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I am considering procuring a 20GB iPod in the immediate future, however, as someone who doesn't have a particular fast connection at home, and doesn't have an Apple interface at all, I am rather skittish about the entire business, and so I turn to you lot. Tell me everything you think I should know.*

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*I have also been told that once you set up one computer as your base, you can't use other computers to upload your music without losing all the contents of your iPod. I have also been told there is a way around this. Educate me kids, because my base will not be a consistent thing, like, ever.

ETA: Thank you, all of you, for your assistance!

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[hackthis.livejournal.com]

See, now *this* is what I have been waiting for someone to tell me -- I just didn't know that this is what I wanted to know. I couldn't care less about the video aspect either since the iPod is about the same size a Galaxy bar and I can't imagine straining my eyes for anything that much. I wanted the mp3 player for running and travelling, beyond that I'm not really that bothered, but I didn't know about the flash thing. Maybe I should buy a cheap one for running and then use the iPod for travelling?

[krystalshay.livejournal.com]

That is what I would recommend you do, definitely. You don't have to get a top of the range flash player either. After all, do you really need 2-4 gigs worth of songs when you're running? And does it really matter if the songs you put on the flash player are of a lower bit quality?

The reason flash players are more durable is because they have no moving parts inside of them, which is obviously not the case with higher capacity hard-drive players. That's also why there is such a price difference. You pay far more per gigabyte with flash memory than you do with HD players.

The only thing I would suggest is spending a little extra now on your flash player and getting one which has a built-in rechargeable battery. I say this because the cost of AAAs do add up, especially if you are a regular/long-distance runner. You do save in the long-run (as I've learnt the hard way).

I'm glad to be of help to you. I'll dig up some of the reviews I have looked at and found helpful, and send you links tomorrow, if you like.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You are brilliant. Thank you *so* much.

[katilicious.livejournal.com]

I recently received the ipod nano for my birthday and the guy at the apple store told me that the nanos don't have a hard drive, so it's less vulnerable to damage. I really wished that they hadn't discontinued the minis and I hope that I don't live to dislike mine.

In addition, currently alot of the apple stores are decreasing the prices of the older ipods by $50. I don't know if that's an incentive as the older ones are being discontinued, but it's there.

Good luck!