should I buy an iPod, iPod mini or iPod Shuffle

[sNyx]

Okay there has been some scattered threads about different battles between these Apple options. I have basically come to the conclusion of what im going to buy but I thought taking everyone else opinions.

I'm all over this iPod mini. At first you will say the obvious "small hard drive, no accessories, blah blah". I thought the same too, until I started to think im going to use this all the time for portability. Sure the iPod is small but I want jean pocket and some change small. The iPod mini is so tiny you cant' believe it holds 6Gigs!! Then comes to my second realization, even with all the music I have, I DONT LISTEN TO MORE THEN 6GIGS IN A DAY. lol, seriously why the fuck would I need a 60Gig HD in my pocket only good for music (file storage would be a different story). Dock it nightly semi-nightly and transfer new and old. I would much rather keep my main directory of music where it comes from then risk traveling with it or keep two copies.

Price breakdown: Futureshop.ca

-- 20Gig iPod = $379
-- 30Gig iPod 'Photo' = $439

-- 6Gig iPod mini = $319
-- 4Gig iPod mini = $229

-- 512MB iPod Shuffle = $129

Well thats enough for me, I hope some agree/disagree. Make for a interesting thread. Plus for the reader who just doesn't care, ether do we so leave or read. Let the polling begin.

[Gusto]

If money weren't a factor I'd get the 6 gig mini. It's smaller than the regular one and has more functionality than the shuffle.

[NeVeRLooKBacK]

I have the 4G mini and I love
I love the idea of being like "hey I want to listen to this song" and having it thre right away with out having to feed through a million CDs
the only thing of concern Ive noticed is the battery
its expensive to fix and its irritating as fuck
i bought a warentee for mine and I'd say go for
now I dont have to pay for a new battery and if my headphones break I can exchange them for new ones

[MC Hammered]

If you are going to buy an iPod shuffle then get a Creative Muvo TX 512 instead.

At least you get a screen and be able to pick the tracks you listen to.

iPod "shuffle" they have smart people spindoctoring that ad campaign.

[impure]

the masses have spoken.
iPod Mini by a landslilde.
i know i love mine.

[diva]

i just got a mini and love it too
i didn't need huge HD space because i'm not a music junky and still have almost 30gigs of space on my laptop
i got an arm holder thingie for it so i can listen to it at the gym without it getting in the way

get a 4-6 gig mini

[wum]

ipod photo 60 gig

[trance4life]

ipod mini, cus size does matter

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haha

[Anjew]

i like my mini... a lot. but i scratched it *sigh*...
i wanna sell it now and get another lol.

[Jen-E-03]

i am thinkin about buyin an ipod mini next pay day maybe...but i really should save my money

[Varney Rae]

I had a 10gig..lost it:028: ..and now I have a mini. It really depends on how much music you listen to. If you listen to a fair amount I'd say make a trip to the states and get a 10gig, you get alot more for your money. The size really isnt that big of a deal in the end because you can have up to 4000 songs and you can put files and notes and such on it. The mini isnt bad, but speaking as somebody who has owned both I definitly say go with a regular one.

[lithe]

i have a 20 gig, my dad has a mini that i've borrowed a fair bit. i'd go for the "big" one. it's still tiny, i throw it in my jacket pocket, my back pocket, or purse, and never have any problems. in guy pants i'm sure it'd be no prob at all to keep it in your front pocket. true, you won't listen to all your music in a day, but having most of it in there saves you the hassle of having to transfer music every night, or listen to the same stuff. scrolling through my list of over 2500 songs only takes a few seconds, and i love being able to be listen to any one of a zillion songs, depending on what i feel like at that moment.

hey, to each their own, but for me... bigger is better!

[timmy!]

if you're gonna use it while you play sports (running, cycling) the shuffle is the best choice. no moving parts in a hard drive that can get damaged. also, if you read the box on the shuffle, you can make your own track selections. the auto shuffle is just a marketing thing. even though most other players come with that feature as well.

[ash1ee]

for me...20g is perfect.
for my best friend..he just sold his mini because it didnt have enough memory.

but I can't speak for you. for me size of the player itself didnt really matter. it's either in my jacket pocket or my purse. so it wouldnt matter if it was a mini or not.

[sNyx]

hammered mentioned last night something about the mini having possible problems reading from large sets (2hour, 150MB mp3's) because the buffer has a hard time caching all that into memory. anyone find this?

