November 24th, 2008
Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Mid-range Apples that won't break the bank
If you’ve got a couple extra bucks in your budget this year there are a couple of middle priced (US$100-300) gifts that up that I want to recommend. If this isn’t quite your price range, feel free to check out my list of Mac-related gift ideas under $100 in Bargain Apples. From 3G cards to touchscreen Internet appliances, this list has something for you.
What can you say that hasn’t already been said about the iPhone? It’s a do everything, communication/entertainment device with a touchscreen and a dead simple interface. Since the App Store opened there’s now over 5,000 applications to choose from making the iPhone pretty much unstoppable.
The only caveat is the network, make sure that AT&T has acceptable coverage (both phone and 3G) in your area before signing on the two-year line. If you can live with AT&T the iPhone 3G is hard to live without. So while it’s not perfect, it’s pretty darned close and getting better with every update.
Price: $199 (8GB) $299 (16GB)
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Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.
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