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Apple iPod second thoughts. The new Classic (huh?)
09/10/07
I've been an anti-iPod guy for some time now. My Apple antipathy started years ago when I was turned off by what I felt was Mac zealotry at my school. The annoying iMac I tolerated in my class made it worse. So, whenever I "needed" a mp3 player, I exclusively purchased iPod alternatives like the Creative Labs Zen Vision M . It wasn't only sheer bigotry. Apple's proprietary nature also turned me off. I didn't want to use iTunes, convert my music to AAC, or deal with encumbering restrictions like not being able to have my music on my three computers simultaneously.
My iPod-less days may be over. As I was enjoying my stroll through Best Buy, I encountered the iPod 80GB. Wow! What a beauty. It's much thinner than the Zen, looks better, has that sweet wheel, and comes with a whopping twenty extra gigabytes (80GB- just enough for my Michael Bolton mp3s; I only listen to Michael on WAV files as mp3s sap some of the power from his voice). Not only that, but the unusually useful salesman told me that there's a 160GB version. Heck, I might just throw on my Brittney Spears too. And the best part is that it costs less. Only $249 dollars for the 80GB and J&R has the 160GB one for $349.00. I don't like being a conformist, but I just might get one. At least I won't have to explain to people "It's like an iPod, but it's not- like not all diapers are Pampers."
Apple 80 GB iPod AAC/MP3 Video Player Black (5.5 Generation)
2 comments
Seriously, apples are just better these days. Sure, the old macs you got in school weren't great, but compared to their PC counterparts at the time, they were still a great deal better.
The only downside I've ever had was with games, but the new macs can run windows- not that I'm going to shell out the extra cash for that when I can buy a PC, but still...
I had an old Mp3 player and then got an earlier model iPod and even that is lightyears ahead in ease of use and storage. I've never had any probs with having music on my computer, laptop, and iPod... The new iPods seem even more amazing. I'm not likely going to be watching movies on one anytime soon, but there's something to be said for being able to being able to take a road-trip without fumbling for a radio station, or listening to the same songs over and over... :-)
Now if you are serious about using WAV files, they do not work on the iPod, MP3 and AAC only. Though there is a lossless AAC format that will give identical audio quality to a uncompressd audio file.
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