Ipod touch or other?

D.Roberts · 28 Apr 2011 at 08:58

hey all I am looking at the new Ipod touch G4`s and I am not sure if there a waste of money or if there is a better alternative for me say some kind of android?.

I mainly want to use it for a little gaming,ebook reading in pdf and other formats is a must,apps for engineering equations but most of all I want a device where most of the apps are free

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Battery life would all so be important I have looked at the Ipod and what I see so far looks great but is there any thing else in the same league as I have heard great things of androids.

Oh and I am not after a phone here but the device must all so have WIFI,BT etc.

Thanks

Morba · 28 Apr 2011 at 09:14

D.Roberts said:
hey all I am looking at the new Ipod touch G4`s and I am not sure if there a waste of money or if there is a better alternative for me say some kind of android?.

I mainly want to use it for a little gaming,ebook reading in pdf and other formats is a must,apps for engineering equations but most of all I want a device where most of the apps are free .

Battery life would all so be important I have looked at the Ipod and what I see so far looks great but is there any thing else in the same league as I have heard great things of androids.

Oh and I am not after a phone here but the device must all so have WIFI,BT etc.

Thanks

Does android even have anything that rivals the ipod touch? Dont think they do.

sHo0sH · 28 Apr 2011 at 09:19

iPhone? hehe

Try the Cowon Audio D3, but I don't know it if has access to android market

D.Roberts · 28 Apr 2011 at 09:23

Hi all I have found this and it looks great it dont tick all the boxes but for £99 cant be bad ah?.

http://www.mydisgo.info/archives/1398

gropingmantis · 28 Apr 2011 at 09:23

Surely just get an android phone? Mine has taken over the roll of my iPod (and thank god as that thing was on its last legs, who thought that a mechanical HDD in a portable music player was a good idea anyway?) and more.

Morba · 28 Apr 2011 at 09:24

thats a tablet, not an ipod touch alternative?

D.Roberts · 28 Apr 2011 at 09:26

Morba said:
thats a tablet, not an ipod touch alternative?

Hi there yeah sorry I agree but the Ipad is way way out of my price or I would not have even suggested the Ipod touce in the first place.

Suppose I should have said Ipad alternative

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gropingmantis · 28 Apr 2011 at 09:26

I don't think there really is anything rivalling the ipod touch as Apple are the only company money grabbing enough to put out a media player that does everything a smartphone can do BUT phone...so a smart then...what you are looking for is a smart.

kPATm · 28 Apr 2011 at 10:33

Ipod Touch cant be beat. I mean it has everything you could want. And with it being Apple then you have easy access to download music/podcasts/movies etc using iTunes

unKn0wn · 28 Apr 2011 at 11:07

I had an older gen iPod. Gave it away and just my Android DHD. The sound quality is better on my phone as well.

As your not actually after a phone as well, it looks like Apple may be getting your money.