you're my only hope Obi-Wan

[threeplusfire]

So, I have a $100 gift card from Christmas still in my wallet. I've been kicking around the idea of getting an mp3 player for awhile now. It would be nice at work, or out in places where I want to stop listening to other people. It's not something I need but it is something I want. I think I've read half the buyer's guides on the web and I still don't know what I should get though. So, what else is there to do but post on LJ about it?

My other conundrum is that if I decide to go the Apple route, should I just wait for the iPhone? I have Cingular anyway.

[Poll #913221]

Comment and tell me how much you love/hate your music player.

Comments

[ladyofthelog.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't wait for the iPhone. Noble Boyfriend, Mac guru extraordinaire, told me he wasn't planning on getting one until they improved the anticipated battery life (2 hours running actively, 5 hours when not in use) and it had been sufficiently debugged.

I have an iPod, and I like it, although it got really confused by the switch from my old PC to my refurbed PowerMac and I had to reload the entire library, which sucks with USB 1.0 (REALLY SLOW), let me tell you! But if you have USB 2.0, it's probably less awful if there is a problem.

The most reliable MP3 player I've had is my 64MB Rio, which I bought new in 2004?. It's really small and only works with windows, but I have NEVER had a problem with it. If you can find a Rio, I'd totally recommend it.