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mc786030 · May 20, 2003, 07:49 AM

I have an old skool 10gb

- - e r i k - - · May 20, 2003, 07:51 AM

One old 20 gigger for me and one new 15 gigger for my girlfriend

dencamp · May 20, 2003, 08:17 AM

10 gig old one. It broke with 30 days left on the warranty and Apple just sent me a new one. Very cool, no scratches yet.

maxelson · May 20, 2003, 08:22 AM

5 gig original. changed my commuting life. don't know what I did without it.
Listened to a whole lot of conservative am radio commentary, I'll tell ya.

What?

Sometimes I ran out of coffee on the road and I needed something to keep me alert on the pike.

OptimusG4 · May 20, 2003, 09:04 AM

Old 10GB iPod, received for valentines day. Not a bad tradeoff

mydog8mymac · May 20, 2003, 09:51 AM

Originally posted by maxelson:
5 gig original. changed my commuting life.

Me TOO!

yakkiebah · May 20, 2003, 10:06 AM

yes and also the 5 gig original.

iNeusch · May 20, 2003, 10:12 AM

Just ordered my 30Go iPod
Could have used the 15 only, but the price difference was affordable so...

should come in a week

xi_hyperon · May 20, 2003, 10:46 AM

An original 5 GB, and just got my 15 GB yesterday. I've got the 5 gigger hooked up to my stereo at home and the 15 GB stays with me wherever I go. Many days' worth of music in my pocket.

Brien · May 20, 2003, 10:56 AM

Saving up for a new 15 gigger...

typoon · May 20, 2003, 11:17 AM

20 gigger here. Use it all the time and Love it.

Agasthya · May 20, 2003, 11:18 AM

I got 15 gigs of iPods. An old school 5 that is just sitting back in its original packaging and a touchwheel 10 (not the new ones) that I am using right now.

Powaqqatsi · May 20, 2003, 11:25 AM

I wanted to buy a new model 15GB, but I'm staying with MiniDisc.

G4ME · May 20, 2003, 11:27 AM

5 gig, got it the frist day they shipped, never looked back

mdc · May 20, 2003, 11:33 AM

got a new 15gig. loving every moment of it.

wdlove · May 20, 2003, 11:34 AM

Don't have any interest in one at the moment. I still like my walkman, listen to a local talkshow. It would be nice if they added the option of data like the Palm!

Zimphire · May 20, 2003, 12:04 PM

Nope, since i can't hear too well in my right ear..

GoGoReggieXPowars · May 20, 2003, 12:24 PM

10G and it's the best gadget I ever bought.

dav · May 20, 2003, 12:47 PM

5gig and 20gig

daimoni · 11:32 AM

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daimoni · 11:32 AM

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vmarks · May 20, 2003, 01:34 PM

Original 10gb, purchased from another MacNNer.

AB^2=BCxAC · May 20, 2003, 02:02 PM

When I can afford one, I'll buy one. For now, I'm gonna keep using the fake one I made out of a cut-up cereal box and white-out, for make-believe time on lonely nights.

tikki · May 20, 2003, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by maxelson:
5 gig original. changed my commuting life. don't know what I did without it.
Listened to a whole lot of conservative am radio commentary, I'll tell ya.

Even with my iPod I still listen to my talk radio in the car. Where the iPod is a life saver is when you get in those dead areas that have no radio reception. Makes the four hours from Purdue to Evansville a lot easier.

deekay1 · May 20, 2003, 03:44 PM

5 gig original here. one of the best things i've ever bought.

dampeoples · May 20, 2003, 05:12 PM

Original 5GB, 1.34GB free

itistoday · May 20, 2003, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by AB^2=BCxAC:
When I can afford one, I'll buy one. For now, I'm gonna keep using the fake one I made out of a cut-up cereal box and white-out, for make-believe time on lonely nights.

ThisGuy · May 20, 2003, 06:04 PM

5er and a 30 on the way.

