new ipods

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:59 am

Ur mobiblu is not smaller than the shuffle

elementxmaster · Post by **elementxmaster** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:24 pm

Sir Games-A-Lot · Post by **Sir Games-A-Lot** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:46 pm

I'm not to big on ipods but I must say that I am pleased to see the return of the classic styling on the nano. I always thought the original nano looked like it belonged on my bathroom counter. I am sorely disappointed that there is no video support on the nano. still.

I wonder what the case material is. It would be nice it it were aluminum like those laptops they released a few years back. Honestly I would be significantly more willing to buy if they were equipped with metal cases.

Any who I am still holding out to see what the Zen V+ is like before I get a "serious" multimedia player to replace my current bargain bin one.

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:14 pm

Sir Games-A-Lot wrote:

I wonder what the case material is. It would be nice it it were aluminum like those laptops they released a few years back. Honestly I would be significantly more willing to buy if they were equipped with metal cases.

They have aluminum casing, just like my mini.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:17 pm

Electric Rain wrote:I hate how Apple has such a monopoly on the MP3 player industry... the billions of dollars they must have sickens me.

Cool stuff, yes, but my mobiBLU, while much, much simpler, is cooler and smaller. I'll be truely impressed when Apple adds built-in WiFi so you can download stuff without the needing a computer. (As long as you're in a hotspot.) The PSP and DS have it, why can't the iPods? Come on Apple! What's wrong with you? Can't you do ANYTHING right?! Jeez.

I hate how Microsoft has such a monopoly on the computer marketâ€¦the hundreds of billions of dollars they have sickens me.

Cool stuff in Vista, yes, but Mac OS X, while much, much simpler, is cooler, and smaller. I'll be truly impressed when Microsoft adds ease of use so you can use your computer without needing to hire an IT department. The Mac has it, why can't Windows? Come on Microsoft! What's wrong with you? Can't you do ANYTHING right?! Jeez.

Sir Games-A-Lot · Post by **Sir Games-A-Lot** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:53 pm

lifeisbetterwithketchup wrote:
Sir Games-A-Lot wrote:

I wonder what the case material is. It would be nice it it were aluminum like those laptops they released a few years back. Honestly I would be significantly more willing to buy if they were equipped with metal cases.
They have aluminum casing, just like my mini.

Gah, must... resist... iPod... buying impulse! Must... stop talking... like... captain Kirk!

alight1992 · Post by **alight1992** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:15 pm

man that shuffle looks like something someone will put through the wach several times by accident

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:09 pm

The funny thing is it still won't break!

Nonsense Man · Post by **Nonsense Man** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:37 pm

I think the shuffle looks kind of fugly.

sgtpepper · Post by **sgtpepper** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:55 pm

usbcd36, well said.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:04 pm

usbcd36 wrote:I hate how Microsoft has such a monopoly on the computer marketâ€¦the hundreds of billions of dollars they have sickens me.

Cool stuff in Vista, yes, but Mac OS X, while much, much simpler, is cooler, and smaller. I'll be truly impressed when Microsoft adds ease of use so you can use your computer without needing to hire an IT department. The Mac has it, why can't Windows? Come on Microsoft! What's wrong with you? Can't you do ANYTHING right?! Jeez.

USB drives can be used as RAM, so a 1gb stick basically means 1gb more RAM.

The only bad thing about Vista is that it tracks everything that you do, and saves a backup of it. I do not like this feature at all.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:06 pm

using USB as ram is bad idea. it's to slow to be used as main system ram.

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:34 pm

totokan wrote:using USB as ram is bad idea. it's to slow to be used as main system ram.

Plus, the flash media those devices are based around can only be written and read a finite number of times before the chip starts crapping out. (Besides, XP has this feature. It's called "Virtual Memory".

My old Mac IIci had that!)

Very well said, usbcd36! I like how people complain about Apple's strong hold on the music industry (iTunes, iPod...), but they happily go along with Microsoft's stranglehold on the PC industry (Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Visual Basic.NET, C#, WiMP, mms streaming...)

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:20 pm

Meh. I only use Windows because I have to. My family uses this computer. It's not mine and mine only. Besides, there's too much stuff that ONLY runs on Windows. Or sometimes Macs. I would use Linux if my mother and stepfather didn't use this computer. Come on...

Let's try not to make this the "Bash Rain" thread. Sorry if my comments about Apple offended anyone...

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:08 pm

vb_master wrote:USB drives can be used as RAM, so a 1gb stick basically means 1gb more RAM.

The only bad thing about Vista is that it tracks everything that you do, and saves a backup of it. I do not like this feature at all.

Wait! How do you use them as RAM I need to do this for my laptop vista test...