[eyes on me]

I want an mp3 player but I dont know which one to buy. The ipod mini or the original, or other mp3 player. Whats the best mp3 player? Can n e 1 tell me how it works? Because I already have many song on my pc and some on my mac, but im not sure if I can transfer it or I have to download it all over again? Thank U.

[mdc]

the thing about the ipod and the mini is that it will only sync with one computer. if you plug it into your mac it will copy all the songs off itunes, but if you plug it into your windows pc it will ask if it can format the ipod so that it can be read by a pc, and then copy all your windows songs onto it.

i suggest putting all your songs on your mac and keeping your ipod synced with that. i say the mac over windows because with the mac you can use isync to put your ical calendar and address book contacts onto your ipod.

depending on how much music you have, you could go with the mini if you have under 4 gig, other wise go for a normal ipod.

enjoy

[buddhabelly]

there are many third party, even free utilities to sync your computer to your ipod, rather than the ipod to the computer. So it doesn't have to be only a certain way. There are many options.

As for an mp3 player, I love the size, battery life and storage capabilies of the ipod. Hands down the best I've ever used.

[Graymalkin]

Originally posted by mdc:
the thing about the ipod and the mini is that it will only sync with one computer. if you plug it into your mac it will copy all the songs off itunes, but if you plug it into your windows pc it will ask if it can format the ipod so that it can be read by a pc, and then copy all your windows songs onto it.

You're just a bit off there. This only happens when you have the iPod automatically sync when you plug it in. If you plug your iPod in and go to its settings in iTunes you only need to select the "Manually manage songs and playlists" option and you can connect your iPod to as many computers as you like. When you set the manual management of songs you can use your iPod as your music repository. Having it automatically sync everything up means you have to keep copies of all your songs on your computer that you want on your iPod. I use my iPod as my music library because my Powerbook's 40GB drive needs to hold more important things than just my music collection.