Noobs, i bought a roopaq back in like 2000 (maybe earlier). it came with a 4 gig, but i ditched that and bought a 20 gig ibm travelstar drive for it, i was rocking mp3's before the ipod was even a vauge idea.

of course the roopaq used an actual cell phone battery, which gave me a total play time of like, about, 2.5 hours  

and is was old USB 1. so moving my 14 gig of music onto it took all freaking day.

and it was about the size shape and weight of your average brick.

ok, so it sucked out loud compared to current tech, but it was sweet at the time.

I'm not sure if they make it anymore but here is a link to their site.
http://www.genica.com/MP3products/Mp3-roopaq.htm

Target.com has a new 10% off code: TCTENFRN Exp 10/12
10% off First order Code: TCTVTGC2SAVE or TCVSASAVETEN (Exp Unknown).

New iPod Nano 4GB $249.99 - 10% = $225.
New iPod Mini 2GB $199.99 - 10% = $180.

iPod Shuffle 512MB $99.99 - 10% = $90.
iPod Shuffle 1GB $129.99 - 10% = $117.

20GB iPod Color $299.99 - 10% = $270.
60GB iPod Color Gen 2 $399.99 - 10% = $360. In stock

Eww the I-pod shuffle is dumb

iPods are overpriced...  There are better players out there for less.

Went to bestbuy last sunday to buy a nano (somewhat impulsively as I was flying to boston that evening, else I would have bought it online.)   Got there, picked it up, felt it, looked at it, put it down and bought a mini... Let me tell you why...

1. Heard some bad things about the first run of nanos (scratches and screens)

2. The thing is SMALL. I mean, small to the point that I didn't feel comfortable holding it in my hand.

3. Nano only comes in 2gig and 4gig, Mini comes in 4 and 6 gig.  I bought the 6 gig

4. Most importantly... Apple has stopped making minis.  It was my last chance to get one.   :mrgreen:


I love the thing to no end... I flew in excess of 14 hours this past week on a total of three flights.... man this made time go by so much more smoothly!

I agree that Macintosh is overpriced.  I don't like using I-tunes to organize music, i use filenames not the mp3 tags.  You can get a really good player with equivalent storage for much less.  That is me though, i hardly every buy small electronics in the store, overstock.com is a great site to pic up some good factory refurbished goodies for cheap.  I have head a couple complaints about them but i have none.

Nate, I'm the same way.  I went on download.com and downloaded a little id3 tag editor... You can mass populate thousands of MP3 tags at once based on what the file name is.  Its good stuff!  

Quote from: JCHNate, I'm the same way.  I went on download.com and downloaded a little id3 tag editor... You can mass populate thousands of MP3 tags at once based on what the file name is.  Its good stuff!  

Schweet!  Still i am a cheap bastard, refer to ramen thread, so i probably wouldn't go with anything Macintosh.

Quote from: RVertigoiPods are overpriced...  There are better players out there for less.

ditto. I've had my 20GB Dell DJ for 2+ years now. Longer battery life, more capacity, cheaper, and easy uploading music to the device. But.. it isn't as 'cute' or trendy as the iPods... whatever floats your boat. Mine floats on value...

trey

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Quote from: RVertigoiPods are overpriced...  There are better players out there for less.

ditto. I've had my 20GB Dell DJ for 2+ years now. Longer battery life, more capacity, cheaper, and easy uploading music to the device. But.. it isn't as 'cute' or trendy as the iPods... whatever floats your boat. Mine floats on value...

trey

Quote from: treybradwhatever floats your boat. Mine floats on value...

Shhhh...don't mention floats, I think RG might blow a gasket.

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Quote from: treybradwhatever floats your boat. Mine floats on value...

Shhhh...don't mention floats, I think RG might blow a gasket.

Oh, that's the problem?

Like Wet Dream...

"I was in a rented Stingray, and it was overheating.  So I pulled into a Shell station.  He said I'd blown a seal.  I said, 'Leave my private life out of it and just fix the damn thing, OK, pal?'"

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Quote from: treybradwhatever floats your boat. Mine floats on value...

Shhhh...don't mention floats, I think RG might blow a gasket.

Oh, that's the problem?

Like Wet Dream...

"I was in a rented Stingray, and it was overheating.  So I pulled into a Shell station.  He said I'd blown a seal.  I said, 'Leave my private life out of it and just fix the damn thing, OK, pal?'"

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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Quote from: treybradwhatever floats your boat. Mine floats on value...

Shhhh...don't mention floats, I think RG might blow a gasket.

Oh, that's the problem?

Like Wet Dream...

"I was in a rented Stingray, and it was overheating.  So I pulled into a Shell station.  He said I'd blown a seal.  I said, 'Leave my private life out of it and just fix the damn thing, OK, pal?'"

I said, "HEY GILL!" (you have to yell, he's hard of herring)

When I was shopping for MP3 players I looked at things from Creative (the Zen) as well as the Dell, iPod, and a few others. I decided on the iPod because it had good battery life (8+ hours on mine, easy), it was TINY compared to other MP3 players of comparable storage (I got the 40GB one and the smallest one at the time next to it was more than twice the volume) and I could get it for relatively cheap. I paid $282 for mine, shipped. For a 40GB, that's pretty good. iTunes is also pretty good about sorting music, too. I organize my music by artist in alphabetical folders, then keep my artists with full albums seperated into folders within those alphabetical ones, then seperate the albums within the artist folder. iTunes keeps the song order too (when you tell it to).

I'm an idiot. That's a given, but top that off with me being an impulse buyer and you have a recipe for disaster. I just bought a new 60GB iPod in August. Right after they announced the new iPod with video capabilities today, I just put in my order for a black 60GB. I'm a consumer whore.

Quote from: roguegeekI'm an idiot. That's a given, but top that off with me being an impulse buyer and you have a recipe for disaster. I just bought a new 60GB iPod in August. Right after they announced the new iPod with video capabilities today, I just put in my order for a black 60GB. I'm a consumer whore.

you're a shopaholic

Quote from: roguegeekI'm an idiot. That's a given, but top that off with me being an impulse buyer and you have a recipe for disaster. I just bought a new 60GB iPod in August. Right after they announced the new iPod with video capabilities today, I just put in my order for a black 60GB. I'm a consumer whore.

Do the folks a Circut City, Best Buy, and your cellular store know you by name?  Do they have your credit card number memorized?  Do they swarm you when you walk through the door?  Are they drooling (just a little bit)?  If not, you're not as bad as some people I know.

Quote from: BadgerDo the folks a Circut City, Best Buy, and your cellular store know you by name?  Do they have your credit card number memorized?  Do they swarm you when you walk through the door?  Are they drooling (just a little bit)?  If not, you're not as bad as some people I know.

hehe I fit quite a lot of that. I know I have a problem. The next step is dealing with it. This will be the 5th iPod I've had since the original (not to mention the numerous other mp3 players I've gone through). Oh how I love those little boxes. Ohh, here's a little something I worked on last night. Inventoried about 1/3 of my DVD collection and made a quick site out of it all with the help of Delicious Library. Check it out. I'm gonna do the rest of them this weekend if I can find the time. Not really sure what it has to do with the topic. Maybe something to do with the consumer whore part.

I've resisted the iPod thus far, but the video is just...well let's just say if I don't get one from Santa Claus, I'm switching to Channukah Harry.