Man makes MP3 player advice request entirely free from tiresome anecdotes.

[wardytron]

Hello, as odd is this might sound, I'm asking for advice from my friendslist, which as you know includes the likes of, well I won't name names, but let's just say it's hardly a collection of the finest minds of their generation, is it. I mean, for heaven's sake, it's got publicansdecoy on it, and smogo, but I said I wouldn't name names, didn't I, so that's enough of

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[p_dan_tic]

yes but how big do you need it to be..... etc etc

[wardytron]

40gb or so, but it looks like you can get 120 for the same price as 40 or 80.

[p_dan_tic]

I'd go with a refurbed creative zen M (here) or a refurbed ipod (here)

[wardytron]

Ooh, I think that might actually be useful advice, thank you.

[whizzerandchips]

I have an i-pod, which I really like, but then I'm a genius. I'm also a Mac user, That's a computer not a coat, and I'm told that using the i-pod software on a PC, that's a computer, not a policeman, can lead to problems.

So, if you use a Mac then I'd get an i-pod, and if you use a PC ask someone else.

[wardytron]

I don't even use the coat type of Mac - no, for all my flashing activities I wear an expensive overcoat from Zara. Do you have to use software much - not for flashing, although I imagine a webcam means you can flash from the comfort of your own home. Anyway, not for flashing, for putting music in your walkman. I was hoping to copy and paste all the files from my old walkman onto my new walkman.

[whizzerandchips]

I record myself flashing using my phone camera, and then put it in an email, and send it to myself, and then get drunk and forget what I've done, and open my mail the next day to a lovely surprise.

I think the i-pod stores the atoms in a different format than MP3, so I dont think loading from one to the other would be very easy. I mean, loads of people would maybe find software to translate from one format, that's what the atoms are called, format, to the other, but I'm the kind of above intelligence gentle soul who would find such matters distastful. Also I don't know how.

To use i-tunes. You put the CD in the computer. It loads the CD into i-tunes automatically. Then any time I plug my i-pod into the computer it adds any music that I've put in since the last time. I find it quite simple.

[wardytron]

Look, I'm not a complete idiot, well all right I am, but I know how to use iTunes, I just don't like it very much and it does stupid things like storing tracks on compilations under each artist's name instead of the album names, so you have to correct the information and stuff like that, and I'm quite lazy.

Can you include me on those emails?

[oldbloke]

Have a look at the Creative Zen range. Lots of peeps use them. My missus has one. I have no idea how it works, though.

[wardytron]

I looked at that, but there are 65 1 star reviews out of 339 and loads of people saying it breaks, or something. Have you had it long?

[oxfordhacker]

is it very, very easy to use?

I use a PC and have an iPod, and it's pretty damn easy to use. You (more-or-less) have to have iTunes on your PC, though. I quite like it, but some people don't. It's a free download so you could install it and have a play to see if it's going to be an issue.

I do need quite a lot of gigabytes

I found that there aren't actually that many options if you want an enormous one (and don't we all?), and most of the rest are more geared towards playing videos as well (which would probably reduce their simplicity). There's also the advantage that iPods are popular so it's easy to get accessories like car chargers and... well... to be honest almost all the rest of the accessories seem to be over-priced crap, so that's not really a very good argument.

[wardytron]

Right, well it looks like being either the Creative Zen or the iPod - I might toss a coin.