ipodz r 4 cnuts [ xcpt habi]1 min read

i really tried hard not to flame habi for purchasing an iPod. i really did, trust me.
but then apple made it simply impossible for me not to at least have a poke at the ipod.
they have this interactive tool that lets you preview iPod engravings. [apple store/ipod/choose model/continue]
i think i managed quite well to spare our dear habi, or not?

ipodz r 4 cnuts xcpt habi

btw. you may have to endure a lot more apple dissing from me after i read cory’s rant re: trusted computing.
please don’t go there apple. it would hurt having to leave…

7 Replies to “ipodz r 4 cnuts [ xcpt habi]1 min read

  1. Well, he didn’t like it. As far as I remembered it was more an issue with the sound than with the style.

    What’s your problem?

  2. oh lord where do i start???
    actually the design is of course brilliant. but the sound is horrendous, the batteries (akkus) are total shite, then i disagree with their tactics to first release crippled versions (nobody tell me they could not have made a photoiPod, videoiPod 3 years ago), this is a cheap tactics to keep selling more each year, i mean the newton was able to do more than the 1. gen iPod. then itunes drm are evil, sneaky. then why can’t i rip directly onto ipod, and first need to junk up my hd? then, it does not have a mic, so i can’t record onto it. and and and… its just not a good mp3 player. it really ONLY looks good. my iRiver smokes iPod before breakfast.

  3. Hehe, you know, I actually just downgraded to an iPod shuffle. Because I simply don’t need all the features, I just want an small light MP3-player.

  4. here’s the offending picture 🙂
    oh, and this indeed seems to just scratch the edge of a flame-war.
    i know what you think about the ipods, but for me the points you mention are not that evil. i constantly listen to my music over my computer, so i have it there anyways, no junking up my hd. the drm can be circumvented really easily (and none is added if you rip your cds, which is what i mostly do…). don’t ask me how to circumvent it, it’s illegal 😉
    i think the batteries are not that bad, but i also have to say that i don’t have anything to compare with and i can’t say anything about the sound, ’cause it don’t seem so bad to me.
    mic can be added via external thingie, if you want it.

    and i know that the newton could do all that, that’s why i want to get one, but they’re hard to find on ricardo or ebay. and yes, i’m a whore for looks in gadgets! don’t blame me.

    ps: oh, and thanks for exluding me!

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