Convince Me to get one

I use my 15GB every single day. That is not an exaggeration.

I use it on the bus/boat during my morning and evening commutes.

I use it when I'm out on smoke breaks.

I use it sometimes when I'm sitting at my desk working, either via earbuds or via a cable to my PC's "Line In" jack.

I use it when I'm walking about downtown Seattle.

I plug it into my car's "aux" port and use it in the car.

I plug it into my home stereo's "aux" port and use it when I have people over.

I pull it out all the time to get phone numbers that I store on it. I also have a txt file in the "Notes" section with all of the serial numbers for all of the software that I use at work, along with our network settings.

I mean, it's smaller than a deck of cards and has over 3,000 songs on it.

i was doubting my decision after i ordered it... until today i received it and i am just surprised by the quality and the size of this thing. :eek: LOVE IT.

My honest advice is that you should perhaps buy yourself a cheap personal CD player for ?40 or so. It won't be perfect, but it will assess whether or not you'll listen to music that much on the move. If you find you're attached to it, then you know the time's right to move onto an mp3 player. And if you don't, well you've spent ?40, not ?300.

I knew myself that I was going to be attached to my iPod because I'd been attached to my old Panasonic CD player for the previous four years. If you're not sure, then I'd really recommend you put a lot of thought in before splashing the cash. It's very easy to buy the newest technology just for the sake of owning the newest and best thing. If you're going to spend the money, then do it wisely - I'm a student like you'll soon be, and it took a lot of thought before I bought my 10GB. I love it, but if you fear you'll be anything less than thrilled with it, save the cash.

i agree, i started with a sony md player/recorder the found myself attached to it and with 20mds in my bag on long journies, not very fun. i then recieved about ?380 from various people one birthday, all cash no presents, thats the good way, and wehnt and bought a sec gen 10gb ipod. I used it all the time, every car journey, one headphone in my ear constantly at school, walkedaround the house with it on. I now have a 15gb and i probably use it more exactly the same. However before the ipod i hardly ever used my md plaayer. Also, you sit down somewhere, get it out of your trousers and loadsa girls appear and start asking if they can feel how small it is (haha:D :D im gonna start an ipod sexual inuendo topic) etc etc. if you only have about 4 cds dont get one, because then there really is no point at all.

Originally posted by Luke284
good point. but a I have a cd player and rarely use it because its so old a big. its so old it doesnt even have anti jog!!!
i think the IPOD is just what i need but am i thinking that just because they are soo cool!!!? im going to have to think about this a lot.

is there anyone in my situation? what did you do?

Mine didn't have anti-skip either, and I was still glued to it.

How much music do you have? To be considering an iPod, I'm assuming you've got at least 1000 songs worth. I've got over 100 hours of audio on my 10GB and it's still only two thirds full. If you have 1000 songs or more, then the iPod is probably the best move you could make. If you're going to listen to it, of course.

If you want to spend the money on something 'cool' then I'd suggest you spend your money elsewhere. Forget the looks of the machine, forget the size, forget the form factor. Think of the music, and, more pertinently, the economics.

Ultimately only you can make that choice. Good luck with it.

I was in the same position as you but then I realised:
Hey I can carry every song on my pc around with me!
it's pretty small and I can take it everywhere
That was enough convincing for me.

I am 16, and I had the simliar experience as beanlambert.. I had a MD player and used it all the time, but i had started getting into downloading tonnes of mp3s and getting them onto my MD player was completly useless, and i had already seen the Apple iPod and thought mmmmmmmmmm nice! If only i had the money... Then came my birthday and christmas and i got plenty of cash, no presents, so i had the money, and i just went for it, and its something i will never regret! You really have to have one to appreciate it, but i think its a good move :D

Hope this helps!

Im 16 years old, and I also hat some of you concerns.
I brougt a 15gb - it is a relly nice gadget :D
I hat kind of the same feeling as when I got my iPod as when i got my digital camera (a canon ps s45).
I has great sound, and i like it a lot.
My advice is, if you want to buy it, then do it now when you have more time to work. Even thoug $400 is a lot, I just thought about it is still $200 cheeper then in my homecountry.

Just got one myself and am loving it - definetly one of my best buys this year! No more carrying mp3 cd's to work and back, everyone asks you about it, and its great for hooking up at parties and just randomily mixing up some tunes. I've wanted one for years, ever since i saw the 5 gig version in fact, and have only this to say: GET ONE! get one NOW!!!

oh - I have a bit more to say as well... :)

I bought mine from john lewis - the guy in the oxford street store was raving over it too - my gf just stood there bored outta her mind while two guys raved over "something that looks like a bar of soap". I can tell you, shes well jealous now though!!!!

Has anyone bought any kind of warrenty with theirs? I hear from all the americans that they buy "best buy" warrenties for about ?30 that covers them for 4 years! - i was too keen to get mine home to ask john lewis about them - just hope my lady doesnt get her hands on it!