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BlackElantraGT · 03-21-07, 01:13

I definitely hate the Apple bandwagon, but IMO the best mp3 player out there is still the iPod. It's the most popular for a reason. Now, if Apple's OS was the same, they'd be outselling PC's but that's not the case, nor will it ever be.

Apple got it right with not only the iPod, but also iTunes. The two together is unbeatable. Go use an iPod, and then go use any other mp3 player and tell me which is the easiest to navigate and browse through all your music? If you can't afford to try out different mp3 players, go download iTunes and tell me between that and Windows Media Player which is easier to use? Sure, the iPods are more expensive but what extra features do the others have? FM radio? Seriously if you have all that music, would you even still listen to radio?

I still have a lot of complaints about the iPod (such as battery life/longevity and the constant reboots) but at the moment, I don't see anyone stealing the mp3 crown from Apple just yet. Not even Sony or Microsoft has been able to accomplish this. Even if you hate Apple, you have to give credit to them for the iPod and iTunes.

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BlackElantraGT Registered User BlackElantraGT is offline Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,900	Re: Which mp3 player should I get? I definitely hate the Apple bandwagon, but IMO the best mp3 player out there is still the iPod. It's the most popular for a reason. Now, if Apple's OS was the same, they'd be outselling PC's but that's not the case, nor will it ever be. Apple got it right with not only the iPod, but also iTunes. The two together is unbeatable. Go use an iPod, and then go use any other mp3 player and tell me which is the easiest to navigate and browse through all your music? If you can't afford to try out different mp3 players, go download iTunes and tell me between that and Windows Media Player which is easier to use? Sure, the iPods are more expensive but what extra features do the others have? FM radio? Seriously if you have all that music, would you even still listen to radio? I still have a lot of complaints about the iPod (such as battery life/longevity and the constant reboots) but at the moment, I don't see anyone stealing the mp3 crown from Apple just yet. Not even Sony or Microsoft has been able to accomplish this. Even if you hate Apple, you have to give credit to them for the iPod and iTunes.