What's with this infatuation with iPods?

Originally posted by JKozzy
What is this infatuation with iPods? There are numerous better MP3 players out there... you can't copy music from the device to the computer, thanks to copyright protection, and you have to pay a hundred dollars to get your battery replaced when it dies. Plus, they're so expensive... I'd prefer a Nomad or something; double the storage of an iPod, not even the cost of one... $269 for a 40 GB Nomad, $299 for a 20 GB iPod. And don't get me started on the minis, those are a ripoff that's waiting to bite you on the ass.

i'll tell you why. CELEBRITY TIE-INS. humans have the most fickle minds. today iPods, tomorrow, something else with an "i". people seem to think that when famous people own them, they're pretty good.

I prefer my 40 GB Nomad still... half the price of an iPod, same quality, if not better 😉

I just use my PSP for music. 😛

But yeah, before I was pretty brain-washed with the i-Pod. 😄

How's the PSP with music? I used to use my Sony Clie and it didn't handle music very well, I hope the PSP is better?

Why is everyone claiming that those who own an iPod are brainwashed? I had mine way before the craze started, never had to replace a battery, never had problems.

Who are more brainwashed? The guys and girls who buy iPods or the guys and girls who don't because they think it's a trend, thus creating their own iPod-hating trend?

-AC

I have a mini, I love it, and I dont like the PSP, my brother offered to bu it for me instead of my ipod and I'm like no, I was disappointed 😬

Oh, you and your fancy colors 😛 Pink? Green? Blue?

Silver 😛 I dont like matallic colours much 😖 and I have little face plates for it

I dunno. I'm pretty much contented with the PSP.

Cons are though that it's pretty bulky and I have to buy big memory sticks to save my music in. 🙁

iaudio is better, just go check it out at jetaudio.com . It even plays movies and is practically the same price, the only reason I'm buying an mp3 player is because I'm going to use it as a car stereo too using the fm transmitter instead of just buying an expensive car stereo. Besides taht though, my cd player is just fine, and yes I know i can hook up my cd player to the car stereo using that cassette thing but it's broken 🙁. iaudio though is definetly the way to go.