Reasons to NOT get an iPod

So, this has been my iPod experience:
I got it for Christmas 2 years ago, and I have loved it and I use it a good bit.  However, last October its harddrive died and it had to be replaced.  Luckily, it was still under warranty so the replacement was free and I didnt lose any music.  So I thought nothing of this.

about 3 months later the same problem occurred, but luckily it was still under warranty, so I recieved another free replacement and thought nothing of the situation.

TODAY: I am driving along rocking out to Deadwing when the song stops, and the damn thing freezes up.  So i restart it and all that pops up is this icon:


awww how cute a little ipod with a sad face.  this, of course means trouble.

this is really ridiculous.  I take damn good care of the thing, I keep it indoors, I keep it charged, it has a leather case to keep it protected, but still it fails.  I use it just about everyday, but it should really be able to survive being used.

I call the support number, after having exhausted all the options on the support website,  only to have them inform me that  the warranty is only good on the FIRST ipod, so this 3rd ipod is no longer covered and repairs will cost $319!!!!

So I say  iPod.

Sadly, at this point in my life I don't think i could function properly without a good mp3 player with large capacity.  Any suggestions?

the new Toshiba gigabeat looks good
works with Windows media player
http://reviews.cnet.com/Toshiba_Gigabeat_S_MES30VW_30GB_white/4505-6499_7-31660763.html?tag=cnetfd.ec
about $280



Edited by king of Siam - June 11 2006 at 14:58

I will never own an IPod in my entire life.  You have to title every track (to my knowledge) while uploading.  You have to store music files on your computer for safe keeping.  You have to charage batteries. 

The Miracle wrote: No freezing No software No charging No quality loss no memory problems $35 Oliver would be proud

too much to carry

The Miracle wrote: No freezing No software No charging No quality loss no memory problems $35 Oliver would be proud

GoldenSpiral wrote: I'm so ruined by my year and a half of ipod use I'm not sure I could go back to carrying around CDs and actually having to hold the CD player in my hand!

At a grand total of $40, leaving an extra 200 for CD's and booze

did you immeadiately load them onto your IPod?

I have a Creative mp3 player, it's really great. I holds photos and 8gbs of music. I don't think I would ever get an Ipod, it's a huge pain in the ass to delete stuff according to my friends that have them.  

Ed_The_Dead wrote: The Miracle wrote: No freezing No software No charging No quality loss no memory problems $35 Oliver would be proud

YEAH
A MP3 CD player with a CD-RW were you can burn a lot of mp3 files is a good combination

I'm sorry to hear about your iPod dude.   They may look pretty but I don't like them. I don't think they make these anymore, but I have a Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 40GB (whoo). I've had it about 16 months and aside from the occasional hiccup in which I think the hardrive reconfigures, it's fine. It's a bit chunky and not pretty to look at, but at the time, it held twice as much stuff for almost half the price of an iPod. Plus, it has a much sturdier design and it's slipcase is much more effective than the flimsy iPod leather pouch.

Edited by Arsillus - June 11 2006 at 17:17