Well, this is my very first mp3 player. I had considered getting an iPod awhile back, before the mini was around and such, but I could never justify it to myself. $300-400 is a lot for something I knew I would only use sporadically, maybe 5 minutes while walking to class or an hour while riding my bike 8-10 miles. If I'm working on anything, I can simply plug in my headphones and listen to my music via the computer. The only time-consuming activity I could see where an iPod would fit me would be while driving. A quick purchase of a cassette tape adapter and I'd be set.
So, my needs were minimal, which meant I held off on the big ones. Then the Shuffle was released and I knew it fit my needs and budget perfectly. I just toss it in my pocket and go about my business. It takes up little space in my pocket and I frequently pull it out when I'm going for my cigarette lighter. That's a good idea of the size of it. When I'm riding, I just put it on shuffle and start my journey. I have yet to notice the lack of a screen as a drawback. The only time I would refer to a screen would be while driving, and I'd rather not do something like that while going 70 mph with 18-wheelers all around. I find a nice, efficient way to navigate is keep the songs organized by artist when I import. Then, when needing to find a song, just shuffle a few times until I hit a close letter and skip forward or back to find the song. Takes 10 seconds or so.
Also, I've been in dire need of a jump-drive. This comes in handy so much, almost to the point that I have a drive that also happens to play music.
I had my website address engraved on it, as a security measure in case it was ever lost. If there are still good samaritans out there, a simple visit to the site would find my contact info on how to reach me to return it.
There's not a lot of shuffle photos online that I could find, with it being in a real world setting and being put up to scale. So maybe the photos in here will help some.
My final verdict is I love it. This is THE iPod for me and my needs. Might not be enough for some, but luckily there are still other products out there.
So, my needs were minimal, which meant I held off on the big ones. Then the Shuffle was released and I knew it fit my needs and budget perfectly. I just toss it in my pocket and go about my business. It takes up little space in my pocket and I frequently pull it out when I'm going for my cigarette lighter. That's a good idea of the size of it. When I'm riding, I just put it on shuffle and start my journey. I have yet to notice the lack of a screen as a drawback. The only time I would refer to a screen would be while driving, and I'd rather not do something like that while going 70 mph with 18-wheelers all around. I find a nice, efficient way to navigate is keep the songs organized by artist when I import. Then, when needing to find a song, just shuffle a few times until I hit a close letter and skip forward or back to find the song. Takes 10 seconds or so.
Also, I've been in dire need of a jump-drive. This comes in handy so much, almost to the point that I have a drive that also happens to play music.
I had my website address engraved on it, as a security measure in case it was ever lost. If there are still good samaritans out there, a simple visit to the site would find my contact info on how to reach me to return it.
There's not a lot of shuffle photos online that I could find, with it being in a real world setting and being put up to scale. So maybe the photos in here will help some.
My final verdict is I love it. This is THE iPod for me and my needs. Might not be enough for some, but luckily there are still other products out there.
