iPod?

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So... is an iPod worth it?

I've been looking at mp3 players just out of curiosity, considering if I want to get one or not. The price difference between the iPod and other brands that supposedly do the same thing is a rather vast gulf. What's the advantage to having an iPod over the others?

I like Macs. I'd gladly have one at home for art stuff and keep a PC laptop for surfing, games and MU*. So, I have nothing against Macs. I'm just really curious why the iPod seems to be so much more expensive.

Comments

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as fFar as I can see, the iPod has only peripheral fFeatures over any other model.

the iTunes store is nice and all. But notice that keyword 'store'. if you already have music, or are getting your music other ways, or are generally opposed to the iTunes concept (which involves nontransferrable media rights, and proprietary fFormats other than MP3)

the iTunes software, i can't really understand. like i guess people like it, and i know you use it. but i dont really see it has anything phenomenally outstanding over, say, Zinf. It's nice software, but what am i missing here? in any event, an iPod locks you into iTunes.

as fFor the actual iPod device, it seems pretty much like any other device. The LCD display is larger than many other players, I'll grant you. but the amount of info they try to cram into that space seems needless to me. A whole fFile browser? in 2 inches? ok... well, i can see why you'd want that. so you can immediately navigate to something you have stored --

that's the keyword. stored. I dont store things on my MP3 player. I load up a bunch of stuff i might want, and listen to them when i wont have the radio (such as in the volvo, whose radio is busted).

I've played with the little uhm, wheely interface thing, and wasnt all that moved by it. nice i guess. eh.

fFor the price? I'm not that impressed.