1. ok, but the batteries are going to last a long time, if you take care of them properly. plus the fact i will be using mine in the car most of the time anyway, so it can run from the cigarette lighter (and yes i know it involves buying that "sepecialist adapter).
i agree its not possible but batteries have comea long way and theyre nowhere near as bad as you make it sound.
2. its due to haw the thing works, i mean each thing is going to have different features right? such as the ipod has 32minute anti shock protection, which is probably what eats up all of the battery.
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4. yeh there are bigger mp3 players out there, but it depends on what you want. i dont have 60gb of music, or even 20gb for that matter!!
5. fair enough, there will always be something that is better than what you have, but as far as sound quality goes, the i-pod is better than any minidisc player, and also, if i wanted the utmost sound quality i would come home and listen to my hifi.
and reviews, well i have seen enough customer reviews to say that it is amazing and you must get one, fair enough i have also seen a few bringing up the battery life, butthis doesnt bother me. as far as the big online reviews such as toms hardware etc etc. i dont believe they have been bought off.
im glad no offence has been taken.....see what happens when you get two cynics with different points of view