Originally Posted by Chrismcfall:
“I was reading a magazine this morning, and the seem to be back open, selling plasmas etc. And, whats wrong with an iPod!”
Yeah, the amount of times (no pun intended) Granville aka Time/Tiny seem to die and then resurface is phenomenal. (The "Computer Shop" in Nottingham is still shuttered though, no-one's got the unit still which is surprising since it's in probably one of the best city centre shopping centres in the Midlands!)
Apple ipod... just don't start me. First of all, there are so many of them, that you don't really know what the difference is without a degree in ipod specs, secondly, they come in so many different cheesy colours and evidently have gone for style over substance, thirdly, that dumb wheel... fourthly, their cost is high compared to other music players of similar spec, fifthly, Quicktime/Itunes/AAC, sixthly, the ****ing batteries, seventhly, the daft hard drive connection meaning sometimes you have to reseat by tapping it on a pad of paper or an expensive repair, eighthly, every chav type seems to have one... I have a MP3 player that takes SD/MMC cards, I can put as many cards as I like in my pocket, or that I can afford (I have about 8 1 GB ones, which also work in my PDA), works off a single AAA battery which means not only is it always available then if the rechargeables i often use die then i can just buy a new one cheaply and easily, etc etc - at a fraction of the cost. Likewise the usb memory stick sized one i have with a FM radio on, and also i have mobile... with a 1 GB MS Pro Duo.
There are other alternatives - as well as mentioning my CD walkman can play MP3 CDs too. No need really.