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5 Reasons Not to Buy an iPod

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the getting-off-the-hype-train dept.

TommyH1000 writes "CNet has posted an article with five reasons not to buy an iPod. " The article really just shows the major shortcomings with the iPod (Battery, Cost, Moving Parts etc) and gives several alternatives. A great summary of the major things going on in the portable MP3 player market.

3 of 887 comments (clear)

  1. Re:JESSICA LYNCH TOOK ONE UP THE ASS FOR THE TEAM! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    figures....fucking liberal shit monkies here want americans to die....

    in soviet russia ipod tells cnet yuo are teh suck

  2. Winamp by DirkDaring · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "With about 1.5 million units sold, the iPod is the most popular MP3 player in the world..."

    Not that I could name actual numbers, but I had thought that honor belongs to Winamp.

  3. Re:How Apple will screw you by dasmegabyte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Uh, I have the ORIGINAL bondi blue mac. It is running 10.3. No offense, but if your imac wouldn't run OSX, it's probably user error.

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