To buy, or not to buy an 'i Pod'?

Originally posted by furryman
I had the black and red but it died on me.

Have the original, which now takes all formats; it's somehow slightly smaller, tis a lot sexier, and comes with charging/usb cradle

the included sony pouches are so amazingly soft on the inside!

thats the one thing i dont like about the hd3...the usb connection...not being a hub but just a crappy connector

i also bought a better set of headphones cause the standard ones hiss quite badly

when you say the hd1 now takes all formats i presume you mean mp3 and wav files etc...rather than the pointless sony atrac-3 file...the hd-3 takes alternative files as well...if it didnt i would never have got it

im not a big fan of the sonic stage software either...thats a plus that the ipod has over the sony...the song managment

I rather like Sonic Stage, but I feel I'm in the minority there

Yeah previously HD1 only took Atrac, but I converted it all through anyway to save space + battery

ps. mine never hissed

Originally posted by furryman
yes, a Sony NW-HD (Network Walkman - Hard Drive) 😛

30 hrs battery life, also a damn sight smaller for the same capacity
and exactly 14 times sexier

Well la-dee-dah. I'll stick with my iPod thanks, I did almost bankrupt myself in the purchasing of it schmoll

I personally recommend you shop around for a cheaper alternative.

Fair enough - the spinny menu thing may be sweet, but is it worth the extra cash?

Also, how many songs do you intend to store on your MP3 player?

Originally posted by Deathblow
Well la-dee-dah. I'll stick with my iPod thanks, I did almost bankrupt myself in the purchasing of it schmoll

i know how you feel...my hd3 was £250...thats £...making it about $400

it was only out a week at the time though...

i just dont like the ipod...i know a lot of people who have one and i just dont like the look of them...

every-bloody-one has an ipod

its become a substitute for 'mp3 player'

Originally posted by furryman
every-bloody-one has an ipod

its become a substitute for 'mp3 player'

yeah...true...but im meaning the real deal...people who buy cheapo mp3 player for 20 bucks and try to tell everyone they have an ipod are just twats...get a proper player ya cheapy bassa's

i prefer the sony cause when your walking along the street...people see the black earphones and think..."standard mp3 player" and not "pretentious fashion victim **** with an ipod" like when you spy those crappy white headphones that come with the ipod

Yes Buy one it is so worth it

they r hot shit

the price for a 30G photo is 420 in NZ. that's cheap for us.

ipods are cool, i have a 30 gig and i'm happy with it......its true though, my battery doesnt last a long time, its annoying, but overall its worth it/.....that sony mp3 looks cool...

i dont like the white headphones cuz if i try to listen to it in class, and im wearing a jacket over it(which mine are black) it sticks out, so u can see the cord...but if the cord was black it would blend in and the teacher wouldnt see it....thats the only thing...

what, cant you just buy some new bud headphones and replace them?

im gettin the iPod shuffle for my birthday coz its smaller and cuter and the cheaper one only holds 120 compared to the dearer iPod shuffle which holds 240. i dunno what the difference is between a normal mp3 player and an iPod

buy one..enjoy yaself

yeah!

i just download songs into my cell phone, i walk to school everyday i listen to it for a good hour everyday, my cell phone never has a problem with the battery, it always last, you can just set a track list, and my cell phone stores up to 256 mb's of songs or videos. the only reason why i listen to songs from my cell phone is so that i dont have an extra device in my pocket, it gets messy. its a lot more convenient from my cell phone

Originally posted by rockchickgem
im gettin the iPod shuffle for my birthday coz its smaller and cuter and the cheaper one only holds 120 compared to the dearer iPod shuffle which holds 240. i dunno what the difference is between a normal mp3 player and an iPod

i never saw the attraction in the Shuffle, it seemed so beside the point, if your gonna buy an ipod, why buy one thats only going to hold such a tiny ammount of stuff? if you dont want heaps then buy a Mini

A normal iPod holds 3600 songs a shuffle holds 2400 big diffirence
So yes buy a regular iPod

If I get an iPod, can I download songs from anywhere or just iTunes? Also, do you really have to pay for every song you download from iTunes or is it just file sharing?