Fighting Talk: Apple iPod v SanDisk Sansa

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Two writers. Two products. Two very different opinions.

I like its simplicity. You get all the features you need and a lot that you don't. Seriously, why do you need a crappy FM radio in an MP3 player when you can create your own radio station using playlists? No adverts, no DJs, just the music you love. The jog wheel/menu system is so simple even my 5-year-old can use it.

Those accessories. There are thousands of them. Yes some of them are terrible, but when you get the big boys of the hi-fi world offering up iPod docks you know Apple is doing something right. I'd no more stick a CD in my hi-fi now than I would put my hand in a blender. I drop the iPod into its Arcam rDock and bingo - instant musical goodness. I'm currently saving up for an iLoo.

The Apple experience. I'm a Mac fanboy through and through. I love the way it all works together, the way the iPod seamlessly works with iTunes, which works beautifully on my Mac. I like feeling like an outsider in a PC-centric world. It reminds me of the cult bands I used to like that no-one had ever heard of. I like the way the Mac/iPod experience makes you feel. Comparing the iPod to other music players is like comparing an M&S sarnie with a curly, out-of-date bap. I like being wrapped in my Mac/iPod cocoon. That way I don't have to put up with PlaysForSure, renting - not owning - my music; malware, bloatware and all the other stuff that goes with Windows. Vista. WTF? Even PC users don't like Vista. I'm glad I don't have to put up with that.

James Rivington
James Rivington

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