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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Yes. If you only purchase music from the iTunes store and only listen to it on the iPod or through a device capable of coupling with the iPod (using official iPod cables or connector) - then it is indeed the easiest way to do things. If this is what you will be doing, the iPod will be the easiest route.
I personally prefer to be able to hook up a device by USB anywhere and access the music inside to play (if you do not have iTunes you cannot do this with the iPod). We have found the iPod to be quite fragile if there is any chance of dropping it, and we have found the battery replacement simply outrageous. Especially when at about 2 hours of play a day, the battery capacity drops very quickly and soon it doesn`t last through half the commute. Of the four iPods we have owned only one still works through some miracle... All the other music players are still alive and happy - one even after being put through the wash. The Toshiba one I linked to has been in use for 2 years now and still retains about 80% of it`s original battery capacity. After 2 years my iPod would only stay on for 20 minutes on a full charge.
What we do is this;
Buy an album on iTunes.
Burn an audio CD from within iTunes.
Import the audio CD as MP3 in iTunes or something else.
Put MP3s in device.
(Additionally - play the CD other places in the house or in the car, etc.)
It isn`t really THAT difficult and as I would be burning a CD of it anyway, it is really only the extra step of importing.
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i'm sorry.. but....
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how they bloody hell do you manage to drop several players while on a bike... AND... have one go through a wash?????? >.<'''