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Cheaper Shuffle

Posted on 18. Sep, 2008 by Eric in Frugal Living

In today’s economy, maximizing your every dollar is important. After reading this, you will learn that there are more than one option if you want to sport the look of an iPod Shuffle without the strike against your wallet. While I have an iPod Video, I needed/wanted something that was a big more portable. At the time the iPod Shuffles were being sold for about $80. I felt that this was a ridiculous price for a 1 GB mp3 player, I researched what else was available. I found that while there are lots of cheap players, very few have the clipping feature that the iPod offers. Then I discovered a few ebay sellers that offered a iPod Shuffle knockoff for less than $20 shipped. Most of the sellers were out of China, which deterred my immediate purchase, but then I realized that there are some sellers within the US. This means great price and fast shipping! I have loved mine ever since. Currently the iPod Shuffle sells for $45. A reasonable price, yet it is still worth considering investing in the cheaper counterpart. After all $25 saved in todays economy means nearly a half a tank of gas (for some).

• Features of iPod Shuffle:
  • - Quality made product
  • - Place iTunes purchased songs on it
  • - Warranty
  • - Headphones included
  • - Built-in rechargeable battery

• Features of Knockoff Shuffle:
  • - Inexpensive
  • - Good enough quality (already lasted a year)
  • - Headphones included
  • - Built-in Battery
  • - Option to buy 1BG, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
  • - Music on device can be copied on computer (with ipod you cannot copy w/o software)

Tags: iPod, Shuffle