I actually like the green mini too What is it about hd mp3 players that make it unsuitable for lots of movement? You knw, as opposed to flash players? Is it only bad for sudden…

I have the same dilemma. I'm hesitating between the shuffle 1 G or the 4G mini. Mini advantages: -Firewire port I have a dual 500 G4 so USB 1.1 …

Quote: Originally posted by HazelGirl: I am just wondering...which one did you get and why one over the other? Last August, I got a 4G 20 GB regular white iPod. I …

I got the 20GB 2nd generation model. I selected it because it was discounted when the 3rd generation models came out. I selected the 20gb model because I already had about 10GB w…

Oh, I'm hoping an 80GB drive comes out in the future, I may want to upgrade it again. (I could put a 60GB drive in there, but I don't need the space yet) I want to get an origina…

I ordered a first generation iPod mini when Apple put them on clearance last week when the new ones came out. I am still waiting but it has been shipped. I was looking at the new o…

I got the first-generation 4GB iPod mini last week at my local CompUSA for $179. I preferred this one because it came with a FireWire cable and my PowerBook only has USB 1.1. I a…

3G 15 gig I bought this summer. It was discounted at 250 dollars since it was an old generation. I am very happy with it. You can get iPod batteries for about 25 dollars if you are…

thanks for all the replies...and thanks for the birthday wishes...I am 21 as we speak (France time, GMT +1) But I still wan tto know....why are hd players worse when it comes to …

In a nutshell, HD players have moving parts and flash based players do not. Happy Birthday by the way.

You first have to understand how a hard disk works: A hard disk consists of a magnetic platter spinning at thousands of RPM with a "head" hovering ridiculously close to this spinn…

aaah ok. thanks!! i gotcha. I wonder why apple doesn't just make all the regular ipods flash based then...wouldn't that be better? I mean, you could still save stuff on it othe…

I don't think there are such things as portable 20, 40, and 60GB flash drives...or am I wrong on this. I picked up a 1GB shuffle yesterday, I too was debating over the shuffle and…

i believe 1GB is the largest-capacity flash drive at the moment. i too have a 3G 20GB iPod. after a year of driving a cab with it, it's road-worn, smoked-on, coffee-stained, occu…

I was almost embarrassed by the fact that I didn't own an iPod for so long. It felt like a dirty little secret, being as big a Mac Geek I am. So when I heard the rumors about an up…

I had an early 5GB iPod that lasted until Apple Japan offered a trade in deal. My wife got a grey click wheel 20GB model that's soooo much better because it's thin and light. I als…

Quote: Originally posted by c�zanne: Q: as an external drive, will the Shuffle put less drain on my iBook's battery than my iPod? The shuffle would drain a lot les…

Quote: Originally posted by HazelGirl: thanks for all the replies...and thanks for the birthday wishes...I am 21 as we speak (France time, GMT +1) But I still wan tto …

Quote: Originally posted by desvenne: The moving part diference is already explained, but I'll add some more info. You have to keep in mind that the HD based players li…

Just upgraded to my fourth MP3 player/third iPod (the first was before iPods existed) I got a 60Gb iPod photo because of the price drop, capacity and the promise of a cheap, apple…

That was an excellent explaination, but I want to point out that hard drive based iPod's don't use flash memory as the buffer, it is actually RAM based memory. The difference is t…

Quote: Originally posted by krome: That was an excellent explaination, but I want to point out that hard drive based iPod's don't use flash memory as the buffer, it is a…

wow thanks for the replies....I didnt know that they had not come up wit hhte higher capacity flash drives yet....oh well...in good time I suppose. I am still not sure...I don't m…

So I just broke down and bought a Shuffle. Why did I do this since I already have a 3g 10gb and a unexpected recent 40gb iPod photo (gift)? Well I travel a bit. For example I'm of…

I got a 40gb iPod because my music library is about 17gb and growing, and I'd like to use the other half of the drive to install linux to record my live shows.