refurbished model availible. Anyone know how long it will be until yo ucan buy them refurbished?

But if plan to watch movies, the longer battery life would be a huge plus.

Interested · 10-04-2008, 12:43 AM

2nd gen, it will be jailbroken. definately get the 2nd gen. i have the iphone and i love it!

speedyink · 10-04-2008, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Interested

2nd gen, it will be jailbroken. definately get the 2nd gen. i have the iphone and i love it!

wow, 14 and you have an iphone? impressive

tlarkin · 10-04-2008, 01:13 AM

I just got a brand new 8gig touch today for free. Finally some decent swag from a vendor. Guess that's a perk of working with and over seeing 6 million dollars of Apple equipment.

I just now got done copying about 40 gigs of music over to my Mac desktop and about to sync up my ipod for the first time. The only app I have downloaded so far is pandora, which is an awesome streaming music website.

I want to jail break it so I can load remote desktop and the terminal on it and remotely manage my Macs from my iPod touch.

It also makes me want to get an iPhone now....but AT&T sucks a fat one and I won't pay $600 for a phone nor will I buy into an AT&T contract. Once it just becomes a GSM phone or I can get a 3G NIB for say $300 I will buy one.

I may get the Gphone google has with T-Mobile at the moment. I want to play with one first.

Ambushed · 10-04-2008, 01:35 AM

If I were you I would get the 2nd gen

lovely? · 10-04-2008, 03:26 AM

so its pretty much unanimous, second gen it is!

thanks for your input everyone.

cohen · 10-04-2008, 04:38 AM

2nd Generation, very nice!!

Interested · 10-04-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedyink

wow, 14 and you have an iphone? impressive

lol. trust me, my parents made me do TONS of work before i got it. TONS. and i ended up paying for it by selling my razr 2 on ebay which almost payed it off. (i dont want anyone seeing me as spoiled.)

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10-03-2008, 05:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 5,140	ITouch Gen1 or Gen2? well i have this choice. my birthday is coming up in about a month and i plan on getting an ITouch. My main problem is deciding which one i want though! the first generation can be jailbroken, which i have heard is a huge plus. but the second generation is slimmer, has a better battery, and has a speaker. so what do i choose??? all opinions are welcome. EDIT: of course, i should say what i will be using it for. i have a few gigs of movies that will be placed on it, as well as about 4 gigs of music. I watch movies on long trips using my env2 but the screen is small and it requires a 2.5mm headphone jack that can be expensive. __________________ Desktop: Core i5 750 @4.2ghz Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R 2x2gb OCZ ddr3 1600mhz XFX GTX 260 Black 2 500gb WD Black Nettop: Intel Atom N330 @2.1ghz Nvidia Ion 9400m Last edited by lovely?; 10-03-2008 at 05:21 AM.

10-03-2008, 06:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 20 Posts: 4,404	i watched a video on youtube on PCWorld's channel and they say the 2nd Gen is good and is a must buy. people who have the 1st gen, don't really need to buy the 2nd gen so they say. so if you're out for a new one, get the 2nd gen. __________________ Flickr Twitter

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epidemik Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 3,977	Yeah, the newer one looks sweet....i didnt realize you cant jailbreak the 2nd gen. Im sure they'll eventually figure it out, they always do. I've had my eyes on the newer one...just wish they had a refurbished model availible. Anyone know how long it will be until yo ucan buy them refurbished? But if plan to watch movies, the longer battery life would be a huge plus. __________________ Join the CF xFire Group or Steam Community Desktop \| MacBook Pro 15" Intel E7200 \| Intel Core i5 2.4GHz Sapphire HD4850 \| NVIDIA GeForce 330M OCZ 2GB RAM \| 4GB DDR3 WD 320GB \| 320GB Windows Seven \| Mac OSX 10.6

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10-04-2008, 01:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 12,103	I just got a brand new 8gig touch today for free. Finally some decent swag from a vendor. Guess that's a perk of working with and over seeing 6 million dollars of Apple equipment. I just now got done copying about 40 gigs of music over to my Mac desktop and about to sync up my ipod for the first time. The only app I have downloaded so far is pandora, which is an awesome streaming music website. I want to jail break it so I can load remote desktop and the terminal on it and remotely manage my Macs from my iPod touch. It also makes me want to get an iPhone now....but AT&T sucks a fat one and I won't pay $600 for a phone nor will I buy into an AT&T contract. Once it just becomes a GSM phone or I can get a 3G NIB for say $300 I will buy one. I may get the Gphone google has with T-Mobile at the moment. I want to play with one first. __________________ Typical Signature: Computer Specs: - numbers I read off a box \| parts I assembled in a case all by myself \| benchmark score "Will the man with telekenesis please raise my hand?" - Vonnegut chown -R us /.base Get a grep!

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Ambushed Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 18 Posts: 2,279	If I were you I would get the 2nd gen __________________ A+ Network+ MCP MCTS MCSA Core 2 Duo E6550 2.3GHz FOXCONN MARS Motherboard 2GB DDR2 800 RAM 500GB western digital SATA II Nivida GeForce 9600GT 512MB 19" LCD widescreen 5ms Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card TP-Link WN651G - 108M Wireless PCI Adapter Super G and eXtended Range Skype: l.browne

10-04-2008, 03:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 5,140	so its pretty much unanimous, second gen it is! thanks for your input everyone. __________________ Desktop: Core i5 750 @4.2ghz Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R 2x2gb OCZ ddr3 1600mhz XFX GTX 260 Black 2 500gb WD Black Nettop: Intel Atom N330 @2.1ghz Nvidia Ion 9400m

10-04-2008, 04:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 8,409	2nd Generation, very nice!! __________________ I am back - and i am looking for a new start. Cohenl - ColoRanks - Host 4 Post

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