The 2G model is only $119.00, and it plays video and had an image slideshow. I went for the 6G model ($199) 'cause I had some in-store credit, so now I have ten and a half hours of video, along with more MP3s than I even really like AND pictures of Gabe so I don't seem like a bad father because all I have is a digital camera and am too lazy to get pictures printed out for the cavepeople who don't have the internet.
And I don't have to use iTunes! Or the maddening touch circle! And I can replace the battery myself!
*swoons*
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I have the same model, bought it off Amazon for $150 last month and I love it. Battery life is amazing on it, it seems to last forever. It's really easy to get music on and off it, and it's small enough to fit anywhere, while also boasting a decent sized screen.
What accessories are you getting for it?
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
I was going between that and the 4GB version of this little beauty. I ended up going with the Zen (sale at buy.com, got it for $125) but it hasn't gotten here yet. I am fully prepared to love it, though.
Watching any sort of video on a 1.5" screen doesn't sound like something I'm going to be doing though.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Doubtful that you'll want to watch anything really complex on it, but I have a couple movies on mine, ones that I've seen a thousand times and just like to listen to, and photos come out amazingly well on it, even with that small of a screen. Not as nice as a video Ipod mind you, but then it costs half as much, so I think I got a good deal.
I also put a ton of little videos that I took with my camera on it of my and my friends. Those are also cool to whip out and watch when friends are around, just need to have one of those cheap little speakers you can jam into the headphone socket so everyone can hear. I wish they had built in speakers.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
die hippie die, ipod ftw.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
Dude, if any group of MP3 lovers are hippies, iPod users fer shure. Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
The video quality isn't that bad on mine (but it's a 1.8 inch screen).
I'll just be glad to have something for the subway ride home from work when my brain's too tired to read.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Dude. Don''t HAVE to use itunes? I wouldn't go without itunes no matter what player I had. It's just a great program.
Posted by RyanINPnet (Member # 8363) on :
I saw the 2GB model for only $99.98 at OfficeMax today. Here it is. Not that 19 bucks is a whole lot to save...but...
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: Dude. Don''t HAVE to use itunes? I wouldn't go without itunes no matter what player I had. It's just a great program.
Sure, if you like to PAY for your music. Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
It handles music you don't pay for just as well as the music you do. What do you think it is?
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
^Going out on a limb here, but my guess is that it's iTunes.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
I recently bought the cheapest Sansa player -- 56$ from Amazon. It has a voice recorder and can play FM radio.
It's great. Most people want more, but all I'm looking to do is listen to the music already in my CD library (I hate DRM -- but I don't really have wide-ranging music tastes so ripping CDs is about my speed) and hear the news every once in awhile (on my commute).
I wish companies would come out with more simple, low-featured but very well-designed and manufactured low-end products. I understand why they don't -- profit margins aren't good, but still...
I wish, for example, that Palm had a $50 model. Yeah, they have the $100 one, but that's still a bit too steep for me and I don't need a color screen and the ability to view photos. Yeah, I could possibly buy an old model for cheap, but I want the latest software and full support.
Of course, I also want a family cell phone plan that has half the anytime minutes of what the lowest-end plan the phone companies offer and to only pay $30 a month for it.
Oh and to only pay $10 a month for the 8 cable channels I want to watch.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I like to pay for my music.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
I like to pay for music, too. And I prefer albums to singles. If a band is worth supporting then they're good enough to put out a set of songs that I want to own. Of course, I only buy 2-3 albums a year.
What can I say? I'm old.
Posted by dantesparadigm (Member # 8756) on :
Does anyone else have the 'free' 4g iPod banner add at the bottom of this page?
I can understand not wanting an iPod, although I love my 60 gig Ippie, but what program do you use that you consider better than iTunes? It's the most intuitive, user friendly, organized, versatile program available to you barbarians living in PC land, how could you feel anything but joy when using it.
Posted by Mig (Member # 9284) on :
Before I got my ipod, I've used other programs like Musicmatch and the one from Roxio, and the best thing about itunes is its stability. Works great and never freezes on me or shuts down for no reason. Maybe those other programs have improved over the years, but itunes is enough to keep me with the ipod. But the Snadisk Frisco got look like a nice machine. I like that it has FM and can record onthe fly. But it would be nicer on an ipod.
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