iTMS is by far the most popular online music distributor, and the iPod is by far the most popular, cool PMP. If those two facts don't sway your friend, he's probably too far gone t…

to be blunt, if he doesn't just *see* the difference, he may be doomed. But... That said, I'd offer/challenge him to go to a store where both iPods and the competitors are sold …

Quote: Originally posted by cpac: -scroll wheel - the ONLY way to navigate 40 GBs of music without killing yourself -Apple build quality - other things just feel cheap …

Nothing objective, huh? Bummer. I agree, try them and we're done. But he lives a distance away...

Did you ask him what he doesn't like about iTunes? Is the only thing the "exclusivity"(SP)? Does he use a Mac or PC? If he uses a Mac you can tell him the other's don't work as…

Quote: Originally posted by Meadowfield: Nothing objective, huh? Bummer. All the points I listed above are "objective" to the extent that makes sense when you're a…

Quote: Originally posted by cpac: All the points I listed above are "objective" to the extent that makes sense when you're asking for an opinion. If he's looking for pr…

A quick google found a few on iTunes but fewer on the ipod. Any others would be appreciated. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1634140,00.asp http://www.mp3.com/tech/services…

I've owned 2 creative mp3 players (A jukebox 3 and a creative zen) and both were made with such crap build quality. Creative releases new mp3 players every 6 or 8 months, but does…

There are some alternatives to iTunes for Windows and Linux users. Might want to try looking here. I could see the cost issue, an iPod is expensive. I'm not sure other players l…

We lost one guys. Here's a recent eMail exchange- Thanks all the same. Paul I got a Creative Nomad Zen with 60 Gig hard disk for $265 inclusive of everything. I really do…

Quote: Originally posted by Meadowfield: We lost one guys. Here's a recent eMail exchange- yadda yadda Doug You should cut all ties to Doug. The disease he has…

Help me think this through. I want to get my fiance an iPod. She got me a 15GB last summer, and I want to return the gesture. Just not sure which one to get her. I need the har…

Get her pink mini, and she will love you long time.

I've got a 1gb shuffle and my wife has a mini. I actually have more music than her, but I don't want to carry around a full size or even a mini when I'm walking around downtown du…

Mini. Unles she is really sport etc so towards shuffle ....

Quote: Originally posted by FTrain: Help me think this through. I want to get my fiance an iPod. She got me a 15GB last summer, and I want to return the gesture. Just…

Quote: Originally posted by Mulattabianca: Mini. Unles she is really sport etc so towards shuffle .... What he said.

Speaking as a girly, I ordered myself a shuffle weeks ago (still eagerly awaiting it from the UK store, it tells me it will ship next week HUZZAH!), but to be quite honest if I had…

I just got the shuffle, and you really can't go wrong with either. The shuffle is small, would probably fit better in my wife's purse, and will hold 99% of what she would listen t…

I was torn apart over the same Mini Or Shuffle issue for a long time and at the end got a Shuffle ( 1 GB) , but had to return it within two days because some of my MP3 songs were …

Well, I set up an ipod for a friends daughter on their ***dell*** the first formatting took 3 hours, and didn't work. the second time it did work, but the ipod language ended up i…

I think in the manual it tells you what to do to reset the iPod to English. These directions can be performed on the iPod itself so it shouldn't be platform specific. It says thi…

If you do find yours, would you post how to do it? thanks rotut