I can fit the iPod in the watch pocket of my jeans and forget it's there. The Neuros might fit in a cargo pants pocket, but it'll bang against your leg and that'd be no good for the HDD, I'd imagine.
I am glad that the market serves both our diverse needs.
Sure, the iPod is a bit spendy, but would you care to back up your "crap" assertion wrt performance?
I've been burned by Iomega too many times to touch their hardware. Wanna buy a Bernoulli 230 and a ZIP? Cheap? I don't have any working cartridges for either. Do you see a pattern?
I just got the Combo, with USB and FireWire ports. This thing is teh awesome.
Combined with the Big Big Pack O' Retractable Cables I got for a song out of the SkyMall catalog (of all places!) I can plug my iPod into just about anything.
I'm really curious to find out if the USB car chargers will hot up my battery...those seem to be available for a song nowadays.
Except if you're me and you've formatted it to run FAT32 so it's compatible with practically anything that has a USB port.
When my iPod was formatted with HFS+, it seemed to sync a little faster, but the improved compatibility is well worth the couple extra seconds it takes for my Powerbook to decipher FAT32.
Er, what exactly prevents the iPod from functioning as a perfectly good Windows hard drive? I mean, other than your bias?
I use my Fat32 formatted iPod on a Windows box (over USB 1, fer chrissakes) and on my Powerbook. I drag a file to the icon. It copies. I plug it into the other computer. I drag the file off the drive. It copies. (albeit slowly on the USB 1 computer)
That presupposes that there exist a large number of people who either don't know what an iPod is, or else don't know how to get one. I simply don't believe that's true.
People don't buy $400 music players because they trip across them at a retail storefront.
I don't have a problem getting an iPod from HP, but I also don't have a problem getting one from Apple, and HP hasn't given me a good reason to go with them instead of Apple.
Did Creative ever get their players to stop locking up? I had one of their CD players, and one of their flash players, and both were absolutely shit.
How do you figure your Zen is more robust than the iPod? Do you have some substantiation for your claim?
Doesn't the Zen require you to use a keyboard nipple to drive it?
I'm glad you're happy with your player. I wouldn't touch it if it cost half what the iPod did.
I formatted it on the Windows PC, and I assume I'll have to do any updates the same way. However, that's a pretty small inconvenience for being able to plug it into any computer on Earth. I also picked up the PocketDock that has a USB and a Firewire port, so I just need any ol' cable instead of schlepping around the Apple cables. It's a good solution.
There are MP3 players that are cheaper, some that are lighter, some that are more robust, but I've never seen one that is better.
The iPod is cheap enough (for me to buy) robust enough (to put up with my abuse) light enough for me to carry with me all the time.
And to top it all off, the design is absolutely brilliant. I'm not talking about the way it looks...I'm talking about the way it WORKS. I've messed with a bunch of other players, but the iPod is peerless.
How "cool" it is is totally irrelevant to how GOOD it is.
I just don't believe that's true. If you don't know what an iPod is, I'm not sure that seeing one in the HP catalog is going to make it more attractive.
I mean, it's been on the cover of Time. How many Dell or HP products have done that?
As far as "Joe Six Pack" is concerned, the iPod IS the MP3 player to own. How is HP's "platform" going to help them sell more?
Well, I'm not totally sure what you're talking about, but here's a stab at it.
The 4G iPods can use the USB2 cable to charge, and to sync data, but not simultaneously. Or, you can use a FireWire port on your PC, and everything is totally ducky.
My Powerbook is my primary computer, but my iPod is formatted as a Windows HDD and it works beautifully on PCs, even with USB 1 ports (although copying music that way is astoundingly slow, it DOES work).
"Shouldn't I be free to use whatever third party software to check my email?"
Sure. You're free to use any software you want. And Google is free to not allow you to use any software with their service that you don't want. And since you're not paying them anything, you don't have much leverage to get them to change their policy, do you?
If you think that the Citroen system is the same as this new kit from Bose, you have zero comprehension of what you're looking at.
Specifically: How are you going to integrate a sensor into your mechanical system so that it can predict the actuation it needs to accomplish to optimize ride? You can do that with a closed-loop digital control system...but not with a bunch of tubes and fluid.
