IPOD Shuffle

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<p>Do you guys think that the ipod shuffle will be a hit? I'm not sure for the average person 240 songs capacity for $149 sounds like a deal, but is it? It is so little it could be easily stolen or broken. So is the ipod shuffle really a deal or is it a ripoff with nice packaging?</p>

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<p>The nice price will get alot of peoples attention who have, for some reason, not jumped on the IPOD bandwagon previously... The size is good too- I have two MP3 players because I wanted a really tiny one for the gym but wanted more memory then a small one could offer for other times.</p>

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<p>the price dropped to $99 now</p>

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<p>there's a 512 MB ipod shuffle for $99 and a 1 gig ipod shuffle for $149. I think the OP is referring to the 2nd one.</p>

<p>i think people trust apple as a brand name for mp3 players now, not to mention the fact that the ipod shuffle is cheaper than most comparable mp3 players, so i think it'll sell well, at least initially. (holy run on sentence, batman)</p>

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<p>I would lose it, but....</p>

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<p>Get an iRiver, a much better deal. You get a radio, radio recording, and voice recording.</p>

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<p>What I don't like is the lack of an interface that forces you to listen to everything in shuffle, or random play mode. At least that's what I understood from watching Jobs describe the thing. The Shuffle was too small to put Apple's normal interface on, so they skipped it.</p>

<p>I want to control the order of the music I listen to and don't mind creating a playlist on my PC.</p>

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<p>ishuffle is ridiculous...they're so tacky. along with those garish mini Ipods. yuck.</p>

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<p>The IPOD shuffle is not a good buy at all. The lack of interface completely kills it. My bro has another MP3 player that goes for $120 that has an interface, a radio, and 512MB.</p>

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<p>these things are for hippies</p>

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<p>well you guys probably didnt pay enough attentions on iPod Shuffle; you can control your list.</p>

<p>basically create a list on itunes, and put them on shuffle(you can turn off the random mode), it will play as you listed on itunes. of course a lack of lcd prevent you from creating a list on iPod.</p>

<p>however i love the idea behind this little cute "thingy"; get loose.</p>

<p>p.s : iRiver has some great stuffs. i'd say iRiver and iPod are the top two mp3 players in the market.</p>