If you get iPhone 3G: go for white

July 11, 2008 By

I made a big mistake today. I bought a black iPhone 3G. My son told me to buy white. I thought white would look lame, but he was right (he bought a white one). The white doesn’t show dirt the way the black one does. Damn, it’s a schmutz attractor!

Learn from my mistake: go for white.

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  • http://www.isights.org/ Michael Long

    Looked at both in the store, and the white one was already showing dirt along the cracks and seams. Both looked and felt… well, cheap. Which isn’t a word one normally uses with Apple products.

    White or black, I’m putting a case on it anyway.

  • http://www.isights.org/ Michael Long

    Looked at both in the store, and the white one was already showing dirt along the cracks and seams. Both looked and felt… well, cheap. Which isn’t a word one normally uses with Apple products.

    White or black, I’m putting a case on it anyway.

  • http://www.sax.net/live Mike Sax

    I’m waiting ’til the end of the year when they have red, green, and orange! :)

  • http://www.sax.net/live Mike Sax

    I’m waiting ’til the end of the year when they have red, green, and orange! :)

  • Janek

    Hmm… Apparently there were no White ones on the uk I was third in line at the Scottish flagship store and they only had black. Looks like they had enough for the demand though.

  • Janek

    Hmm… Apparently there were no White ones on the uk I was third in line at the Scottish flagship store and they only had black. Looks like they had enough for the demand though.

  • http://www.digitsgamingblog.com/ Digit (EmmaB)

    So how does it run anyway? I found your blog when I was searching for “iphone” lol. At least you learned that your son has common sense lol

  • http://www.digitsgamingblog.com/ Digit (EmmaB)

    So how does it run anyway? I found your blog when I was searching for “iphone” lol. At least you learned that your son has common sense lol

  • http://frem.wordpress.com/ James

    “The white doesn’t show dirt the way the black one does.”

    Correct! It shows dirt in *different* ways than the black one does. It’s *white*, for starters. ;-)

  • http://frem.wordpress.com/ James

    “The white doesn’t show dirt the way the black one does.”

    Correct! It shows dirt in *different* ways than the black one does. It’s *white*, for starters. ;-)

  • http://www.jacobburke.com/ Jacob Burke

    I heard that you cut in line today to get your iPhone. Shame on you Robert! SHAME!

  • http://www.jacobburke.com Jacob Burke

    I heard that you cut in line today to get your iPhone. Shame on you Robert! SHAME!

  • http://mcdevzone.com/ Mike Cohen

    When I got into the store they had already sold out of black, so I bought a white one.

  • http://mcdevzone.com/ Mike Cohen

    When I got into the store they had already sold out of black, so I bought a white one.

  • http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com/ steveballmer

    ZunePhone is on the way! Hang on people!

  • http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com steveballmer

    ZunePhone is on the way! Hang on people!

  • http://www.altyrianview.com/ John T. Mims, APR

    I was one of the first in line at the AT&T store in NC. They *only* had white 16GB. I was really bummed, but after waiting over night, I wasn’t going to leave without something. Thanks for making me feel better about getting the white!

  • http://www.altyrianview.com John T. Mims, APR

    I was one of the first in line at the AT&T store in NC. They *only* had white 16GB. I was really bummed, but after waiting over night, I wasn’t going to leave without something. Thanks for making me feel better about getting the white!

  • http://whitscott.com/ Whit Scott

    short term, white… long term black… Love it. First real toy like this i’ve ever owned.

  • http://whitscott.com Whit Scott

    short term, white… long term black… Love it. First real toy like this i’ve ever owned.

  • http://www.madisoncourier.com/ Robin Cull

    I’ve waited over a year for my first iPhone, arrived at the local AT&T Store at 10 minutes till 8 – they only had 20 phones, I was number 14 in line, while there I talked myself into getting my daughter one also (next to the last one). We both got the 16GB. She got black and I got white so we could tell them apart. I really didn’t want the white one but it looks great – everyone wants to touch and play with them. Favorite toy for BOTH of us (and I’ve had several phones and iPods!) – gave my roommate my red Palm Treo and now he’s happy!

  • http://www.madisoncourier.com Robin Cull

    I’ve waited over a year for my first iPhone, arrived at the local AT&T Store at 10 minutes till 8 – they only had 20 phones, I was number 14 in line, while there I talked myself into getting my daughter one also (next to the last one). We both got the 16GB. She got black and I got white so we could tell them apart. I really didn’t want the white one but it looks great – everyone wants to touch and play with them. Favorite toy for BOTH of us (and I’ve had several phones and iPods!) – gave my roommate my red Palm Treo and now he’s happy!

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  • http://lowtechtimes.com/ S.P. Gass

    I recommend choosing none over black or white. It seems many people are afflicted by the Garbage Pail Kids Phenomenon:
    http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/07/15/the-garbage-pail-kids-phenomenon/

    Evidently, people have a very strange addiction to hi-tech hand-held gadgets.

  • http://lowtechtimes.com S.P. Gass

    I recommend choosing none over black or white. It seems many people are afflicted by the Garbage Pail Kids Phenomenon:
    http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/07/15/the-garbage-pail-kids-phenomenon/

    Evidently, people have a very strange addiction to hi-tech hand-held gadgets.

  • Ameet

    yeeehaaaaa……
    i have got 3G white and its damn sexy, nodoubt

  • Ameet

    yeeehaaaaa……
    i have got 3G white and its damn sexy, nodoubt

  • http://www.riazkanani.com Riaz Kanani

    Looks like the white ones are starting to show cracks.. so black was the way to go ;)

  • http://www.razorshine.com Riaz Kanani

    Looks like the white ones are starting to show cracks.. so black was the way to go ;)

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