09-09-2005, 02:05 AM
pakman,Sep 8 2005, 07:39 PM Wrote:Why get an overpriced iPod when you can get this? It comes with a color screen, carrying case, earbuds...all standard. I'm thinking of getting one.
Best of all it's cheaper than an iPod.
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3 reasons: the interface, the integration with iTunes, and the fact that it's an iPod.
The last reason is obviously the thinnest, but for many people, it's the only reason that matters. People who don't know what an mp3 player is go looking for an iPod.
The first two reasons are more substantial. I've played around with that little iRiver player, and just wasn't impressed. It uses a touch sensitive touchpad area - similar in use to the click wheel on the iPods - but it just doesn't work as well. For moving through menus and small numbers of songs, it's ok, but you really feel the limitation when looking through a hundred, two hundred, five hundred songs. Pictures are even worse (I will point out that I don't consider the iPod photo to be a good photo viewer - but it is better at it than this particular iRiver model). The iTunes integration is also really nice, particularly when you have hundreds or thousands of songs. Drag and drop works but it's just not nice to use. The reason I love using my iPod is that it just works, without any work on my part.
gekko
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