iPod Shuffle

[Conquest10]

Seeing as the thread got locked, anybody know when these come out?

[ViRaL1]

Looks like the 512MB models start shipping in a week and 1-2 weeks for the 1GB model.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?family=iPodshuffle

[shelbyGT]

Yeah, you can buy them now though, but they won't ship yet.

[Faustus]

Just a note. If I really offended anyone with the thread name changes before I'm sorry. I figured everyone understood it was just good fun.

As far as the iPod Shuffle, not enough storage for my taste. I'll continue with my eventual plans for a full fledged iPod.

[shelbyGT]

my 40 gig iPod is delicious!!! tad pricey, and I wouldn't have gotten it if it wasn't for some xmas money.the 20 gig is only 50 bucks more than the mini, and you get 5X as much space. A no brainer in my opinion.

[Conquest10]

As far as the iPod Shuffle, not enough storage for my taste.

I know. That's why I got a regulat iPod. :P

My sister's birthday is in a week and a half and she has been bugging me for an iPod. I know she is not going to fill it up so it would just be a waste. This one is perfect for her. Plus, since its a flash-based player, there's no hard drive she can f&^* up.

[Garibaldi]

The shuffle doesn't have a screen though, does it? That would really be a draw-back IMO because it would take forever to just randomly flip through 240 songs to find the one that you want. Of course I think its intended to just have your favorite songs it, so you will want to listen to all of them and never really search like that.

[shelbyGT]

it does playlists as well, so you can create those.

[Heywould3]

no screen is a huge deal.. i want to get one for my daughter.. but how can you go to a song if you dont remember the number .. i mean 240 is alot to have to go through. there are others out there with 512 mem with screens.. i like ipod but damn talk about hard to navigate

[ViRaL1]

That's why they call it the shuffle. :P

[Heywould3]

That's why they call it the shuffle. :P

yeah.. its jsut too bad.. i know my kid.. and she wont like it.. she will sit and go thru cds and find one song and listen to it for a bit then remember another song and get that cd and so on and so on.

[Conquest10]

That's what sucks about albums these days. Remember when you could pop in an album and just listen to the whole thing?

[Heywould3]

That's what sucks about albums these days. Remember when you could pop in an album and just listen to the whole thing?

the last cd that was that way was pearl jams 10 cd.. 4 that they were few and far between.. even now.. i cant think of one that i have that i like all songs on the cd.

[Garibaldi]

BTW incase your interested here is my mp3 player, similar to an ipod shuffle:

I have a 512 MB Lexar Flash drive with it... can hold 120 songs and has a nice screen. Its nice because I can just pop my songs and whatever else, docs, vids, pics, on there too. No drivers or hassle.

[Heywould3]

damn thats cool and i found it with the 512 flash for under 90 bux... hows the sound etc? does it work well? or is it just a storage with the mp3 as a bonus feature? if its a good one ill get that.

[Garibaldi]

damn thats cool and i found it with the 512 flash for under 90 bux... hows the sound etc? does it work well? or is it just a storage with the mp3 as a bonus feature? if its a good one ill get that.

It works great! The sound quality is excellent! I got the mp3 player for $35 on amazon, got the 512 Flash as a gift so I don't know how much that is exactly, I would guess that its around $40 though. So you should be able to get this for $75... just look around a little like at amazon and www.bottomdollar.com to see who has the best price. Lexar.com is way overpriced, so I wouldn't buy from there. I've been very happy with it. I really like the idea that I can just take the flash, plug it into any computer (win 98 being the exception) and without installing any drivers or stuff have instant access to my information, rather than have to fumble with extra cords and drivers. Just plug the flash drive into the mp3 player and your ready to go. You can also play wmas if you into that. I really like it, I have some pics, docs, and vids on it right now along with my music. Plus it makes changing music a breeze, just delete what I don't want and drop the new stuff from my itunes library.

One thing is the mp3 player cannot read ID3 tags above version 1.1. This isn't a big deal though because all you have to do is in your itunes library select all your songs, right click and say convert ID3 tags. Within ten minutes you'll be all set.