iPod shuffle is now only $49

[iMav]

Oh, I wish it was that simple. The MacBook Air's price in the States is $1,700 and in India, it retails for Rs. 91,500. That's more than Rs. 10,000 more than the US price + 12.5% tax.

i had asked one of the re-sellers here as to why the price difference he said its normally 12.5% and some extra charges that make the price difference and at that time i asked with regards to the ipod which was costing at 14,500/- at duty free shops and was around 16k with the re-seller

 

[Gigacore]

apple had plans to cut the price of iPhone and iPod Touch. So I think they wont

 

[drgrudge]

Why are you forgetting that even in the USA, you need to pay in some states (It's highest in Texas, I'm told).

So USA Price is
$49 + Maybe tax (depending on your state)

In India
$49 + customs duty + 12.4% Tax/VAT (+ local dealer's margin) = Rs ~3k


They don't the inclusive of all taxes price in the USA because the tax is not uniform. Even in the state where there are taxes, the amount varies.

 

[iMav]

^^ ah yes the customs who couldv forgotten them

 

[goobimama]

1) It's $1800 for the Macbook Air. Stop falling that that 99 gimmick of those americans.
2) It is difficult to select tracks in the Shuffle. So 2GB would be a lot to manage, especially if you suddenly want to hear a particular track.
3) Got to get these things from the States . Even UK is more expensive than India.

 

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Yeah 2GB is quite a lot of Place consideirng how many songs you can store on it .

Although not much if you use Apple Lossless Format for some songs then 2GB == 512 Drive with 128 kbps songs .

Shuffle is beter suited for the Lossless Part.

BTW: is there playlist support in shuffle , if yes then we can atleast remember the playlist n find a particular song.

 

[goobimama]

Yeah there's playlist support (Shuffle 2G)

 

[aryayush]

1) It's $1800 for the Macbook Air. Stop falling that that 99 gimmick of those americans.

Oh, I don't. When I'd calculated it, I'd entered 1800 in the conversion widget. It was a typo here.

 

[bigdaddy486]

I already have one shuffle............

It has a music quality and sound you can't imagine for its size................. But price is a little high........

 

[ThinkFree]

Thanks for the good news

 

[ashok jain]

i prefer nano over shuffle.

 

[aryayush]

But price is a little high.

Not anymore.

 

[gowtham]

hey all cheout this ebay link, somone has a NEW & GENUINE 1GB shuffle for RS 799!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160209133881&ov=004XL
PLUS, HE BUNDLES A WALL CHARGER FOR FREE!!!!!!!
WTH?? can anyone clarify if this is true or jus another scam??????

 

[ring_wraith]

Can anyone vouch for the shuffles music quality? Most people say it is really bad and the zen stone beats it by a mile.

Gowtham, that's a chinese rip-off of the shuffle.

 

[gowtham]

^^ r u sure?? coz the person has posted that it is genuine and he even has the pics of an original shuffle!!
And, the music quality on the shuffle is very good(i heard my frnds shuffle). if ur not satisified, jus get urself better earphones!

 

[kumarmohit]

I've run out of space on my 2GB 1'st Gen Nano . Now i have to carefully select which songs to put at what time

I'm gonna buy an 80 or 160 Gig iPod Classis soon .

I am running out of space on my 160Gb classic, Now where do I go?

 

[aryayush]

hey all cheout this ebay link, somone has a NEW & GENUINE 1GB shuffle for RS 799!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160209133881&ov=004XL
PLUS, HE BUNDLES A WALL CHARGER FOR FREE!!!!!!!
WTH?? can anyone clarify if this is true or jus another scam??????

the person has posted that it is genuine and he even has the pics of an original shuffle!!

Dude, where does he say that it is a genuine Apple iPod shuffle?

He even goes so far as to state that "this is not an Apple product, this is the generic version".

The Apple iPod shuffle does not come in black anyway and there is no way someone can give you an original shuffle for that price.

I'm curious to know though. The poor seller could not have been more explicitly clear that it is not an Apple product, unless he posted a picture of a huge yellow board with red lettering on it that said "THIS IS A DUPLICATE PRODUCT." It is not a scam.

How did you manage to read that page and miss that it is duplicate?

I am running out of space on my 160Gb classic, Now where do I go?

WTF! You're converted more than 100GB worth of videos for the iPod format?

 

[ring_wraith]

I am running out of space on my 160Gb classic, Now where do I go?

Holy S@#! are you serious man??? How much Music do you have????

 

[drgrudge]

I'm buying an Apple iPod Shuffle. One of my friend is leaving Atlanta on Feb 28th and coming to Chennai.

$49 + $3.92 (tax) = $52.92 (~Rs 2,100)

 

[gxsaurav]

Zen stone Plus with speakers still kicks the arse of iPod shuffle. For $60 which is $10 more then iPod Shuffle, U get a speaker, ability to use this on any operating system, ability to use any software to sync & transfer with a screen......well...Zen looks like a better deal to me.