[Neon]

I've been thinking of getting myself an iPod Mini (4gb), but i'm not sure if it's worth it. Some people have said that it would be better to buy a mobile phone that plays mp3s, or a PSP, or something more along those lines. What I'm wondering is, is the iPod Mini (or any iPod for that matter. Not the shuffle though, I hate the shuffle) worth buying over one of these other options?

[Elliott]

Depends on what you want. Want something that can carry all your music around, and is easy to use. Or do you want something that can hold some music, but also doubles as a phone? For music, iPod is definately the way to go.

[Andross]

Forget the iPod, save yourself money and gain some extra quality and buy a Creative Zen Micro, or you can even get a 20GB Creative Zen Touch that is cheaper than the 20GB iPod. You'll be able to transfer songs around (unlike the iPod) and I hear the firmware is much better. There are also some good Windows intergration features, and you can do those music subscriptions like Napster w/it.

[Luna]

Andross is right.

Plus, most iPods only last... what? One and a half years max? They mess up really easily. I myself have a mini (didn't ask for it though) and there's always some problem or the other x.x It wont transfer all the songs to the iPod or, I have to restart the iPod continously, it will pause by itself without me doing anything to it, etc.

[Golden Djinn13]

Thats true. My mom had the Mini and it never let her transfer songs onto it, and it always had one problem.

[The Postman]

Also depends if you wanna use it when exercising, if you do that is, cause if you do, a flash mp3 player is the way to go.
As for a hard drive mp3 player, don't go with iPod. As the others said, it has plenty of problems, especially seeing as how it's optimized to be used with Mac. All the new hard drive mp3 players, such as creative Zen Touch, are better.

[Eugine]

Also I've been reading up on the Sony HD5. I'm talking from what I've read on the internet so don't complain.

Reviews pointed out that is has much better quality than the Ipod and can hold more music on it. Read up some information here.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...ronics&n=507846

[Andross]

^EW. That looks very ugly, sorry. On iPod problems, for those who can't seem to transfer, only use USB ports in the back of your PC, and even if your PC has Firewire, you're better off sticking with USB. This is just something I discovered through my own trial and error.

But I agree with how buggy it is; there seems to be bugs with my own iPod (it was a gift - I would've bought a Creative otherwise), as when I go to play an album, the iPod decides to skip through all the songs, and not play anything. Wha?!?! Quite annoying.

[cyberRoll]

ipod minis are better than W/E i got one for my 12th bday i dont know what is wrong GD13 moms ipod but if you get a psp it will be alto harder to carry around gd13 and i both know this. ipod mini is the best wat to go the only thing you need is a usb port thats all.

[Golden Djinn13]

If you have about 200 dollars, and you had to decide over the PSP and the Ipod, I would go with the PSP, but it depends if you want to play only music or if you want to use it for movies and games also.

[Andross]

Don't buy a PSP until after the holidays if you are considering - the good games should finally be out for it by then. But I strongly disagree with buying it as it an MP3 device. It's way too costly because of the Memory Sticks you have to use, and you'd get better value out of an iPod even.

And once again:
Don't get an iPod or iPod mini. Get a Creative Zen Micro or Zen Touch.

[Eugine]

^_^ I found the Sony Walkman to be sexy =P

If I had to get a MP3 player I would of go with the Sony.

[Golden Djinn13]

That walkman looks like an old Gameboy, but it doesn't look bad.

The PSP should have a price cut by christmas ( possibly), and it isn't good to buy it for only MP3's, but its for those that want music and other stuff.

[Neo]

Im getting an Ipod mini for my birthday. It works well enough for me.

[Elliott]

Creative Zen Touch 20 gig's are Forking bricks. Make sure you get something lightweight.

[Luna]

^ That's what I like best about the iPod. It is TINY. :o

[cyberRoll]

basicly i would say the ipod is the best way to go.

[Neon]

I have never been a fan of the creative mp3 players. The micro is crap to use (a friend has one), and the larger one just sucks imo :\.
Also, I want a hard drive mp3 player, not a flash one. They don't hold enough for me ^_^.

[cyberRoll]

Ten i dont know what to tell ya.

Then why post? That post was totally useless. Now you know why you're warned - Eugine

[The Postman]

Neon, on Sep 5 2005, 12:58 AM, said:

I have never been a fan of the creative mp3 players. The micro is crap to use (a friend has one), and the larger one just sucks imo :\.
Also, I want a hard drive mp3 player, not a flash one. They don't hold enough for me :).

Well, depends how much music you want to put. I have a Sony NW-E407, and I love it. I've got 611 songs on it and I still got 175 mB left. Of course it's all in atrac3plus 48 kbs. That's one of the advantages of Sony stuff : atrac3plus, it's possibly one of the best audio formats ever. Just gotta watch which product you buy. :blink: Love mine though. Sonicstage is somewhat annoying but usable.

[EDIT]: forgot to say, it's the 1 gig model.

[Neon]

omg, thank god my endless procrastination kept me from buying a Mini, cause they've just released the iPod Nano O.o

It looks pretty cool
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/

[Golden Djinn13]

Neon, on Sep 8 2005, 08:35 AM, said:

omg, thank god my endless procrastination kept me from buying a Mini, cause they've just released the iPod Nano O.o

It looks pretty cool
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/

Those look pretty cool ( I prefer that to the other types), and there not too expensive.

[Andross]

Golden Djinn13, on Sep 8 2005, 12:33 PM, said:

Those look pretty cool ( I prefer that to the other types), and there not too expensive.

Not too expensive? Bull! They're selling a 3GB for $200, when I can get a regular 5GB mini/micro, or even a 20GB Creative for that much. Plus, the iPod is already easy enough to slip right in your pocket, as well as most any other MP3 players. Plus, the smaller something is, the easier it'll get lost.

[Sea of Time]

I would say yes, but not to the Ipod mini. Get the IPod. I've heard rumours that the IPod mini is not built as well as the IPod. You also get a ton of more space on the IPod for only a bit more. As an added bonus, it's very easy to use and is "stylish".

[Golden Djinn13]

Andross, on Sep 8 2005, 02:19 PM, said:

Not too expensive? Bull! They're selling a 3GB for $200, when I can get a regular 5GB mini/micro, or even a 20GB Creative for that much. Plus, the iPod is already easy enough to slip right in your pocket, as well as most any other MP3 players. Plus, the smaller something is, the easier it'll get lost.

I would rather take the creative any day, but I like it more compared to the other Ipods. I still think he should get something else, instead of an Ipod.

[Lemontime]

Might I suggest Haldex.
I have an Egoman 512 MB. The shiny silver one.
Might I say, it works a treat ;]
They also have a large range of other mp3 players from 128 MB to 30 GB (iAudio 'X5').
I'm not quite sure of the prices, let me look some up.
Ze' Edit;
Couldn't be bothered finding them. Harvey Norman and such places probably have them.
My appologies but they may be Australian Exclusive.

[Sea of Time]

I could never use a Creative because they just don't look good, they aren't "stylish" like the ipod. I am willing to pay the xtra money to get the ipod and be "stylish" XD