Apple offers Apple Certified iPod shuffles for $29

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 · 6:42 pm · 19 Comments

Apple is now offering Apple Certified refurbished 1st-generation iPod shuffle units for as little as US$29.

Apple yesterday announced they began shipping the smaller 2G iPod shuffle.

Apple Certified refurbished 1st-generation iPod shuffles are available in two capacities, 512MB for $29 (orig. price $99) and 1GB for $59 (orig. price $149).

See Apple Certified iPod nanos, iPod minis, and iPod shuffles here.

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19 Comments

JBR

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 7:52 pm · Reply

Can’t beat $29. Now you can buy an iPod for everyone in the family.

?what?

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 7:56 pm · Reply

wow great deal!! w00t first!!

Dale Sorel

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 7:58 pm · Reply

Nice… I kinda like the first gen a bit better than the clip on goody anyways

?what?

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 7:58 pm · Reply

DOH! not again.

Jaakko

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 8:03 pm · Reply

I like the fact that you can use the 1G as a memory stick too…

LinuxGuy and Mac Prodigal Son

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 8:34 pm · Reply

That ought to kill of a few more low end “iPod killers”. Merry Christmas to the also rans.

jjr

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 8:50 pm · Reply

Just bought mine.

GManMac

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 8:54 pm · Reply

Hah! Saw that yesterday and ordered one. For $29.00 can’t go wrnog. Shipping is extra though.

ken1w

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 8:55 pm · Reply

That’s a great deal. I just ordered one as a backup for the 1GB shuffle I bought on the refurb page about a year ago (for $99). I like this design better than the new tiny ones, because you don’t need a docking station. Just pull off the cap and plug it in.

Thanks for the heads up, MDN!

Thorin

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 9:10 pm · Reply

Just ordered two for kids in the family. Thanks MDN!

ken1w

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 9:11 pm · Reply

> Shipping is extra though.

Hmmm… Shipping on orders above $50 is free, making the 1GB shuffle qualify for free shipping. Just paid about $5 in state tax. That’s an even better deal…

Thorin

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 9:14 pm · Reply

@ GManMac,

BTW I got free shipping

Qka

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - 10:12 pm · Reply

Those prices are about the same or even cheaper than flash drives of the same capacity, and without the music playing features of an iPod.

Chris

Thursday, November 2, 2006 - 12:16 am · Reply

And we see people paying 2wice as much for em on ebay. Can’t get them cheaper than that. I look at apple refurbs like new products.

ccrider

Thursday, November 2, 2006 - 12:29 am · Reply

Thanks for the heads-up. I just ordered three of the 512s – one for me, one for a friend, and one for a gift. All for less than one cost when they first came out. Shipping’s free if you order at least two. I love buying one generation previous – did it with my 4 gig mini a while ago and saved good bucks there too (plus got the extra cords and stuff that they left out of the 2nd gen).

Jon

Thursday, November 2, 2006 - 8:18 am · Reply

I ran across this Monday browsing in the Apple Store. I got one for each of my 2 kids for Christmas. And since it was just over $50 I did not have to pay shipping. They arrived yesterday. Beautiful!! Also I got a refurb black 2Gb Nano last month and it is so awesome.

Jamie

Thursday, November 2, 2006 - 11:01 am · Reply

Bought one to put on the shelf, in case the Shuffle I have goes south. It’s the perfect iPod for the gym.

I have a feeling that it may sit on my closet shelf for quite a while, though. The old one has been problem-free and shows no signs of slowing down.

geology1966

Thursday, November 2, 2006 - 1:05 pm · Reply

Just ordered my 512MB shuffle. Total with shipping $35.72 not bad.

Quevar

Thursday, November 2, 2006 - 3:00 pm · Reply

I just bought two – one for me and one for a friend in lab so we didn’t have to pay shipping. These are a great deal.