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Originally posted by BlackRedGold25@Mar 29 2005, 09:33 AM
The iPod Mini 6GB has an extra gig of storage then the Zen Micro that's currently available and if you get the educational discount its the same price. Plus the battery life is superior on the Mini and iTunes is better then WMP or the software included with the Micro.
As for who minis are for, not everyone needs to have 20GB of music at their disposal. You can get by with 6GB of music at one time. For some people, physical size is more important then hard drive size.
As for the shuffle being the worst player on the market, that's a load of crap. Testing has shown it to be among the best mp3 players on the market when it comes to audio quality. Yes, it lacks a lot of features but it plays music and it plays it well. If you're updating the music on your player everyday, which is incredibly simple on a shuffle using iTunes, you don't need a 20GB mp3 player. And if you don't care what song comes up next on your player, who cares if it has a screen? There are plenty of times you're listening to your mp3 player and don't bother to look at the screen. The shuffles controls are so simple that you don't have to look at it to be able to control it.
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Ok, I guess I was a bit harsh on mini users. They do serve their purpose, but I still think they're overpriced. The 6G mini is about $320 right now. I payed $420 for a 40 G ipod and IMO an extra $100 is well worth another 34Gs. And a normal Ipod is pretty small anyway.
As for Itunes being better than Creative Media Source, I must disagree but I guess it's a matter of opinion. Having used both, I prefer Creative Media Source.
Battery life on my Creative player was a little better than my iPOD. Havn't compared the minis but on the full size models the edge goes to creative.
As for the shuffle, why would you want a player that you can't choose your song? Almost every other player on the market has a shuffle feature anyway and many are just as small, have displays and cost less.
On sound quality, all of the tests I have seen have put Creative ahead of Apple every time. If you know a good site that compares them, please let me know.