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Okay, there's some pretty outrageous ads out there, but <a href="http://ghzforum.nathantsui.com/upload/f ... html">this one*</a> is a real gem. It makes you think, "<i>Really,</i> who comes up with this crap?"
Btw, I'm aware this may be pretty old. I have a fixed hosts file so I normally don't see any ads.
And I really don't see the glamour in these iPODs anyway, I mean, a <i>basic</i> Sony Walkman can hold 20gigs of mp3s.
*I put the ad on a remote server so there's no harm in clicking the link.
Btw, I'm aware this may be pretty old. I have a fixed hosts file so I normally don't see any ads.
And I really don't see the glamour in these iPODs anyway, I mean, a <i>basic</i> Sony Walkman can hold 20gigs of mp3s.
*I put the ad on a remote server so there's no harm in clicking the link.
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The iRiver and the Creative Zen seem to disagree with this statement.Segaholic2 wrote:
PS: iPods are the sexiest and best harddrive-based MP3 players ever, and that's a scientifically proven fact.
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Hahaha. Have you used those?
Also, the marketshare seems to disagree with you.
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Also, the marketshare seems to disagree with you.
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I wouldn't exactly totally trust the majority of the marketshare as at times they are attracted to flashy, yet crappy products(e.g. EA games).
I don't know. I just have this feeling that the iPod may be sexy and a decent MP3 player but I know that there could be something better with a higher battery life and a cheaper price. But hardly anyone knows about it because it is not advertised as much as the iPod.
I don't know. I just have this feeling that the iPod may be sexy and a decent MP3 player but I know that there could be something better with a higher battery life and a cheaper price. But hardly anyone knows about it because it is not advertised as much as the iPod.
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Not advertised as much? If I recall correctly, one of their "competitors" was spending MORE money on advertising than on R&D for their next line of MP3 players. (I think it was Creative, but I can't find the article. It was sometime this fall.) YEAH, that's a great idea! Don't spend more money on improving your crappy products, just do more advertising for the junk you have already!
Sometimes a product sells well because it really is good. Argue with more than 90% of the market if you want, but I can vouch for the fact that the iPod IS the best MP3 player on the market. And I've actually used these products.
I seriously doubt that anything in a while is going to be able to dent the iPod's hold on the market. Face it: The iPod has become this generation's Walkman. I can't walk to any of my classes in downtown Austin without seeing usually six to a dozen iPods on college students. I don't care if they like it just because everyone else has one, I like it because it's an absolutely sexy piece of perfectly designed and fully functional hardware.
Sometimes a product sells well because it really is good. Argue with more than 90% of the market if you want, but I can vouch for the fact that the iPod IS the best MP3 player on the market. And I've actually used these products.
I seriously doubt that anything in a while is going to be able to dent the iPod's hold on the market. Face it: The iPod has become this generation's Walkman. I can't walk to any of my classes in downtown Austin without seeing usually six to a dozen iPods on college students. I don't care if they like it just because everyone else has one, I like it because it's an absolutely sexy piece of perfectly designed and fully functional hardware.
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And it won't cost you a thing... EXCEPT YOUR SOUL!
Like most Mac hardware, the ipod is rock solid, easy to use, and mind bogglingly overpriced. Maybe I'm in the minority, but a little extra convinience just isn't worth hundreds upon hundreds of dollars to me. I wonder how many of those student's iPods were presents from their rich yuppie parents?
Like most Mac hardware, the ipod is rock solid, easy to use, and mind bogglingly overpriced. Maybe I'm in the minority, but a little extra convinience just isn't worth hundreds upon hundreds of dollars to me. I wonder how many of those student's iPods were presents from their rich yuppie parents?
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Because you can't carry around 40 GB of data of whatever you want on a PDA, or most MP3 players.Light Speed wrote:Semi-PDAs my ass. They have a few shitty games, from what I understand. The iPod photo thing only lets you display photos, not take them.
They are still just mp3 players with some half-assed addons. Why not buy a PDA?
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Apple got it right with the iPod. Killer features, extensibility, brilliantly simple UI, not too expensive, and not too incompatible with applicable standards. If only their computer line could meet the last two. My roommate has an iPod with the FM Tuner, and it just kills my MP3 CD Player in terms of quality and ease-of-use.
The picture and PDA type iPods are a bit of a stretch, I think. Again, the simplicity is what makes it so good.
The picture and PDA type iPods are a bit of a stretch, I think. Again, the simplicity is what makes it so good.
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I plan on buying <this> (the 40 GB model) within a couple of weeks. I would love an iPod, but comparing the two, I can either buy this or spend almost a hundred dollars more on an iPod with half of the space. Somehow, that doesn't strike me as a very good deal.
Edit: And before you say that no one would need that much space anyway, I have a lot of music.
Edit: And before you say that no one would need that much space anyway, I have a lot of music.
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I don't like you.Segata wrote:I plan on buying <this> (the 40 GB model) within a couple of weeks. I would love an iPod, but comparing the two, I can either buy this or spend almost a hundred dollars more on an iPod with half of the space. Somehow, that doesn't strike me as a very good deal.
Edit: And before you say that no one would need that much space anyway, I have a lot of music.
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I'm sorry to hear that.Baba O'Reily wrote:I don't like you.Segata wrote:I plan on buying <this> (the 40 GB model) within a couple of weeks. I would love an iPod, but comparing the two, I can either buy this or spend almost a hundred dollars more on an iPod with half of the space. Somehow, that doesn't strike me as a very good deal.
Edit: And before you say that no one would need that much space anyway, I have a lot of music.


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Well, if you've been to www.apple.com in the last week or so
....you can find that they have remedied this with both the Mac mini and the iPod ShuffleLocit wrote:I would too, if it didn't cost so damn much.
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