The iPod doesn't work with napster. Check the faqs on the napster site for a list of compatible players.
Napster is nothing but a glorified streaming radio service, and not reall…
I'm not familiar with the details of napster's service, but I'm pretty sure that napster doesn't use normal MP3s, but rather some other format that supports DRM. If that is the cas…
Wow, are you guys kidding? You pay for a music service, and then you don't even get to keep the music? That is horrible.
www.itunes.com <---go there.
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Originally Posted by Heavy Fluid
Wow, are you guys kidding? You pay for a music service, and then you don't even get to keep the music? That is horrible.
www.itunes.co…
Actually Napster sells music in the same way as Apple does, but they also offer a subscription where you can download and play an unlimited amount of music if you remain a "member"…
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But there IS hope!!! Burn the purchased songs to an AUDIO CD, then rip them into plain-vanilla MP3s. You are unlikely to experience any d…
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Sorry, gh, you will lose quality that way. You're converting an already compressed format into AIFF, then compressing it again. The loss in q…
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(Frankly, the iPod's audio system is not what you'd call an audiophile's delight at either the high or low ends, and the mids can be kind of…
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Now here's the gimick that makes my method work pretty well: use a VERY high bitrate for the MP3 encoding. I use 320kbps, the highest supp…
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Actually, the newest generation (5G, nano, and shuffle) sound surprisingly good, especially via the line out.
I agree; they're getting b…
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Ahhh, I missed that bit, sorry. Now it makes sense to me.
And as analogika says, the new iPods sound pretty sweet.
Actually I don't thin…
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dont wait if you need a pb then buy one, apple is always coming out with new products, if you wait you will ALWAYS be waiting.. and the only change worth waiting for in the future …
Agreed that you should wait to see what comes out at Macworld next month. However, I can offer some insight, as I recently sold my 12" to move up to a 15". The answer to whether th…
What would you do if you are not bound to a desk? If you need to work on programs that require a lot of screen real estate (Adobe products, Final Cut Pro, Macromedia stuff) while y…
As a 15" TiBook user (1Ghz/1GB) -- I can't imagine getting by with any less screen real estate.
That'll probably be your main issue, and with a 15" it's hard to go wrong.
I use it…
12" = portability 15" = more screen res. if you could swing the higher price on the 15", id say go with that, but realize the 12" is no slouch and can sneak anywhere with you an…
Ive got both a 12'' Powerbook(1ghz/768) and a 14'' iBook(600mhz/3**). I wouldnt take anything over my powerbook, even if the iBook was brand new, id still take the powerbook. The k…
Besides the portability of the 12 inch, I have always enjoyed its fabulous keyboard. How is the keyboard on the 15 incher? I am going to sell of my 12 inch and get a Mactel. Am pon…
its a matter of pref...if you like the smaller size of the 12 inch, then there you go...if you like the larger size of the 15 inch, then get that one. Personaly I htink tha tthe 1…
Just upgraded to a 15" Powerbook after having a 12" iBook for a year and a half. The screen makes a HUGE difference. I'm not sure how much of an impact the jump from 1.5 to 1.67 Gh…
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Besides the portability of the 12 inch, I have always enjoyed its fabulous keyboard. How is the keyboard on the 15 incher? I am going to sell o…
Thank you for all of your comments. Today I went out and purchased a 15" Powerbook. I decided that I didn't want to wait for a newer model. If I wanted to wait, I would ALWAYS b…