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I maybe a bit hostile towards apple, but this really makes me sad, espicially cause i own an iPod mini.
Why The iPod Suxs
Why The iPod Suxs
My iPod is new, so I can't counter this statement. But from what I've heard the 4G iPod has a better battery and isn't so error prone as the 3G battery and prior.*Snip*
Why the iPod sucks
I hate the iPod, everyone who knows me well knows I hate the iPod, not everyone knows my reasoning, it follows.
Longevity problems, dare I mention the battery issues that have plagued the iPod, batteries in a device with this kind of price should not fail or lose a significant amount of charge for years - months and weeks is simply not acceptable, what's more if (or when) the battery fails this actually requires Apple to sort it because the batteries aren't removable, a critical flaw in the design. Apple don't cover this in their warrantee, so that's hundreds of pounds down the drain.
This is completely untrue. I have a 4G iPod and I can honestly say that it sounds better than my Windows machine. Granted I only have an Sound Blaster Live 5.1 sound card, which isn't too great. My speakers are fine, Logitech z5300s and my headphones are Sennheiser HD477. I can honestly say that the ipod sounds better through my Senns than through my Senns on my PC. I can see upgrading to a Audigy 2 which would help my PC sound quality, but it wouldn't be anything major. And my iPod definitely sounds just as good or better than my Sony Minidisc player.Poor sound quality. I don't know what Apple can get away with among it's Mac OS users but Windows users are used to far better sound quality. Virtually every portable media player (even bargain basement players) I've listened to has exceeded the iPod in sound quality, this is one area where Apple need to do a lot of work to catch up, I'm not saying they'll ever be able to match what Creative have with their Zen players, but for a several hundred pound device not to compete with a £60 device in this department certainly raises a few eyebrows.
I really like the click wheel. It's actually fun to use, and I can't say that about any other interface I've ever used on any mp3 player. So you have to take it out of your pocket. Big deal, you moved your arm. Fumbling around in your pocket to change a song wont work anyways, unless your just skipping ahead which is doable on th iPod as it is. If you're going to look for a particular song you're going to have to take it out of your pocket anyways. This arguement is just stupid and no thought was put behind it. If you're that hard assed, buy the little iPod remote and clip it on your shirt collar/pocket or whatever.Poor control system - yes I'll admit the wheel looks like a good idea, and it's easy to control if you've got it out in front of you, but what about in your pocket? Where these players are suppose to be? It's virtually impossible to control, another gimmick feature out of Apple.
Who cares, 99% of all people's music is in MP3 format anyways, and 192kbps MP3 sounds pretty **** good. Apple doesn't care about Linux users, they only count for like 2% of the entire market. The iPod is marketted towards normal teenagers, not computer nerds. It's meant to be used by everyone, and OGG isn't much better (if at all) than MP3. Just buy your music and rip it at 192kbps and you'll be happy with it. Why people whine about not having OGG or WMA or what have you I'll never understand. MP3 is just as good.Poor compatibility - this is probably the iPod's worst defeat. Zero support for Windows Media Audio, the best lossy codec there is today and no support for Ogg Vorbis, an open source ultra-high quality codec that enjoys mass support from Linux fans (and myself) and then it lacks support for lossless formats like, WMA-lossless and Monkey's audio both very popular among audiophiles. Apple are bent on using the fringe format AAC, with their own copy protection bolted on the side for the iPod, a format that has almost zero support, a format that requires lots of unstable plug-ins on other players to actually work.
No support for Windows Media Player - the most popular media player in the market by far. Over 70 devices support the latest version of Windows Media Player (version 10) these you simply plug them in and WMP will auto-sync, transfer media the lot - all automatically if you want, you don't need to install any software you just plug them in - simple, how things should be. Not the iPod. Apple want you to install their own software called "iTunes" which like a lot of Apple software, is slow, it's buggy it's glitchy it just isn't very well thought out. It places icons on your desktop, start menu and quick launch all without asking, it installs several other applications that you never asked to be install and secretly boots them with Windows. Forcing users to install your own software and having the software do things behind your back is not on at all, you could quite easily compare that to the behaviour of a virus.iTunes is a better program anyways. Granted it does take a bit of memory, but I don't care I have 1GB of ram and if it wants even 50MB of it, it can fill it's boots. I really like how iTunes has crossfade, automatic volume check, and easy organizing of playlistsb y any category you want. It's just a matter of a mouse click and it's in any order you like. iTunes is not buggy? You say it installs other programs, so does like every other program out there. You just have to delete them, or tell it to not install them. OMG it places an icon on your screen, oh know. Right click, delete. That doesn't take too much effort does it?
It's no more expensive than a comparable Dell, iRiver, or Creative unit. It's software is user friendly and very easy to use.The choice is clear - don't go for an iPod. It's an evil hugely over-priced, parasitic device with virus like software that attempts to trap you and limit your options.
Yeah because you really need color to display a song title. It's just uneconomical. It looks sharper this way.1980s style LCD - not even colour? Come on this is the 21st century, for that kind of price it should have double the resolution and at least 16bit colour.
Hmmm, I charge my iPod over USB 2.0 all the time. You just need to make sure it's a high power slot, that's all.No charging over USB, that's right you can't even charge the iPod over the USB cable. Sorry but that is totally not on, most of the competitor products do that at a far lower price point, very few mainstream computers have firewire ports, adding the ability to charge over USB would of cost just pennies, yet Apple cut corners yet again.
calibrating batteries? Im thinking of getting that new one, it takes about 3 hours to fukllly charge and lasts about 40 hours. Id love that kinda ipod batt life.The mac 13 said:really makes me feel sad. so have anyone here calibrated their iPod batteries? i have.
Macman said:... like the whole batterything, other companies now sell up to 40 hour batteries for the ipod and give you the kit to change yourself
pdp said:say you go buy a car. with normal maintenance, under normal environmental conditions, you notice the body work is rusting or paint bubbling after a few months. do you think this is an issue about quality build or an opportunity to get a custom paint job and new body kit?
KingAdrock said:The battery doesn't die in "a few months", they run down in 1.5-2 years with normal use. They run down and eventually don't work, as do all batteries. The battery in your car will probably only last 2-5 years. It won't last as long as your car, is that the fault of the car company?