[Dr. Doom]

http://creative.com/products/product...&product=10795
Purdy

As for doom's recommendations, he would suggest going with the http://creative.com/products/product...4&product=9288 he has two of them and they fully rock it.

[NeVeRLooKBacK]

Originally Posted by sNyx™

hammered mentioned last night something about the mini having possible problems reading from large sets (2hour, 150MB mp3's) because the buffer has a hard time caching all that into memory. anyone find this?

the mini is great for sets
the wheel acts as a fast forward too and its soooooo easy if you want to get to a certain part of a set

[NeVeRLooKBacK]

Originally Posted by timmy!

if you're gonna use it while you play sports (running, cycling) the shuffle is the best choice. no moving parts in a hard drive that can get damaged. also, if you read the box on the shuffle, you can make your own track selections. the auto shuffle is just a marketing thing. even though most other players come with that feature as well.

the shuffles are a waste
such a lack of features in comparison to another one of equal capacity
and in any case hard drives will last you a much longer time than flashdrives
yes they are no moving parts but when they break you throw them out
you cant fix them
any warentee you are gona be offered or have will be an exchange cause its a waste of money to attempt to fix them
so if you do get a flash drive mp3 (if from future shop) buy the warentee and abuse the warentee privlages as much as you like just dont smash the damn thing

[sNyx]

Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

http://creative.com/products/product...&product=10795
Purdy

As for doom's recommendations, he would suggest going with the http://creative.com/products/product...4&product=9288 he has two of them and they fully rock it.

The Zen rocks cuz you have HD capabilites.. which I might settle for. However, I want the tiny portability.. I don't need my work files on me at all times. Risk of losing undocked updates between work/home, too much weight for a jean pocket.

[Goodfellow]

Well if you can withstand having a 3-5 hour battery life on the ipod mini, then by all means go for it.. i think that's fuckin ridiculous personally

although thats just what people have told me so don't quote me on that, but you should look into it. my md player gets 60 hours on 1 aa batt.

[Liqwid]

smyles....u should get this one



cause its cute!!!

pony post prancing!!!!

~Dalyn

[acidic_liquid]

Originally Posted by GoodFlow

Well if you can withstand having a 3-5 hour battery life on the ipod mini, then by all means go for it.. i think that's fuckin ridiculous personally

although thats just what people have told me so don't quote me on that, but you should look into it. my md player gets 60 hours on 1 aa batt.

Uhhh iPod minis has 18 hours of battery life. I know 4-5 ppl that use them and they all say anywhere from 18-20+.

[NeVeRLooKBacK]

Originally Posted by acidic_liquid

Uhhh iPod minis has 18 hours of battery life. I know 4-5 ppl that use them and they all say anywhere from 18-20+.

theres no way you get a 20 hour battery life on an ipod mini
it ranges on average from 8-10 hours (if you use the back light or not)

[Goodfellow]

Originally Posted by NeVeRLooKBacK

theres no way you get a 20 hour battery life on an ipod mini
it ranges on average from 8-10 hours (if you use the back light or not)

Maybe the people I was talkin to had older ones or somethin ? 8-10 still sucks in my opinion , but I still think it would be cool to have one so you could bring it with your tables to a party.. and play off that if you don't have what you want on viny

i wonder if my MD player could do that.. hmm..

[MissBehavior]

Originally Posted by acidic_liquid

Uhhh iPod minis has 18 hours of battery life. I know 4-5 ppl that use them and they all say anywhere from 18-20+.

The NEW mini's have an 18 hr battery life. The old ones were supposedly 8 out of the box.

Snyx: I know you said you like the size of the mini, but for the value, a 20gb is a MUCH better deal. (out of the options though, I voted mini)

Mini 6gb = $319
V4 20gb = $379
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Difference: $60

You get more than triple the space for that money, and it's really not that big. Plus, if you buy one of the silicone "skins" for it, it'll stick in your pocket better and will have much less chance of falling out.

I would also recommend some type of extended warranty for it, seeing as it's going to get alot of wear and tear. If you're planning on getting anything like that, PM me, because my store has an off-the-shelf REPLACEMENT one, not "here we'll send it away and fix it and you'll get something back in 6-12 weeks" or "sure we'll send it back, and we'll send you a *cough*refurbished*cough* replacement". This includes if the battery pooches.

Anyways, these are my $0.02. :)