iPod Alternatives for Mac OS X?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday December 6, 2006 @03:48PM from the something-that-doesn't-start-with-'i' dept.

pazu13 writes "I had a first-generation iPod which treated me badly and finally died, after roughly two years of use. I bought another one last year, but after a battery failure several months ago and a sad iPod icon this morning, I think it's time to take my business elsewhere. However, I own a Mac (which has treated me well), and Apple's market dominance seems to have driven most competitors from their own platform. XNJB appears to provide Mac-users more freedom of choice, but outside of this does anyone have a good recommendation for a non-Apple Mac OS X-compatible MP3 player?"

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Go cry emo kid. by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-06 18:06 · Score: 0, Troll

If it's a first generation iPod, it's 5 years old. Sure, you might have only had it for two years, but in the end, it's 5 years old.

Getting something other than an iPod so you can be a cool emo kid standing out from the herd won't make you look cool - there are plenty of people who don't buy iPods for the same reasons.

You have a Mac, there's a perfectly good solution - it's called buying another iPod. Just deal with the fact they break eventually.