As we can obviously tell, since Microsoft executives are getting mad that iPods are a growing trend on campus.

Source

*laugh*

Hahahaha.

I'm waiting for them to come out with some crazy MP3 player that uses their software, which will cost $$$.

They frown on everything that doesnt have a big Microsoft Sticker on the side.

[quote author=Warrior link=topic=10426.msg98248#msg98248 date=1107562746]
They frown on everything that doesnt have a big Microsoft Sticker on the side.
[/quote]Wouldn't you too?  (If you were in the same situation [owning millions of dollars worth of MS stock])

iPods are gay. They are overpriced just like every other mac product. Nomads are just as good for a lower price.

[quote]They are overpriced just like every other mac product.[/quote]

[me=JoeTheOdd]shakes fist.[/me]

You sir, obviously don't own an iPod. Their expensive, yes. How big is your MP3 player? 64MB? 128MB? Mine is 30GB. Does your MP3 player have a color screen? No. Haha, mine does.

Also, did you know that the company you refer to as Mac didn't even make Macintosh computers until about 20 years after they started making computers? -.-. Flaming liberals..\


EDIT: [quote]"In the media group they all smoke the company dope on that one," the manager said.[/quote]
Hey, gimme some dope.

[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98266#msg98266 date=1107573877]
iPods are gay. They are overpriced just like every other mac product. Nomads are just as good for a lower price.
[/quote]

Mac Mini isn't over priced, nor is the iPod Shuffle. I'd rather spend a few extra dollars and know I'm getting a quality product that looks nice, is easy to use, and does just as much as most other players and possibly more. The arguments against iPods are dumb.

"240 song refers to 1GB model. $99 refers to 512 MB model (up to 120 songs)." - http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/

You've gotta appreciate the fine print. 

So apparently it's not worth it.  I don't own an MP3 player, but I find that they are a waste of money in general.  Almost everyone I know that has one either ended up breaking it or they ended up buying another one.  I stick with old fashion CDs / CD-Players.

What fine print are you talking about? I thought it was common knowledge that the 512mb one is $99.

[quote author=JoeTheOdd link=topic=10426.msg98268#msg98268 date=1107574199]
[quote]They are overpriced just like every other mac product.[/quote]

[me=JoeTheOdd]shakes fist.[/me]

You sir, obviously don't own an iPod. Their expensive, yes. How big is your MP3 player? 64MB? 128MB? Mine is 30GB. Does your MP3 player have a color screen? No. Haha, mine does.

Also, did you know that the company you refer to as Mac didn't even make Macintosh computers until about 20 years after they started making computers? -.-. Flaming liberals..\


EDIT: [quote]"In the media group they all smoke the company dope on that one," the manager said.[/quote]
Hey, gimme some dope.
[/quote] 40 gb, and it has excellent battery life, and it is pretty small. Current price for mine
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-102-128&depa=0
the ipod
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?family=iPod
Notice a huge price difference?

Mine practically costs half as much.

You wouldn't know if there are special accessories for the Nomad that allow you to hook it u to your vehicle's radio would you?...;)

[quote author=CrAz3D link=topic=10426.msg98326#msg98326 date=1107619341]
You wouldn't know if there are special accessories for the Nomad that allow you to hook it u to your vehicle's radio would you?...;)
[/quote]
There are tons of non-specific mp3 radio transmitters.

Search newegg for "mp3 fm transmitter".

[quote author=j0k3r link=topic=10426.msg98332#msg98332 date=1107622789]
[quote author=CrAz3D link=topic=10426.msg98326#msg98326 date=1107619341]
You wouldn't know if there are special accessories for the Nomad that allow you to hook it u to your vehicle's radio would you?...;)
[/quote]
There are tons of non-specific mp3 radio transmitters.

Search newegg for "mp3 fm transmitter".
[/quote]YAY!...k thnx

[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98323#msg98323 date=1107617412]
[quote author=JoeTheOdd link=topic=10426.msg98268#msg98268 date=1107574199]
[quote]They are overpriced just like every other mac product.[/quote]

[me=JoeTheOdd]shakes fist.[/me]

You sir, obviously don't own an iPod. Their expensive, yes. How big is your MP3 player? 64MB? 128MB? Mine is 30GB. Does your MP3 player have a color screen? No. Haha, mine does.

Also, did you know that the company you refer to as Mac didn't even make Macintosh computers until about 20 years after they started making computers? -.-. Flaming liberals..\


EDIT: [quote]"In the media group they all smoke the company dope on that one," the manager said.[/quote]
Hey, gimme some dope.
[/quote] 40 gb, and it has excellent battery life, and it is pretty small. Current price for mine
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-102-128&depa=0
the ipod
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?family=iPod
Notice a huge price difference?

