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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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[madame-d.livejournal.com]

I have a Perception Digital 1.5GB Jukebox. I didn't want an iPod for two reasons: 1) I *abhor* iTunes and didn't want to deal with it, no way no how and 2) I don't *have* the number of mp3s that can fit onto the smallest non-shuffle iPod.

1.5GB fits about 350 songs, uses plug'n'play interface via USB cable (no programs to deal with) and, after I'd applied for Amazon.com visa and got my rebate back, cost me $40 from Amazon.

One drawback (and I'm not sure if this is an issue with large-volume iPods, as well) is that hard-drive (non-flash) mp3 players are slower (than flash memory ones) in accessing songs: if you press 'skip/next' it won't jump *immediately* to the next one. But, at this point, I'm used to this 'quirk' of my minipod.

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