iPod or Alternative?

[Joe826]

I have a 15 GB iPod I got last July and I hate the damn thing. It's broken twice (without me dropping or otherwise abusing it even). I guess they're pretty good about replacing them, but it's still a pain. If they weren't so fragile i'd like mine more. I'm definetly getting something else when my warranty expires and it breaks again.

[BusterStacks]

The question I have about the iAudio is, do you have to go through any gay interface software to get your music onto the thing or can you just put it on there in mp3 form. I know with the iPod you have to like send all the songs at once and they get transformed from standard mp3s or something along the way.

[jskills]

iRiver HP120 rules

20 GB
plays all music formats (not just MP3s)
it is a drag and drop USB hard drive
records via mic or input
FM Tuner built in
light and small as an ipod
less expensive than an ipod

[Jack of Arcades]

I've dropped my Creative like 8000 times and it works fine.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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The question I have about the iAudio is, do you have to go through any gay interface software to get your music onto the thing or can you just put it on there in mp3 form. I know with the iPod you have to like send all the songs at once and they get transformed from standard mp3s or something along the way.

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The iAudio shows up just like a usb hard drive. Plug it in, drag and drop. Done. It plays any audio format you'd care to listen to, including MP3, OGG, WMA, ASF, WAV, and maybe best of all lossless FLAC, you can use it like a hard drive, it has line out, an FM tuner, mic, upgradable firmware, everything. It's available in 20GB and 40GB and with battery life of 14 hours or an optional 35 hours. I'm sure there's more I've not listed.

[Freakin]

Ogg support is the shiznit

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[Jack of Arcades]

sounds like I'm replacing my creative soon.

[pokerOpus]

Check out the iRivers. They are quality.

[BusterStacks]

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The iAudio shows up just like a usb hard drive. Plug it in, drag and drop. Done. It plays any audio format you'd care to listen to, including MP3, OGG, WMA, ASF, WAV, and maybe best of all lossless FLAC, you can use it like a hard drive, it has line out, an FM tuner, mic, upgradable firmware, everything. It's available in 20GB and 40GB and with battery life of 14 hours or an optional 35 hours. I'm sure there's more I've not listed.

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ok i want one. how much.

[Jack of Arcades]

20 GB = 289.
40 GB = 599.