iPod Talk

mussa · November 15, 2006, 03:24:49 PM

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

The 2GB Nano is $149. That can fit plenty of music, 500 songs about 30-35 CD's. More space more $. Great gift

Diomedes · November 15, 2006, 03:26:44 PM

my iPod quit after less than two years. it was a gift I never would have laid out cash for myself, and so i never replaced it. it was alright and all, but whatever. i'd rather save for a house, or buy drugs.

Father Demon · November 15, 2006, 03:29:27 PM

iPod shuffle 1 gig holds about 240 songs for <$90. If you want it for travel, working out, etc, it's perfect for that. And with frequent refreshes of your songs of iTunes, it never gets old.

Seabiscuit36 · November 15, 2006, 03:35:28 PM

Since we're on the ipod topic today, I was loading up some videos on my ipod

before a business trip. My ipod crapped out and deleted all my songs. I had put over 300 cd's on my ipod over a 6 month period, and it was all gone w/no backup i just started the slow process of importing the cd's again

ice grillin you · November 15, 2006, 03:42:48 PM

so whats the difference btwn an ipod and a mp3 player

phattymatty · November 15, 2006, 03:51:48 PM

nothing. the brand name, thats it.

i got a 512MB mp3 player for $30 at circuit city. holds about 8-9 full albums at once, enough that i only have to change it every two weeks or so. you can larger ones, like 1GB-2GB, for less than $100 for sure. it's just as small as an ipod.

and you don't have to farg with itunes, you basically just plug it into your comp and it acts like a hard drive, you just drag and drop.

ice grillin you · November 15, 2006, 03:56:08 PM

that sounds much better....so ipods can sell for so much more simply because of good marketing by apple

how about the batteries in mp3 players...same lifespan before you have to recharge...and what about headphones...can you hook up studio headphones to an mp3 player or do you have to use ear pieces or small walkman type johnsons

phattymatty · November 15, 2006, 04:22:53 PM

http://bfads.net/features/mp3/price/all/0/5000/0/5000?

these prices are only good for black friday. i got a bunch as christmas presents last year.

Wingspan · November 15, 2006, 04:55:05 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on November 15, 2006, 03:42:48 PM
so whats the difference btwn an ipod and a mp3 player

the $250 + ipods have video capability

mussa · November 15, 2006, 05:24:31 PM

your paying for the name apple. all apple products are overpriced.

Diomedes · November 15, 2006, 07:17:18 PM

you're also paying for the design, which is pretty slick.

but it's old now. the other mp3s players have more than caught up, imho

Quasimoto · November 16, 2006, 11:44:55 AM

Has anyone seen the Microsoft equivalent to the iPod? I think its called Zune. Wonder if its any good. One guy was saying the buttons felt like cheap plastic.

Zanshin · November 16, 2006, 12:09:22 PM

I recently got 4 gig Sandisk Sansa players for both me and the wife-- for less than $90 each. That's a pretty sweet deal. They're highly rated, and they have a nifty microSD expansion slot for even more space. They're a little smaller than the iPod mini, but these also play video. Actually, in addition to the picture thing, it has an integrated voice recorder, FM stereo and picture viewer. Love it.

phattymatty · November 16, 2006, 12:10:22 PM

I have a Sandisk Sansa also and love it.

Zanshin · November 16, 2006, 12:16:43 PM

Oh, I should mention how I got the Sansa's on the cheap-- Buy.com had them on sale, then there was a $30 Sandisk rebate, and another $10 off for using the Google checkout option. If you really wanted to save some cash, you could sign up for a buy.com credit card and get another $30 off (I did that for something else).

Anyway, the point is, if you research it and hold off for a deal, you can do pretty well.