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iPod Touch 16GB + New Ikea Table
Posted by Lester Chan at 22:56 in Blog, Gadget
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New Ikea Table
My old Sitoca table has lasted me for more than 5 years and it is still in excellent condition. I am going to pass it to Li Xiang as her house computer table is showing signs of collapsing inwards.

Went to Ikea and bought a new computer table consisting of a table top, Vika Grevsta (White), for SGD$125 and 4 table legs, Vika Curry (White) for SGD$20 (SGD$5 each). The total bill is SGD$145.10 because I paid extra $0.10 for a plastic bag as there are only 2 of us and we have problem carrying all the parts without the bag.

I going to get a Desk Pad from Ikea another day to protect my white table top!


New Ikea Computer Table – Top View


New Ikea Computer Table – Front View

My Room – Before View

Apple iPod Touch 16GB
After some contemplation, I finally decided to get an Apple iPod Touch instead of Asus EEE. Since I got a laptop already, I might as well go for the iPod Touch as Asus EEE is just another laptop but smaller. I wanted to wait for the upcoming IT Show 2008 which will be from 6th March 2008 to 9th March 2008 to see if there are any free gifts as well as the rumored USD$100 price drop of iPod Touch and iPhone. But iPod Touch Fans somehow think that the rumor might be smashed.

I wanted to get the 8GB iPod Touch for SGD$498 but when I was surfing around Hardware Zone Forums, I saw this thread and it was offering SGD$560 for a 16GB iPod Touch and it comes with warranty, receipt of purchase and the best part is that the box is still sealed.

I wanted to bargained till about SGD$500 because after I did a quick search and found out that most users selling their 16GB are bidded for at SGD$500, but apparently at SGD$500 the owner did not want to release it.

So in the end I bargained with him till SGD$550 and I bought it. The original price of the 16GB iPod Touch according to Apple Singapore Store is SGD$698, and hence I saved SGD$148.

The firmware that the iPod Touch come with is 1.1.1 which is perfect for jail breaking as I do not need to downgrade.

I have so many problems with jail breaking that I jail broke my iPod Touch at least 10 times yesterday due to conflict applications, SSH issues and my iPod can’t recover from recovery mode even with the help of iBrickr. But anyway, in the end I manage to jail break it to 1.1.3 just fine.

Here are the best tutorials that I found:
iPod Touch Fans
1.1.1 -> 1.1.2 -> 1.1.3 – http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34376

iClarified
1.1.1 -> 1.1.2 – http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=593
1.1.2 -> 1.1.3 – http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=611


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  • WiRuS

    what’s jailbreak for? Sian leh.. I see u buy so many things I feel that I’m getting poorer day by day..

  • http://frozened.com David C

    LESTER RICH LARHHHH!!!!!1111111111111

    Bring your touch tomorrow. I wanna ‘touch’

  • http://www.lesterchan.net/ GaMerZ

    HJ: I never spend much leh this year. LOL. Wanted to buy HP also never buy =( Jail Breaking means hack your iPod Touch to install 3rd party apps as the SDK is not out yet.

    David: Okie can can

  • WiRuS

    icic.. lol ur never spend much is still alot leh..

  • http://www.lesterchan.net/ GaMerZ

    HJ: I paid for the iPod Touch using my scholarship and my table is my mom sponsored =D

  • http://frozened.com David C

    What scholarship you’re on?

    I’m thinking of applying NIS actually…

  • http://www.lesterchan.net/ GaMerZ

    David: It is one of the associations one. lol No idea what the name is, my mom helped me apply

  • http://sha.tc uncle sha

    is that ikea chair?

    mine is green color

  • http://www.lesterchan.net/ GaMerZ

    uncle sha: yea from Ikea. BTW, I got problem following you on twitter. When I click follow it says I am following but once I refresh the page, it say I am not following.

  • uncle sha

    That’s funny. I think it’s not on my end. I reckon Twitter is having problems. I’ve somewhat not updated my Twitter in a long time anyway :)

  • http://www.lesterchan.net/ GaMerZ

    Hmmm, maybe you should try updating. LOL I tried to follow u at least 20 times, all cannot work =(. Do you have complains about this problem?

  • uncle sha

    I can’t seem to update my twitter too. Weird .. and I’m logged in, no issues there. Will email the support

  • http://www.lesterchan.net/ GaMerZ

    I also file for bug report on their site =D