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longbough · 04-25-2005, 12:25 PM

Anybody who has used an iPod will know why you can't even compare it to other players on the market.

#1.) Why so much storage space? Sure, you can plop songs on as you need them for your MP3 player, but with an iPod you don't need to swap files in advance. When you have the convenience of all your music at hand all the time you wonder why anybody would waste time at home swapping and managing music files to keep on the player.
#2.) When got my iPod the first thing I did was to dump every CD I had onto it. With firewire (instead of USB) each complete CD was transferred in only a couple of minutes. I ran out of CDs in one sitting! I started borrowing my brother's and friend's CDs just to store for another day!
#3.) The software found the label data online and entered the Song Names, Album and Artist for me. I didn't have to even type. My friend had Japanese and Mandarin pop albums and his iPod even found track info for them! On the iPod screen (yes it does have a screen) the info was in Japanese and Mandarin!
#4.) Since all the music is with me all the time I just leave the house with my iPod. When I think of an old song I haven't heard in years I just play it right then and there! I don't have to go home and decide which ones to transfer.
#5.) I taped hours worth of lecture notes and transferred them to my iPod - and could listen to them wherever and whenever I wanted.
#6.) The charge on mine lasts a heck of a long time!
#7.) I can use my iPod to store data files as well - and I have 40 gigs of storage space for it all.

So you can't really compare other MP3 players to an iPod. They're totally different. Just comparing the features and numbers on paper is no substitute for using one. Some MP3 players have as much or more storage - Others may have more functions on the player - some are really tiny and certainly much cheaper. But the iPod has just the right combination of features that put it in a class by itself.
Most people who hate iPods have never used one. All the little conveniences together make a huge difference. Before I got one I was put off by the size - but it's not a bad tradeoff for all the convenience.

They've got to be doing something right if the iPod is still so popular despite its price and the "Apple stigma." It's not all about the ad campaign either.

04-25-2005, 12:25 PM	#46 (permalink)
longbough Soylent Green is people. Location: Northern California	Anybody who has used an iPod will know why you can't even compare it to other players on the market. #1.) Why so much storage space? Sure, you can plop songs on as you need them for your MP3 player, but with an iPod you don't need to swap files in advance. When you have the convenience of all your music at hand all the time you wonder why anybody would waste time at home swapping and managing music files to keep on the player. #2.) When got my iPod the first thing I did was to dump every CD I had onto it. With firewire (instead of USB) each complete CD was transferred in only a couple of minutes. I ran out of CDs in one sitting! I started borrowing my brother's and friend's CDs just to store for another day! #3.) The software found the label data online and entered the Song Names, Album and Artist for me. I didn't have to even type. My friend had Japanese and Mandarin pop albums and his iPod even found track info for them! On the iPod screen (yes it does have a screen) the info was in Japanese and Mandarin! #4.) Since all the music is with me all the time I just leave the house with my iPod. When I think of an old song I haven't heard in years I just play it right then and there! I don't have to go home and decide which ones to transfer. #5.) I taped hours worth of lecture notes and transferred them to my iPod - and could listen to them wherever and whenever I wanted. #6.) The charge on mine lasts a heck of a long time! #7.) I can use my iPod to store data files as well - and I have 40 gigs of storage space for it all. So you can't really compare other MP3 players to an iPod. They're totally different. Just comparing the features and numbers on paper is no substitute for using one. Some MP3 players have as much or more storage - Others may have more functions on the player - some are really tiny and certainly much cheaper. But the iPod has just the right combination of features that put it in a class by itself. Most people who hate iPods have never used one. All the little conveniences together make a huge difference. Before I got one I was put off by the size - but it's not a bad tradeoff for all the convenience. They've got to be doing something right if the iPod is still so popular despite its price and the "Apple stigma." It's not all about the ad campaign either. Last edited by longbough; 04-25-2005 at 12:28 PM..