Mine practically costs half as much.
[/quote]

iPod is way sexier though. iPod wouldn't control the larger part of the market if it wasn't a good product, even if most of the sales were from people jumping on the bandwagon. I wanted the iPod simply because I liked the way it looked, but I'm superficial and stuff when it comes to electronics anyway.

[quote author=CrAz3D link=topic=10426.msg98326#msg98326 date=1107619341]
You wouldn't know if there are special accessories for the Nomad that allow you to hook it u to your vehicle's radio would you?...;)
[/quote] I use a radio adapter for mine.

http://www.nomadworld.com/products/

http://us.creative.com/shop/shopcategory.asp?category=213&

They have like mini nomads and touch screen nomads, they can offer anything an ipod can.

Oh also
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=13&subcategory=57&product=125
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=13&subcategory=57&product=10768

[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98393#msg98393 date=1107638452]
[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98323#msg98323 date=1107617412]
[quote author=JoeTheOdd link=topic=10426.msg98268#msg98268 date=1107574199]
[quote]They are overpriced just like every other mac product.[/quote]

[me=JoeTheOdd]shakes fist.[/me]

You sir, obviously don't own an iPod. Their expensive, yes. How big is your MP3 player? 64MB? 128MB? Mine is 30GB. Does your MP3 player have a color screen? No. Haha, mine does.

Also, did you know that the company you refer to as Mac didn't even make Macintosh computers until about 20 years after they started making computers? -.-. Flaming liberals..\


EDIT: [quote]"In the media group they all smoke the company dope on that one," the manager said.[/quote]
Hey, gimme some dope.
[/quote] 40 gb, and it has excellent battery life, and it is pretty small. Current price for mine
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-102-128&depa=0
the ipod
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?family=iPod
Notice a huge price difference?

Mine practically costs half as much.
[/quote]

iPod is way sexier though. iPod wouldn't control the larger part of the market if it wasn't a good product, even if most of the sales were from people jumping on the bandwagon. I wanted the iPod simply because I liked the way it looked, but I'm superficial and stuff when it comes to electronics anyway.
[/quote] A lot of people buy it because it is the trendy thing and Ipod is well marketed. Most people do not know what a nomad is.

[quote]You wouldn't know if there are special accessories for the Nomad that allow you to hook it u to your vehicle's radio would you?...Wink[/quote]
[quote] I use a radio adapter for mine.[/quote]
The iPod has one too.

Anywho, the iPod is worth what you pay for it. Don't argue otherwise until you have payed for it and found out how good it really is.

Personally, I'm starting to hate my iPod because of the battery life.  It has done down drastically since when I've had it.  Anyways, might want to take a look at this blog since he's evaluating potential replacement's for the iPod.

http://www.shahine.com/omar/PermaLink,guid,fa85274d-2117-4bb7-9430-818b669e4db9.aspx

[quote author=JoeTheOdd link=topic=10426.msg98424#msg98424 date=1107650898]
[quote]You wouldn't know if there are special accessories for the Nomad that allow you to hook it u to your vehicle's radio would you?...Wink[/quote]
[quote] I use a radio adapter for mine.[/quote]
The iPod has one too.

Anywho, the iPod is worth what you pay for it. Don't argue otherwise until you have payed for it and found out how good it really is.
[/quote] Why would I want to pay for something when there is an alternative that is just as good? Mine is the same size (physically) as an ipod, mine can hold as much music as the best ipod, mine has good battery life and quick charge time, mine is built like a tank (my friend has one and it has been dropped countless times, still works), and mine is much much cheaper then an ipod. Buying an ipod is wasting 200 dollers, that is the price difference between mine an the equivalent ipod.

I don't know what we're arguing about, honestly. Somebody tell me what so I can join in. :)

Is it if the iPod is worth the price, or if it's a beteter value than the competition, etc.?

I like my iPod and a vast majority of the people at school that have mp3 players have iPods. However I can't compare it to other portable music players as I don't own any. Ive dropped my iPod a couple times including on the tile floor in my house which destroys most everything thats dropped on it but my iPod still works. Itunes is also nice, you can get an older version like 4.3 and use playfair on the files from the itunes music store.

[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98279#msg98279 date=1107579200]
What fine print are you talking about? I thought it was common knowledge that the 512mb one is $99.
[/quote]

Incorrect, I talked to many people asking if the $99 one was 1gb. 

[quote author=lord_sammy link=topic=10426.msg98474#msg98474 date=1107700361]
[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98279#msg98279 date=1107579200]
What fine print are you talking about? I thought it was common knowledge that the 512mb one is $99.
[/quote]

Incorrect, I talked to many people asking if the $99 one was 1gb.
[/quote]

How can an 'I thought' statement be incorrect, unless of course I was lying about my thoughts (which I wasn't)?

The iPod Shuffle is a steal, most 256mb ones are at least $120.

