04-07-2006, 07:56 AM
Who is the warranty through? if Apple, you probably don't have a choice. You get what they give you.
The features of the new Video iPod FAR outweigh the "Bootable" perk unless you are a true Mac geek.
I bought a 4G iPod photo with a cracked screen to use with my iPod ready Alpine car stereo AND to act as an emergency Bootable drive IF I needed it. I also have a 30 gig Video iPod for use as a regular iPod.
I haven't used the 4G cracked iPod once as a bootable drive in the past year (I guess I should upgrade the OS for booting to 10.4.x).
Bootable ipods are nice to have, but not necessary.
Go for the Video iPod (although USB is a little flakey on the Mac).....
What Mac are you using?
The features of the new Video iPod FAR outweigh the "Bootable" perk unless you are a true Mac geek.
I bought a 4G iPod photo with a cracked screen to use with my iPod ready Alpine car stereo AND to act as an emergency Bootable drive IF I needed it. I also have a 30 gig Video iPod for use as a regular iPod.
I haven't used the 4G cracked iPod once as a bootable drive in the past year (I guess I should upgrade the OS for booting to 10.4.x).
Bootable ipods are nice to have, but not necessary.
Go for the Video iPod (although USB is a little flakey on the Mac).....
What Mac are you using?