Quote: Originally posted by cmoney: To sum up: iPod: it really is that good. I had a chance to play with a friend's Creative Zen Micro. Don't wanna completely bash it …

My Dad, who knows nothing about digital music, wants an mp3 player. I am having trouble convincing him to buy an iPod over a Sandisk, because he wants an FM tumer. I keep telling…

Quote: Originally posted by cmoney: I had a chance to play with a friend's Creative Zen Micro. Don't wanna completely bash it but that thumb scroll deal will give you ca…

Quote: Originally posted by Wiskedjak: It's no less natural than the scroll wheel. In fact, it may be better, ergonomically. Rotating your thumb around the scroll whee…

Quote: Originally posted by cmoney: The other issue is with the acceleration feature on the iPod. With the iPod, as you continuously scroll through a list, you can natur…

hey i'm myself on a similar situation, trying to decide on which mp3 player to buy. all this info was very valuable. i have a powerbook to listen to music "almost" on the go, so m…

I have a K700 and while it plays AAC, quite frankly it sucks as a music player.

OK...so as far as the iPod goes, why would you get a mini over the regular one?

Thank you guys for your help. I've decided on the iPod mini, it's small (which I need at work) affordable, and 1000 songs is good enough for me. Next is a digital cam.

Quote: Originally posted by GirlSplyph: Thank you guys for your help. I've decided on the iPod mini, it's small (which I need at work) affordable, and 1000 songs is good…

I was kind of on the fence between the Shuffle and mini. The look and feel of the Shuffle is SO great, I thought my decision was made. It has great build quality, style, sound qual…

Is an ipod a mp3 player? What is the diffrence? I really like the looks of the ipod and i'm thinking about buying one but are you just paying for the "Apple" name? I am not that …

Yes, the iPod is an mp3 player. Do you have an Apple dealer somewhere near you that has real sales guys around? Because the best thing for you is to just go and check one out in …

I was wondering do the itune prices for songs vary or are they pretty much the same i went and visited the site breefly and and saw some song for $.99 . do you get discount for pur…

All songs are $.99 if bought individually. If you buy an entire album, they are generally (but not always) priced at $9.99 for the whole thing, so if you get an album with 15 track…

Quote: Originally Posted by GirlSplyph OK...so as far as the iPod goes, why would you get a mini over the regular one? Have a look at Macintouch. They have a cool report ab…

Basically if you want to have something that is reliable and always functioning, get an ipod, if you want something cheap that might fall apart and break, get an MP3 player.

i dont think thats true. although i like the clickwheel on the iPod and the fact that you can use iTunes and you can use it on a PC or Mac, Mp3 players arent cheap and break easily…

Don't be a fool. Get the iPod. Unless you really need the radio (which you could pick one of those up for $19.95 - I did for the gym). I highly recommend the iPod. It will save yo…

I've been sitting on the fence now for too long and its probably time I put my money where my mouth is. I've been waiting to see each new iteration of ipod and thinking maybe the …

For running and gym use you may want to consider a shuffle. The Hard Discs in the regular iPods can skip and screw up if you jostle them too much. Otherwise, I'd say go with the M…

There are fewer compatible add-ons for the mini, primarily because it's significantly smaller than the standard iPod. I also know that the the Griffin iTalk (iPod recorder with spe…

Quote: Originally posted by ort888: For running and gym use you may want to consider a shuffle. The Hard Discs in the regular iPods can skip and screw up if you jostle t…

Yep, they've had them in stock since the day of the announcement! You probably wanna go with the mini (if not the shuffle) simply because the regular iPod is really too big to go …

Quote: Originally posted by Maflynn: I've been sitting on the fence now for too long and its probably time I put my money where my mouth is. I've been waiting to see ea…