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Posted Friday, June 25, 2004 at 1:17 AM

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I'm thinking about ditching the ole MD player and buying an MP3 player. I've pretty much narrowed it down to an iPOD or a Dell DJ. Does anyone have any valuable insight or first-hand knowledge?

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Posted Friday, June 25, 2004 at 2:53 AM

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I just received an iPod from my in utereo son for Father's Day (damn that kid is cool) It's the sweetest thing ever.. I can't believe I have lived this long without... it's Apple... nuff said. Get the iPod.

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Posted Friday, June 25, 2004 at 1:09 PM

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My iPod changed my life.

The Dell DJ is a frustrating mess.

Two true statements.

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Posted Friday, June 25, 2004 at 9:50 PM

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iPod, definitely. My friend has a Dell DJ and I've used it a few times...not good. It has a weird browser and it's just clunky. You can record bad audio with it, which is an interesting feature, but practically useless since you could get the same results with a tape recorder...

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Posted Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 1:22 AM

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I'll add that no peice of consumer electronics I've ever encountered is as much a pleasure to use as the iPod. The entire iPod experience, from opening its packaging onwards, is an absolute joy. Honestly, you can't go wrong, and it is worth the extra money.

And AAC is a vastly superior format and iTunes a vastly superior jukebox program to sync with.

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Posted Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 2:34 AM

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I don't know what kind of formatting the Dell DJ has, but I do know that you can format MP3s to your iPod, but you can't format iTunes to an MP3 player.

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Posted Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 8:15 AM

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I don't know what kind of formatting the Dell DJ has, but I do know that you can format MP3s to your iPod, but you can't format iTunes to an MP3 player.

Wait, what? iTunes is an MP3 player. (And AAC player, WAV player, M4A player, etc.)

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Posted Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 9:19 PM

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an iPod will absolutely change your life. omnipresent music. hmmmmmmmmmm.

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Posted Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 1:54 AM

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I don't know what kind of formatting the Dell DJ has, but I do know that you can format MP3s to your iPod, but you can't format iTunes to an MP3 player.

Wait, what? iTunes is an MP3 player. (And AAC player, WAV player, M4A player, etc.)

I think he's saying that iPod and iTunes will support your MP3s, but a Dell DJ wouldn't support iTunes. In other words, if you love the iTunes (and the AACs, I'll add), the iPod is the only game in your town.

Will

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