iPod questions

[Prosidius]

I don't think I can get the educational discount. It appears it's only for staff. :(

Oh and Icon Boy:

Obviously like anyone I take the design in mind when I chose the iPod. I wanted something fairly light, small. The iPod matched all of those requirements. Obviously I would have loved a removable battery but if I find I will need a battery I will install it myself and risk harming my iPod. By then though I'd probobly just get a new one if it comes down to it.

The 2nd consideration I took in was Ease of use. I looked at the iRiver and I found it very hard to use. The joystick thingie was pretty cool but I couldn't figure out anything on the damn thing. The iPod had it's click wheel and everything I needed was just a 1/2 turn away.

I could go on with explaining but why.

[giga Veteran]

Have you used the Mac version of iTunes? I thought iTunes was good when I used it on my PC. Ever since I got my mac, I stay away from the pc version. In my opinion it IS crap. I have a pc with a gig of ram and its sluggish.

But the iPod is worth every penny! :)

584968863[/snapback]

Well of course the Mac version is better. :p But yeah I experience no problems here. About 9 gigs of music with Athlon XP 1800 and 512mb ram.

(/me saves money for pbook)

[acoustikrage]

back on topic, here's my spin:

1. good, most normal users won't give a flip. iriver h120 has better sound quality.

2. i've had mine for a little over a year and i'm kind of dissappointed in the battery life. but mine is the original, glitchy 10gb 3g model, i'm sure the new ones are far better. i get on average a little over 2 hours of battery life on full charge, but i just bought a new battery so it's all good.

3. interface with computer, charges it, and also has line out for speakers

4. crap. $10 sony's are better.

5. mine didn't come with one, so i bought a silicone skin. works great.

6. case is a must if it didn't come with one, and that's about it.

7. i don't see how i could live without it, but i might replace it with an iriver when it dies.

[macman87]

I am sick of people telling others that they are just getting an iPod just to be cool. Have they ever considered the fact that maybe its otherwise?

I have seen the iRivers and yes, they have more features than the iPod but for me personally I didn't find them too useful, and I think in the area of ease of use, the iPod was a clear winner and a winner in my book. But I suggest you look at all of the other alternatives to see what features you want and weight them for yourself.