Are iPods worth it?

[SuperChuck]

It all called good marketing by Apple.

I don't know how they do it...

When MP3 players started to emerge on the market, one hard and fast rule was determined early on: for a player to be successful, it must have a display.

Apple releases the Shuffle and everyone buys 2.

[rpb67]

I think they are worth it.

Bought both my kids a Nano for Christmas. It beats buying a $15.00 cd that they want and they only like 2 or 3 songs on it. Now they can get the two or three songs for 99cents a song from Itunes.

There are also alot of free sites out there. But as we all know you need to be careful what we download.

I also have the Bose docking station for mine. So as its charging I can listen to it in my home and it sounds great.

You can also burn CDs of the favorites that you download. In the long run its cheaper and better.

[BigMacFU]

There is no better player on the market with better features or a better interface when it comes to moving stuff on to it from your PC. The interface on the iPod itself is also far superior to any other MP3 player interface. Definitely worth it!

And, don't listen to anyone who says, "But mine has a radio..." The whole point of an mp3 player of course is that you never have to listen to morons jabber all day long and never play music.

Finally, if you want to utilize it for your car, no better set of accessories than those that come for the iPod.

Peace

[SuperChuck]

And, don't listen to anyone who says, "But mine has a radio..." The whole point of an mp3 player of course is that you never have to listen to morons jabber all day long and never play music.

I kind of miss my radio... My gym used an FM modulator for television audio, so I could listen to CNN or ESPN.

But now that I'm working on a building home gym, I can watch porn.

[TheVitaleMob]

I bought an Archos Mp3 FM recorder a couple of years ago because I am a musician, and must record myself many times a week to hear what I really sound like. I would by an Ipod except for the sole reason that it doesn't have a recording device in it. They seem to be durable enough to last a while, but I would rather go to a Nomad 60Gig recorder or a sony recorder. This is not just voice recording, they have a line in to plug microphones in for high quality recording. Besides, my car doesn't have a cd player, and I have genre turrets, so I probably need something that can carry my 30+ Gigs of music on it.

[Bkcloud114]

Ipod is still the way to go..... I bought one of the first ones (3rd Gen) 40 GB..... works awesome. You might want to save the disk space for more music instead of getting the one that plays video.... depends on how big your collection is.

Apple did have better marketing.... and now all the other companies are jumping on the "coat tails" of the Ipod craze and coming out with there own MP3 players..... where were they before the Ipod craze.

Isn't it also amazing how alot of the new MP3 players are "white"..... hhmmmm where did they get that idea...... Microsoft's X360 is also white..... could it be that they learned from a better marketing company.... Many more accesories available for the Ipod also.


I also believe that Apple itself is more user friendly.... no drivers to worry about so that means no conflicting drivers....

[TheSilentChamber]

Another great marketing job by Macintosh. Now if only they could figure out how to sell computers...

I think there are better products on the market myself, but really what it all boils down to is personal opinion.

[WhiteWidow]

I also believe that Apple itself is more user friendly.... no drivers to worry about so that means no conflicting drivers....

I've always like Apple computers better because they were so simple, but eventually you get to a point where you can't practically buy another one. I have to use AutoCAD a lot, so that pretty much forces me to use a crappy windows machine.

[WhiteWidow]

I don't know how they do it...

When MP3 players started to emerge on the market, one hard and fast rule was determined early on: for a player to be successful, it must have a display.

Apple releases the Shuffle and everyone buys 2.

I've got a shuffle and that thing is pretty cool surprisingly. You can plug it in and it fills up automatically with random songs from your collection, then you can play them in random order. Since I got it I've discovered songs I didn't even really know I had on my computer. Got the 1 GB version for under a hundred bucks

[SuperChuck]

I've got a shuffle and that thing is pretty cool surprisingly. You can plug it in and it fills up automatically with random songs from your collection, then you can play them in random order.s

I've seen my music collection. I don't want anything randomly choosing songs from it. :)

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[johnjohnson]

I bought a dell dj for around 200. Mine holds 30 gig but they have a 1 gig , 15 gig or the 30 gig. Then i pay 15 a month for a service called rhapsody which allows me to transfer as much music legally as i want to my device. It doesn't work with all mp3 players though. rhapsody works great and has every band i have searched for except the beatles and led zepplin... which i barrowed cds from my friends.

[heftysmokes]

I have a Shuffle and I really enjoy it. Got it from the wife for Valentine's Day and it is simple to use and great for when I go running or skiing.
I'd love to get the big Kahuna (60 gig), no need for the video feature as on the latest, but to be able to transfer the majority of my music from vehicle to vehicle without damaging or losing cd's would rule. Thumbs up.

[cameroncouch02]

I have a 20 GB from last year that I bought myself for Christmas. I didnt really take care of it so it went out in less than a year, but my warranty gave me a brand new for free. No shipping charges, or anything. I have been please with product and customer service. the customer service was the icing on the cake. If you can get your hands on one, then buy it. I reccommend the 20 gig if you have a nice music library.

[thepyrofish]

My music library is shite, and my cellphone has an mp3 player built into it. Once my 128meg flashcard comes in the mail I'll be set.

[bigtoys]

got a 4 Gb Nano in September. Has been missing in action since October; it's so small!!
Found it Sunday in my sock drawer--where it should have been anyway. Love the size; will obviously be more careful. Funny thing, one of my son's friends "misplaced" his nano over the weekend--called all houses and restaurants where they were; found it in his room. Another friend "lost" his in his briefcase for a while. There's a lesson here; they should build in an alarm that responds to a clap of something.