I pod shuffle

[Rustyfriend]

hey guys, i was looking to get an mp3 player and was looking at the i pod shuffle as well as a few other players. but i have a question about the shuffle, is there another way to put songs on it besides using i-tunes(for which you ahve to pay ). can i use another way to put songs on?

[gnardawgnyc]

first and foremost, you can dl itunes for free dawg. it's the itunes music store that would require charges. secondly, don't buy the shuffle. on a recent business trip i got one in a gift bag. i own and 10 gig 3rd gen ipod. i'm not a fan of the shuffle. it's priced pretty well, but i'd rahther you save up dough and buy an ipod or non-apple-worthy mp3 player. are you aware that apple offers educational discounts for kids in school. if it hasn't changed, you can get a 10% discount on some hardware. doesn't seem like much right? when you're spending $250-$300, a 10% discount might prove helfpul. do some research, i've seen a lot of ipod copies in gizmo magazines.

[wefunk]

I like my iPod shuffle:
- long battery life (roughly 18h (!))
- elegant and robust design
- I like it just to listen to the music without browsing or searching. (well you can do that with all other players as well)
- seamless integration with iTunes (which is the most important feature for me)

[RustyBurrito55]

You dont have to pay for the songs if you dont download them off ITunes. You can just import the songs from another folder but that can be time consuming.

[holikujak]

no its not just open everything thru i tunes then select consolidate library and itll move everything into your itunes folder

[Captain Hampton]

I've converted to iTunes for all my music. Winamp is a dinosaur.

[holikujak]

you guys have any tips for compressing audio files? i ran out of room on my i pod

[soter]

Use dBPowerAmp Music Converter (www.dbpoweramp.com) and convert it to a lower bitrate MP3. 128kbps is usually the rate where you don't notice any quality loss although you can get away with 96kbps... the lower you go the smaller the file, however the lower the quality as well.

[Rak]

Use dBPowerAmp Music Converter (www.dbpoweramp.com) and convert it to a lower bitrate MP3. 128kbps is usually the rate where you don't notice any quality loss although you can get away with 96kbps... the lower you go the smaller the file, however the lower the quality as well.

128 kbps is the industry standard for cd quality. i would not go any lower than that.

[Sal Pic]

You can get a 4 gig iPod mini for not much more than the 1 gig shuffle.

I use iTunes for all my music too. It works and is easy to use.

[idiotsavant]

agree with sal on this one... the shuffle has very little memory. better to invest a little bit more and upgrade to a mini.

[L3aping L3m0n]

why dont you get a different mp3 player for less that holds the same if not more? THere are plenty out there they just dont advertise as much as ipods

[Rustyfriend]

calm down you anti apple person i am not paying $100 bucks for it, i am bidding on new ones on ebay for less than $50, with a few more bucks i am gouing to get a creative labs 256mb muvo nomad nx

[george]

woa, look at savants and lemons icons at the same time. wwooaa.