Yes, because they're taking away functionality from your Treo 600 to make the new Treos better, right? Your device becomes less useful than the device you originally purchased.
er, or not. If you stop needing to have the Latest & Greatest, and buy only the tools you need, you will be a happier and wealthier person.
I mean, come on! It's full of Microsoft goodness! Just look at the fun you can have trying to turn it on!
I unplug it and try turning it on, it doesn't come on, I take the battery out and pop it back in, still nothing. Keep the battery out and plug it in, still nothing, then I pull the power out slowly and with the plug in half way the screen goes white. I was baffled. I thought the device might be dead. After letting it charge again for another hour or so I tried again, still nothing. I tried some tricks to get it to turn on that sometimes work with electronics and such. Like holding the power button in and popping the battery in and plugging it in, trying the reset button, holding the Start (aka green) button and pressing power, everything I could come up with. Finally, somehow the device turned on.
Yeah, I'm going to break my iPod into teeny little pieces and use the polycarbonate shards to open my veins before I buy one of these POSes.
I keep reading this idea, and I can't figure out where it comes from.
Please draw the distinction for me.
Jibjab uses "This Land" to poke fun at George and John. Weird Al uses "Lola" to poke fun at Yoda (and George Lucas and Mark Hamill) Weird Al uses "Gangstas Paradise" to poke fun at the Amish. Weird Al uses "All About the Benjamins" to poke fun at computer geeks.
In most cases, Al doesn't even make a reference to the original song lyrics, although there are some very clever bits when he re-contexts the original lyric and makes them mean something totally different (like in the song about Jerry Springer, he picks up one of the Reel Big Fish lines and makes it work in HIS context, not the original one).
So, Al makes parodies that satire other stuff. While we're on the subject, I'd still love to see a citiation that says "Parodies enjoy a higher degree of first-amendmnet protection than satire". I don't believe such a ruling exists.
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Kay. I won't.
I can fit the iPod in the watch pocket of my jeans and forget it's there. The Neuros might fit in a cargo pants pocket, but it'll bang against your leg and that'd be no good for the HDD, I'd imagine.
I am glad that the market serves both our diverse needs.
Did you also get a little cart to lug it around with? The Neuros is HUGE.
Sure, the iPod is a bit spendy, but would you care to back up your "crap" assertion wrt performance?
I've been burned by Iomega too many times to touch their hardware. Wanna buy a Bernoulli 230 and a ZIP? Cheap? I don't have any working cartridges for either. Do you see a pattern?
I just got the Combo, with USB and FireWire ports. This thing is teh awesome.
Combined with the Big Big Pack O' Retractable Cables I got for a song out of the SkyMall catalog (of all places!) I can plug my iPod into just about anything.
I'm really curious to find out if the USB car chargers will hot up my battery...those seem to be available for a song nowadays.
Except if you're me and you've formatted it to run FAT32 so it's compatible with practically anything that has a USB port.
When my iPod was formatted with HFS+, it seemed to sync a little faster, but the improved compatibility is well worth the couple extra seconds it takes for my Powerbook to decipher FAT32.
Er, what exactly prevents the iPod from functioning as a perfectly good Windows hard drive? I mean, other than your bias?
I use my Fat32 formatted iPod on a Windows box (over USB 1, fer chrissakes) and on my Powerbook. I drag a file to the icon. It copies. I plug it into the other computer. I drag the file off the drive. It copies. (albeit slowly on the USB 1 computer)
What's the problem here?
I'm waiting for this one. Looks nice, and it has an "off" switch!
Who wants to worry about having your mouse die on you?
Somebody who carries extra batteries and hates the mouse cable tangling around any available object in my laptop bag.
You don't want one. I do. Market serves us both.
Because I'm certain that HP will be bundling iPods with their corporate/IT gear.
Uh huh.
That presupposes that there exist a large number of people who either don't know what an iPod is, or else don't know how to get one. I simply don't believe that's true.
People don't buy $400 music players because they trip across them at a retail storefront.
I don't have a problem getting an iPod from HP, but I also don't have a problem getting one from Apple, and HP hasn't given me a good reason to go with them instead of Apple.
Did Creative ever get their players to stop locking up? I had one of their CD players, and one of their flash players, and both were absolutely shit.
How do you figure your Zen is more robust than the iPod? Do you have some substantiation for your claim?
