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tapeIt · Oct 23, 2006, 01:56 AM

So I've waited a year for the ipod nano to get revamped...
I liked the previous nano's appearance, but I was paranoid about the scratching problem, so I was waiting until apple started using better plastic parts.
But, now they have totally new looking nanos. And I dont like em.
(The only one I can see myself using is the red one, but I still like the previous nanos better)

So my only option is to buy it from other stores, but I also wanted to have mine engraved.
Has anyone gotten their ipod engraved from Macmall?
How is the engraving compared to the Apple engraving? (Is it bigger? smaller? crappier?)

Or should I buy the new nano instead?

icruise · Oct 23, 2006, 05:45 AM

Macmall engraves iPods themselves, do they? I didn't know that.

In any case, I'd recommend getting the new model. The difference in battery life alone is pretty huge.

tapeIt · Oct 24, 2006, 06:58 AM

Yea.. 14 vs 24 hours is a really big difference.

Hmm...anyone out there got it engraved?

imitchellg5 · Oct 24, 2006, 02:51 PM

MacMall does not do their own engraving. They order it engraved from Apple, hence the longer shipping if you want it engraved. It takes about 2 weeks via standard mail to get your engraved 'Pod from them, much more than the normal week for non-engraved.

gooser · Oct 25, 2006, 02:04 AM

apple may corner the market in good looking computers, but a good jeweler can engrave almost anything. even an ipod.

icruise · Oct 25, 2006, 03:09 AM

True, but keep in mind that iPods are laser engraved, and I imagine that the average jeweler just uses an engraving tool that physically scratches the message into metal.

imitchellg5 · Oct 25, 2006, 08:03 AM

But can they use Lucida Grande though like Apple?

tapeIt · Oct 28, 2006, 06:09 AM

Thank you for all the replies.
Yes, the big thing (well at least for me) about apple's engraving was that it is done by laser.
I found this on the macmall website:
MacMall
and the engraving looks really ugly on it.
It looks like it was engraved by scratching the metal.
Hence, I thought they do their own engraving.

I was thinking about which nano I should buy, and I am weening down to the previous nano, instead of the new red one.
But then I noticed that I have a new problem....(i think i might make a new post)

Anyway, if there is anybody still out there with knowledge about the macmall engraving, please let me know.
And thanks again to all the people who replied