Yeah, my bad, I missed the "I" in there :-\

[quote author=lord_sammy link=topic=10426.msg98474#msg98474 date=1107700361]
[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98279#msg98279 date=1107579200]
What fine print are you talking about? I thought it was common knowledge that the 512mb one is $99.
[/quote]

Incorrect, I talked to many people asking if the $99 one was 1gb.
[/quote]I'd be willing to bet that the people you talked to don't keep major tabs on Apple's stuff, do they? Which, in that case, would be kinda like asking your 10 year old brother what the best price of condoms are; do you *really* think he'll know?

[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98457#msg98457 date=1107675514]
I don't know what we're arguing about, honestly. Somebody tell me what so I can join in. :)

Is it if the iPod is worth the price, or if it's a beteter value than the competition, etc.?
[/quote] I am just saying that it is a waste of money to pay for something when an equivalent substitute is available for half the cost.

[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98480#msg98480 date=1107708535]
[quote author=lord_sammy link=topic=10426.msg98474#msg98474 date=1107700361]
[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98279#msg98279 date=1107579200]
What fine print are you talking about? I thought it was common knowledge that the 512mb one is $99.
[/quote]

Incorrect, I talked to many people asking if the $99 one was 1gb.
[/quote]

How can an 'I thought' statement be incorrect, unless of course I was lying about my thoughts (which I wasn't)?

The iPod Shuffle is a steal, most 256mb ones are at least $120.
[/quote] Again, that depends on the brand. If you shop around and read comparisons you can find a good substitute for much less then that.

Alright, go find me a 512MB or greater MP3 player that has a sub-$100 price tag, besides the iPod Shuffle.

[quote] I am just saying that it is a waste of money to pay for something when an equivalent substitute is available for half the cost.[/quote]

I agree.

[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98686#msg98686 date=1107816891]
[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98457#msg98457 date=1107675514]
I don't know what we're arguing about, honestly. Somebody tell me what so I can join in. :)

Is it if the iPod is worth the price, or if it's a beteter value than the competition, etc.?
[/quote] I am just saying that it is a waste of money to pay for something when an equivalent substitute is available for half the cost.
[/quote]Sometimes the name IS the difference.  One may be more reliable.  For instance, I was looking at small economy cars before I bought my truck...kia is an inexpensive car...Honda costs more.  Both run & are fuel efficient, but which would you buy...the Kia that may break down sooner or the Honda that is gonna last 400k or more?

I would choose a Civic. I LOVE Civics. Better than my ugly snow-plow-hit oil-leaking misfiring transmission-shot gogo bubble (neon).

Note: The name go-go bubble comes from when I was having on conversation about my car, and how it looked like a brick with a bubble on it, she says "gogo" out of the blue. I guess you had to be there. It was funny as hell.

Your car said "gogo"?  :o :o :o & you want a new one?

[quote author=hismajesty[yL] link=topic=10426.msg98695#msg98695 date=1107819493]
Alright, go find me a 512MB or greater MP3 player that has a sub-$100 price tag, besides the iPod Shuffle.
[/quote]
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-603-212&depa=0

these came close:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-125-003&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-159-003&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-102-158&depa=0
this has a voice recorder and fm tuner and is only 120

1gig for 140
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=55-125-004&depa=0

It looks like these all have fm tuners and some have voice record functions that shuffle does not offer. I do not think shuffle is all that thrilling, but then again I do not really like anything that is using flash to play because I enjoy having just about all of my music on the thing. I have playlists, but sometimes I just let the thing play through all of my files (just set it on random and I will be able to listen to any song in my library).

[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98908#msg98908 date=1107919163]
I enjoy having just about all of my music on the thing.
[/quote]
I wish I could find something that I could fit all of my music on  :(

[quote author=Hitmen link=topic=10426.msg98961#msg98961 date=1107948880]
[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98908#msg98908 date=1107919163]
I enjoy having just about all of my music on the thing.
[/quote]
I wish I could find something that I could fit all of my music on  :(
[/quote]How much would that be?...

You have more than 60gig?

That's what I'm wondering...that is like a decent sized HD full.

[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98996#msg98996 date=1107969853]
You have more than 60gig?
[/quote]

Yes, he does.  It's scary.

Not as scary as the guy that's trying to collect every song ever made.

[quote author=iago link=topic=10426.msg99012#msg99012 date=1107974346]
[quote author=quasi-modo link=topic=10426.msg98996#msg98996 date=1107969853]
You have more than 60gig?
[/quote]

Yes, he does.  It's scary.
[/quote] I only have 30 gig... but it is all metal.

Currently ~77GB, also all metal. I currently have an 80GB drive that is dedicated entirely to music full (74.5GB or whatever the real size is), and a few gigs sitting on C until I can replace the music drive with something bigger. There is a horribly out of date list of my music here.

I keep mine on my 200gig media drive which is the home of all of my movies and shows too.

I have 23.8 gb in "My Folder"  This includes just about everything I have.  All music, most vids, not any programs I've downloaded, though.

I have 12.5 gb free space on drive C