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<blockquote data-quote="eric" data-source="post: 376758" data-attributes="member: 22327">note: origianlly posted in <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54442" target="_blank">this thread</a>, but i don't think it's going to get the answers therei may have to break down and get an ipod (a HD model, not flash).so, as a perpetual die-hard non-ipod user who's prefered sandisk and creative products, i've got a few questions...mainly what i want to do is have a portable hard drive full of music that i can play at home or at work. i want it in simple folder format (in genres, not albums) so i can just drag whatever i want to the media player of choice, and browse the ipod as if it were just any other HD. as i understand from this thread, if i use the HD mode of an ipod i should have no issues just going back and forth between my work pc and my mac at home, right?if i do this, if i can do this, will it be just as easy to use for use when not connected to a mac or pc? i mean, if i don't use itunes, will the ipod still just find any mp3 files anywhere on it and make them as easy to access as if i were using itunes?maybe i'd just be better off (and get more space for the buck) going with a simple 2.5&quot; 80-100Gb HD in an enclosure. but then i'd lose the ability to play &quot;on the road.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eric, post: 376758, member: 22327"] [SIZE="1"][COLOR="Silver"]note: origianlly posted in [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54442"]this thread[/URL], but i don't think it's going to get the answers there[/COLOR][/SIZE] i may have to break down and get an ipod (a HD model, not flash). so, as a perpetual die-hard non-ipod user who's prefered sandisk and creative products, i've got a few questions... mainly what i want to do is have a portable hard drive full of music that i can play at home or at work. i want it in simple folder format (in genres, not albums) so i can just drag whatever i want to the media player of choice, and browse the ipod as if it were just any other HD. as i understand from this thread, if i use the HD mode of an ipod i should have no issues just going back and forth between my work pc and my mac at home, right? if i do this, if i can do this, will it be just as easy to use for use when not connected to a mac or pc? i mean, if i don't use itunes, will the ipod still just find any mp3 files anywhere on it and make them as easy to access as if i were using itunes? maybe i'd just be better off (and get more space for the buck) going with a simple 2.5" 80-100Gb HD in an enclosure. but then i'd lose the ability to play "on the road." [/QUOTE]

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