THE IPOD

I use a 30Gb Creative Zen Xtra. I don't know what I'd do without it. I even convinced my dad to get a 20Gb version and he reckons it's the best thing he's ever bought.

do you use a discman constantly? if so - just buy it
i would just consider the size of the ipod you want
2000 cds = 20000 plus songs

how much can you hold on your computer?
how much will you hold on the computer?
-DONT EXPECT TO USE THE IPOD FOR MP3 STORAGE-
if you choose to go this route it really causes havok

huge capacity ipods: youre shuffles get quite schizo, you'd be best to use playlists
small ipods (mini and nano): obviously less capacity, but if you go through modes where uoi listen to teh same music for a week or a two at a time - its not a big deal

if i had to do it all over again - i'd buy a 4G nano instead of the 20GB 3G that i have now

Yes, but it still requires a specialized program to add files to the iPod's master playlist, which renames the files to random numbers, requires another special utility to get them back off again, and just generally screws with the ability to use it as a portable HD by jacking with way I am able to organize my media.

I have 60+ GB of well organized and labelled mp3s. I just want a storage device that plays music.

I just bought my ipod not too long ago. I'm completely in love with it. I was iffy about spending $300 on just one thing but I knew that I would use it a lot and it was totally worth the money. I have over 830 songs on it right now and I've barely used 3.17 GB and mine is a 20 GB.


Oh yeah, I found this silly sticker laying around. I'm not sure what it is but I just thought I'd stick it on there for fun.

I have a Creative Labs 40 GB mp3 player and I love the hell out of it. I like to put huge audiobooks on it so I can listen to them while hiking. I don't know crap about Apple's units, but by all means get one of any brand you like. They rule!

you guys rule for all the input. thank you.

Since you showed me yours, I'll show you mine.


[Edited on Sep 19, 2005 by ThisIsWhoWeAre]

you're going to need a 60gb player at least for that many cds. if ease of navigation is the most important thing to you, then an ipod can be great. if sound quality (which includes loudness, for those of us with hearing problems) and price are important, creative makes the best sounding players out there for really aggressive prices and really good battery life. whichever player you go for, go to redchair software and buy their software for your player; it's always better than the included software.

those creative ones look fucking sweet too.

I have a cheap substitute for an ipod. i only use it for running and plane/train rides, but it is fun. It is small enough that i have to make playlists from my library. i've no idea what it would be like to have all of my songs with me. I think it would be overload. Someone said something like 'less intimate'. I think that is true.

i have a dell mp3 player

and I quite like it

worth it.

i picked up an ipod shuffle ($100) just cause i didn't know if i wanted to drop $300...but it's a jewel. i smile when i look at it and know what's in there. and it's almost like rediscovering your favorite songs/albums/arists when you sit down to rip/transfer/move files from disc to computer to player...so i don't understand why anyone would think that would be a bad thing.

it's nice to be able to try to find something like the breeders' "don't call home" whenever you like cause you got your ipod in your pocket. and if your car is old school w/a cassette player, you can plug those old cd/tape adapters into your ipod headphone jack and do it in your car as well.

I fucking Love My Ipod. I have a 4 gig mini and I wish I had more space. Buy It

I got a 60g iPod a couple months ago and warmed up to it slowly (I found it a little buggy), but now I love it as there have been no major problems. Before, I was making 3-4 mixes a month, and had to cart around a small collection of CDs wherever I went. Now I love having it all in the iPod for short or long trips.

But you may want to consider another make. I bought the iPod because just about everything I've bought the past couple years (about 1,000 tunes in all) was from iTunes, so I had no option if I wanted to play those songs aside from reimporting them all as mp3s. However, if I was starting from scratch with only mp3s I would investigate the options.

I have a 60 gb one. But it's quite large. Plus I never need more than 1Gb of music at any one time. So I bought a Creative MuVo 1Gb that's about the size of a cigarette lighter and never looked back.

Hella cheaper too. And it is best to store oyur library on the computer not on the device. I back up my library on the 60Gb but I rarely listen to music from it because I just don't need the functionality on the move. I can fit about 20/30 albums on the 1GB at one time and that pretty much takes care of my needs.

[Edited on Sep 21, 2005 by fpkk]

I am a fan of the IRiver H340. 40 gig and no need to change the file format. Drop and drag. It's set up as a portable hard drive