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[angelofsin]

Am I the only person who doesn't have an iPod? I don't have the money for one, though I really want one. Why? Perhaps it's because of peer pressure. At U of M, where much of the student population is of rich kids, everybody has an iPod. When I see them all the time, I can't help but get jealous. But I don't have the money! >My mouth hurts a lot

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[ripburger]

Besides the fact they break, and I know my brother had one he'd said stopped charging in just 6 months because of the battery... Apple will charge you more to get it fixed than it cost to sell it to you, and they know it doesn't last long.

http://groups.google.com/group/ipod/tree/browse_frm/month/2006-02/19d35c2761fba749?rnum=41&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fipod%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fmonth%2F2006-02%3F#doc_6adaa782d9ff191f

And they know what once you start using it, once you get all your music on itunes, ones you start buying songs on itunes (that are very difficult to move into any other format), once you have everything organized on their player that its hard to move to anything else, ever again... Thats how a company makes money.

If it plays the songs you want, has the controls you expect, is a size that works and is reliable, what else do you want? I read the reviews rather than fall for their advertising.

And the ipod shuffle rates under a bunch of other models as far as budget mp3 players go on cnet:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4521-6532_7-5021434-1.html?tag=subnav

and the iPod is actually lower than the iRiver and creative in the other departments...

And my PDA has lasted 2 years now, and I know the previous owned had it for a year or 2... And it's been perfect since. (and does a lot more than play music) ;) But not everyone is as sensible as I am. Get a job and buy what you like, I know I wasted a lot of money from previous jobs in my time. Then saving a few bucks on something of better quality or something that really isn't a necessity tends to be an easier decision.

I hope everything gets better for your mouth too, see you tomorrow!

[ripburger]

Good quotes from the first paragraph of that new york times article...

"We also own five Apple computers, and have become pathetically loyal because of our reliance on the iPod. "

"Alas, at least three of the iPods were replacements for ones that broke."

And this funny one later...
"If your iPod dies because of the battery you can send it back and get a new one for a mere $65.95, plus tax. Of course, you then lose all your music."

which is about 1/2 to 1/5 of the cost of just buying a new one anyway.