Apple charging for customer service is reason enough for me to not get an ipod.... But the video one, last I heard, had lots of trouble playing anything but "legal" quicktime files. Whether thats still the case, I dont know. Ive also heard from several friends that they like to delete all files when reinstalling software after a reformat (something I do, sometimes just for the hell of it)
Im also not a media whore and can see past them, toward the leader in flash memory (hands down). I can guarantee you guys that theyre as popular as they are because of advertising. People arent smart enough to figure these out for themselves, so they just buy what everyone else has.
"mommy, i want an ipod because usher has one in his music video"
What else... Oh, this unit has a removable battery - so when it does die, I can replace it myself without paying an apple store to do it for me.
Expandable memory slot is a GREAT idea...no ipod does that.
I
HATE ipods
No offense to anyone who has one and loves it...I just cant fucking stand them.
And come on guys...I said "no ipods" and first reply is for one (then again it doesnt surprise me from whom)
Jog dials are not an apple invention
They just made them famous...hell, my first MD had one of those back in like 96 (yes, flat face, on the front of the machine)
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and yes, go pistons! (even though lebron is going nuts right now)