Originally Posted by
Dar-midlife
we want to get one too! which model or does everyone have? how many gb's should we get? and where is the best place to buy one?
First, you need to decide if you want one with just wifi or a wifi/cellular model. The difference is if you're someplace where there is no wifi, you can still get internet access over the cell network. The bad part about this is you have to pay a monthly cell charge for it.
Then you need to decide how many gbs you might use. I've owned a 16 gb iPod for a few years and have maxed out the space. I'm able to swap out some stuff for others via iTunes, but it's kind of annoying and can take a while. So when DH won his iPad, I insisted he get the biggest one available.
As far as the best place to buy one, they're all price controlled, so even if you bought it at Costco or Walmart, it would only be $4 or $5 cheaper than the Apple store or Best Buy, and every coupon I've seen excludes them, so price probably won't be your main focus. The Apple stores are ALWAYS crowded, so I've never gone in, but my friend in Michigan said she took an older Apple product in for help (it wasn't an iPad) and they fixed it for her, right there, at no charge. So she loves the Apple Store, lol.