Ipod still Ftw?

cowon d2+ here. what I really care about is expandability via SD, battery life, small size and audio quality, the rest I don't give a fuck about.
buying an mp3 player to appear more hip is like buying a roadster to appear less impotent.

don't exist.

ooops... 60gb video i mean

Do you REALLY listen to/watch every one of those 30 gigs on regular basis? Save yourself some money and just store some of the crap you don't usually use on your computer.

more or less its all music and a few photos, i just put it in shuffle and listen to whatever plays

i got a Zune... i like it more than ipod because its got radio... just in case i get tired of my music

Why don't I have this yet?

Anyway, I have myself the oldest Zune (the brick) and it works fine for me. I really can't make an opinion on the iPod except that my friend has it and he said it was a rip off. >_>

Because it's not released yet, of course.

I don't own either, I'm a poor basterd >.< but from what I've heard the Zune is way better than the Ipod.

@ZiggyOtaku: I've had my friends' Ipods break on them within the year, so it depends who experience I suppose, but it was more than enough for me to hate the entire I-line of products. That and the fact that I can't stand the damn user interface on the Mac OS.

I was given a sony walkman mp3/mp4 player for christmas, haven't found need to replace it 'til now. Do you think dealing with the glitches is worth replacing my mobile to get ahold of an iphone?
I've been staring at the touchscreen blackberry too, I just don't know anything about it.

i have had my ipod for 3 years as well though it has is problems i still like it though sometime i think i should have not have bought the 30GB ipod since i dont even use that much space or get even close to use that much

The new gen ipods have pretty good sound quality output but they cant be rockboxed so they cant run alot of loseless formats only apple loseless (AAC). The older generation ipods can be rockboxed but lose sound quality output especially the 1-3rd gen ones. The best Ipods in term of overall sound quality (hardware & Software) is the Ipod Video generation players.

But the Ipod gets its arse kicked in every department of sound output by the Sansa Fuze/Clip and the Sony X1000.

For overall best media player in terms of alot features and sound quality superiority, the Conwon series player or the Samsungs P series and the Sony X1000 would be the best.

But these players cost far more then the Sansa Fuze/Clip.

I support nether...I use a Nokia N95 with a 16gig microsd card. I also carry 2 spare batteries in case the main one goes flat. Works fine for me.

i only had a 1GB Ipod shuffle, and it's always enough for me

This, although you need a quality set of headphones to hear the difference. If you aren't an audiophile, just go price/memory ratio, with an ear to reviews for the odd dire player.

I bought an 8gb Samsung P3 because it has enough memory and a touchscreen (I like video so less buttons = bigger screen) for a great price; that the sound quality and features are better than the similarly priced Nano is a nice bonus, if I ever get around to enjoying them.

I still have the very first iPod to be released along with the blue iPod mini (oldest version). Honestly there's no difference in the older versions of iPods, but the newer ones are a lot more...lets say expensive and useful in some ways. For example the iPhone, i'm reluctant to buy it because it seems a bit too much. Apple is trying to much to fill in a bunch of 'stuff' into one portable device. Sure it's a great piece of technology but really..all that's needed is a nice simple iPod that only plays music.

Don't get me wrong i'm not against the idea of iPhone.I just think it's a bit too tedious.