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Originally posted by neighsayer
Long time no see, and Happy Holidays Everyone!! Mrs. Santa Claus is bringing me an MP3 player for Christmas, but she needs to know what kind to get. In fact, I will probably get it for her and put it under the tree for myself, but I digress.
I had a few questions for the group, if you'll indulge my cluelessness. I immediately thought of the Ipod Mini, but then thought maybe 1,000 songs isn't enough storage. Also I wonder if the Mini fits in all of the neat Ipod accessories (like the thing that lets you play it in the car, or the thing that you can use to play it with speakers, etc. etc.). And what about battery life in the mini vs. the real one? And does the steel exterior make the mini more durable? I've heard that dropping the I-pod even a few inches, like on a table, can ruin it. I want to use mine for running and when I ride horses, so maybe I should get something more durable?
Does anyone think there are other, more superior, MP3 players on the market??? Have I just succumbed to the Apple hysteria like a lemming??
Would love your feedback!
Neigh
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The iPod is the best one out there. As for capacity, I'd look at how much music you have. If you have more than the capacity, you'll need to shuffle playlists. If you have so much music that you'd need the biggest ipod ever then it really doesn't matter. I have a 15gb, which isn't big enough for all my music. But honestly it doesn't matter, because I don't really need to shuffle through all 4000 songs. Instead, I create playlists, which are a much better way of using things. Then, I can alter the playlists when I sync. Not a huge hassle. Small one, but not huge.
As for accessories, it depends on which accessories you're talking about. If the car adaptor is a cassette from the audio out, or an FM adaptor, they work with all of them. In fact, you don't need an apple branded thing to use that. As for others, like the dock, I don't know, but I suspect they may be different.
