Sell the iPod to me.

CliffyBiro · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:36

I have a little bit of money from my birthday and I've been thinking about the new gen Nanos.

Now, I despise all the fuss around iPods simply because of the false symbol it has become. All Apple does well is GUIs.

Currently, my player of choice is a Sony NWZ-A816 bought from here on the MM last year. The sound quality is great but lacks on storage.

Has the SQ of the iPod Nano moved on? It used to be dreadful from what I have heard of it.

I also use my N96 for music but it tends to drain the battery quite quickly.

So, I want:

Easy to use
4gb+
Drag and Drop
Good SQ
Good battery life

Ideas?

G|mp · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:36

Apple forum n00b !

neil3k · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:38

No we won't

make your own decisions

Slogan · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:40

neil3k said:
No we won't

make your own decisions

This and

skippi90 said:
All Apple does well is GUIs.

Buffman · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:41

It doesn't have drag n drop thats all I know for sure, I'd like one to use nike+ with but I can't justify the amount so I'll stick with my ipod shuffle.

Samione · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:42

I've got a 12gb sandisk sansa fuze, cost me 60 quid brand new, half the price of a nano. Yet I still miss my ipod, GUI makes such a huge difference!

Janesy B · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:42

get another Sony, I have a 8gb Sony and the sound quality is a million times better than that of my ipod.

JAMAL · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:48

Unless you like itunes dont bother with an ipod

I love itunes

~Divine~Wind~ · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:51

Drag and Drop - non iPod
Good Sound Quality - Sony sounds a fair whack better than My iPod Minis.

16Gb NWZ ~ £90

Oh and I despised iTunes

Slogan · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:53

I love iTunes but then again I have a Mac.

Not sure I would be able to say that if I was relying on it in Windows, but I didn't have much of a problem with it then either.

syke · 21 Mar 2009 at 20:00

Drag and Drop is possible on an iPod. Just get a Nano and Anapod Explorer. Simple.

Spyhop · 21 Mar 2009 at 20:06

skippi90 said:
All Apple does well is GUIs

Well, now that's decided, how important is a good GUI to you?

Greenlizard0 · 21 Mar 2009 at 20:18

Janesy B said:
get another Sony, I have a 8gb Sony and the sound quality is a million times better than that of my ipod.

This.

G-MAN2004 · 21 Mar 2009 at 20:37

Just get one and stop moaning. They're hardly expensive, and they do the job great.

Also, like you said, GUI is good, which to me, is important.

Logsi · 21 Mar 2009 at 20:44

skippi90 said:
All Apple does well is GUIs.

Haha! Guess you haven't heard of the Mac Pro, iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iPhone and pretty much all Apple Hardware being immensely amazing!

If you don't like the iPod don't get one. It still is the definitive MP3 player to have and it's the definitive one for a reason. Because they are great pieces of hardware!

Luke · 21 Mar 2009 at 21:42

I have a Nano. It is tiny and easy to use, but the sound quality is only so-so, even with decent earphones. It has no equaliser, so there is no tweaking of levels.
Mine is perfect for off road cycling, as it is tiny and easy to operate by feel. SQ isn't really an issue under those circumstances, but if I was listening to it in the house, I'd be using my Sansa instead.

Red Porsche · 21 Mar 2009 at 23:08

Just get one. Apple arnt good just because of their GUI's. Ther products are easy to use and just work. You might not like itunes but you shouldn't not get an ipod because of it. Ipods also look cool

CliffyBiro · 21 Mar 2009 at 23:09

Greenlizard0 said:
This.

It was actually yourself who sold me my A816.

mrochester · 21 Mar 2009 at 23:23

Logsi said:
Haha! Guess you haven't heard of the Mac Pro, iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iPhone and pretty much all Apple Hardware being immensely amazing!

If you don't like the iPod don't get one. It still is the definitive MP3 player to have and it's the definitive one for a reason. Because they are great pieces of hardware!

Except all of those products rely on their software to make them any different from the competition. A MacPro, iMac, MabBook, MacBook Pro and Mini are all just standard overpriced Windows PCs without OSX, and the iPhone is nothing without iPhone OS either. Apple is all about their software, it's precisely what defines them from everything else out there!

I have an iPhone and no amount of EQ tweaking makes it sound as good as a Nokia N85 or 5800. Personally I think iPods and iPhones are somwhat lacking on sound quality these days.

MagicBoy · 21 Mar 2009 at 23:35

mrochester said:
Except all of those products rely on their software to make them any different from the competition. A MacPro, iMac, MabBook, MacBook Pro and Mini are all just standard overpriced Windows PCs without OSX, and the iPhone is nothing without iPhone OS either. Apple is all about their software, it's precisely what defines them from everything else out there!

That's utter tripe. It's the combination of hardware and software that makes Apple products so successful. OS X is engineered to run on Apple hardware. A hackintosh might be cheaper but it's a hell of a lot less optimised or reliable.

I have an iPhone and no amount of EQ tweaking makes it sound as good as a Nokia N85 or 5800. Personally I think iPods and iPhones are somwhat lacking on sound quality these days.

Not going to disagree with that. The earlier iPods were more aspirational than the current mass market devices. I'm keeping my 3rd Gen until it dies.

Sell the iPod to me.

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