Doesn't the Zen require you to use a keyboard nipple to drive it?
I'm glad you're happy with your player. I wouldn't touch it if it cost half what the iPod did.
I formatted it on the Windows PC, and I assume I'll have to do any updates the same way. However, that's a pretty small inconvenience for being able to plug it into any computer on Earth. I also picked up the PocketDock that has a USB and a Firewire port, so I just need any ol' cable instead of schlepping around the Apple cables. It's a good solution.
I'd be pretty surprised if production could be ramped up sufficiently to feed Costco's retail fronts.
In other words, don't hold your breath.
There are MP3 players that are cheaper, some that are lighter, some that are more robust, but I've never seen one that is better.
The iPod is cheap enough (for me to buy) robust enough (to put up with my abuse) light enough for me to carry with me all the time.
And to top it all off, the design is absolutely brilliant. I'm not talking about the way it looks...I'm talking about the way it WORKS. I've messed with a bunch of other players, but the iPod is peerless.
How "cool" it is is totally irrelevant to how GOOD it is.
I just don't believe that's true. If you don't know what an iPod is, I'm not sure that seeing one in the HP catalog is going to make it more attractive.
I mean, it's been on the cover of Time. How many Dell or HP products have done that?
As far as "Joe Six Pack" is concerned, the iPod IS the MP3 player to own. How is HP's "platform" going to help them sell more?
Particularly since the price is the same?
Well, I'm not totally sure what you're talking about, but here's a stab at it.
The 4G iPods can use the USB2 cable to charge, and to sync data, but not simultaneously. Or, you can use a FireWire port on your PC, and everything is totally ducky.
My Powerbook is my primary computer, but my iPod is formatted as a Windows HDD and it works beautifully on PCs, even with USB 1 ports (although copying music that way is astoundingly slow, it DOES work).
You understand that HP==Packard Bell in terms of build quality, right?
HP PCs are stupendously assy. Good luck with your purchase. I guess.
"Shouldn't I be free to use whatever third party software to check my email?"
Sure. You're free to use any software you want. And Google is free to not allow you to use any software with their service that you don't want. And since you're not paying them anything, you don't have much leverage to get them to change their policy, do you?
It's a free service. Take it or leave it.
If you think that the Citroen system is the same as this new kit from Bose, you have zero comprehension of what you're looking at.
Specifically: How are you going to integrate a sensor into your mechanical system so that it can predict the actuation it needs to accomplish to optimize ride? You can do that with a closed-loop digital control system...but not with a bunch of tubes and fluid.
Distributed applications...what a great idea. I think the Blaster Worm would be way better if I could incorporate clustering code.
Yes, because they're taking away functionality from your Treo 600 to make the new Treos better, right? Your device becomes less useful than the device you originally purchased.
er, or not. If you stop needing to have the Latest & Greatest, and buy only the tools you need, you will be a happier and wealthier person.
Cheaper to buy a FireWire card...
But heck! Don't let me talk you out of it! I think the 4G's are fan-damn-tastic.
Yeah, I'm going to break my iPod into teeny little pieces and use the polycarbonate shards to open my veins before I buy one of these POSes.
Terrible action movie? What are YOU smoking?
OK, enlighten me. What's a GOOD action movie?
Aliens is the BEST straight-up action movie ever filmed. It's not Cinematic Greatness, but it is a superb example of its genre.
I keep reading this idea, and I can't figure out where it comes from.
Please draw the distinction for me.
Jibjab uses "This Land" to poke fun at George and John.
Weird Al uses "Lola" to poke fun at Yoda (and George Lucas and Mark Hamill)
Weird Al uses "Gangstas Paradise" to poke fun at the Amish.
Weird Al uses "All About the Benjamins" to poke fun at computer geeks.
In most cases, Al doesn't even make a reference to the original song lyrics, although there are some very clever bits when he re-contexts the original lyric and makes them mean something totally different (like in the song about Jerry Springer, he picks up one of the Reel Big Fish lines and makes it work in HIS context, not the original one).
So, Al makes parodies that satire other stuff. While we're on the subject, I'd still love to see a citiation that says "Parodies enjoy a higher degree of first-amendmnet protection than satire". I don't believe such a ruling exists.