Alternative to iPod?
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- sp0
- unknown0
that last one is seriously UGLY.
- 2cents0
this topic is becoming the new Mac vs. PC
- eyoto0
i'd rather own this on dvd than own that piece of shit.
- sibhod0
it's no ipod
- bob0
Incompetent impostors they all are.
- Sapphire0
really yoda?
i still wanna git meself 'n ipod
- sp0
I don't get what the big deal is? So it doesn't "look" like an iPod. It does the same thing and is cheaper.
Are designers really that superficial?
Give me a break.
- MrDinky0
i am superficial
i wanna be cool like rest of the kids.
i just cant afford one
- corin0
I'm with you sp, although the ipod is a standout i think that most of apples industrial design is tacky at best... i have heard that the interface on that nomad thing isn't nearly as friendly as the ipod's. But i don't think the ipod interface is so good that it warrants selling the product for what i assume is about twice as much.
- schjetne0
We are designers, isn't it part of our job to be superficial?
- unfittoprint0
I don't care if it's ugly. I want a small, pocket-size, shock resistant, large capacity mp3 player. That's what i want.
- christo0
have you ever touched that thing? Yeah cheaper... you can feel it- what looks like metal is painted plastic- I'll play 3 songs before you figure out how to navigate to one of your-
the ipod is more than style- especially for a mac user- it auto syncs with all my contacts and all my music and music software- nothing like taking piss and coming back to find out 1500 songs have been loaded just by plugging the thing in- I have two operating systems on it that can boot from-( built a buddies flyer from booting off my ipod, into Jag into Photoshop and hitting convert to PDF and off to the printers off his imac) I care my portfolio on it, my email, calander, and the latest weather and news, it never skips, it plays for ten hours, and oh yeah it looks good. If you were to buy a cassette tape today at Tower Records it would cost more per song than the Mp3's on the ipod.... if you want cheap- go ahead- who cares- not us ipod owners only the ones who feel that if its less than a buck its just as good- if i learned anything in life it's you get what you paid for.
- futurist0
get an ipod
- eps0
I have an iPod and love it, but really want something to play video on. Is the Archos Jukebox Multimedia the only small video player on the market, or is there someting better.
- quik0
and um, the ipod is all class, more than just looks, I'd have a nomad or whatever, but an ipod over it? hell yeah.
if I had enough for the nomad, I'd still wait and save up for a ipod.
- sauceruney0
In other words, if you own a mac, getting anything other than an iPod would be cause for excommunication from the church of style...
don't talk about it...
don't even think it.If you own a PC/unix box, buy whatever the fuck you want... we're not in the cool club anyway.
- unknown0
The iPod is the absolute best purchase I have ever made in my entire life.
It's *that* good.
Yeah, you pay a premium for it, but it's totally worth it.
- 8dot30
those nomads are pretty nice, they do a few more things than the ipod, like recording, but its a bit larger. im still waiting for the ultimate MP3 player, something that will be more of a pocket pc,.