OpenStep · May 20, 2003, 06:27 PM

ah yes!~ a 5 gb one

schep · May 20, 2003, 07:07 PM

yup the original 4.6 (not 5

) gig

AlfaMunky · May 20, 2003, 07:12 PM

new all touch sensitive 10 gig pod... represent!

Kenneth · May 20, 2003, 08:05 PM

10GB iPod owner..

Swiss Bob · May 20, 2003, 08:41 PM

Nope. I have no need of one, seeing as I never go anywhere which doesn't have its own sound system (car / bar / friends' houses / nightclub / supermarket). Never owned a "walkman" either.

Moderator · May 20, 2003, 08:49 PM

..bunch a giggerlovers that's what you all are.

11011001 · May 20, 2003, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by AB^2=BCxAC:
When I can afford one, I'll buy one. For now, I'm gonna keep using the fake one I made out of a cut-up cereal box and white-out, for make-believe time on lonely nights.

I did that with my tower.. seriously. It was really pathetic. I didn't have an LCD yet, so I just set up the tower, key boared, mouse, switch, dsl modem, phone.. I was going nuts.. absolutely nuts. So, I cut out a piece of cardboard 17 inches in the diagonal, colored in the screen.. put it on a stand I made for it, and sat there for hours.. and hours.. lonely, quite, unmoving.

Starting up that computer for the first time was like hearing angels sing, in deep dark baratone voices ringing with awesome destructive power. (the startup chime)

Hmm. I have a 10 gig rev b iPod.

Andrew 8808 · May 20, 2003, 10:56 PM

Yup, 2nd generation 10gig

The old style with the touch sensitive scroll is the 2nd gen. right? Heh, I forget

talisker · May 20, 2003, 11:15 PM

OK, here's a question for you iPod owners. Before you got one, did you have a CD / minidisc / tape Walkman thingy that you used all the time? Thing is, I never use my Walkman, but would love to get an iPod, although I thing my decision is based on the fact that its a beautiful thing, rather than I'll actually use it much.

OldManMac · May 20, 2003, 11:15 PM

Bought a 20GB last August, and I will be buying a new 30GB one shortly! I'll probably hook the 20 up to my bedroom stereo. The 30 will be my new portable.

OreoCookie · May 21, 2003, 04:36 AM

Yup, the 20 gig G2 iPod. Great piece of technology.

iNeusch · May 21, 2003, 04:41 AM

Ordered my 30Go on the May 20 and got an email today saying it was shipped from Taiwan

That's fast Apple !

maxelson · May 21, 2003, 08:16 AM

Originally posted by talisker:
OK, here's a question for you iPod owners. Before you got one, did you have a CD / minidisc / tape Walkman thingy that you used all the time? Thing is, I never use my Walkman, but would love to get an iPod, although I thing my decision is based on the fact that its a beautiful thing, rather than I'll actually use it much.

I have a Walkman CD, but it was impractical. I hate carrying media. I was limited- my music moods shift often and sometimes with great violence (Bach... NO! TOOL!... uh... Nick Drake... WAIT! CRIM!... ooooo... maybe some James Cotton... but jeez, I sure could go for some Primus... or Monk... or...). I could never carry enough media to satisfy. This was a near perfect option.

roger_ramjet · May 21, 2003, 08:38 AM

Bought the 5 gig version and thought that would be all I'd need. Nope. When I got my 10 gig iPod I thought that would be all I'd need. Nope. This is getting to be an expensive habit.

maxelson · May 21, 2003, 09:13 AM

I CAN QUIT ANYTIME I WANT, YES, YES I CAN!!!

andi*pandi · May 21, 2003, 10:49 AM

I have a refurb 5 gig. Would use it more often but never remember to. Would LOVE the car iTrip thing.

Is the battery SUPPOSED to die when not in use?

kovacs · May 21, 2003, 10:54 AM

I've got two, a G1 5 gig and a G2 10 gig.. btw am I the only that prefers the mechanical wheel of the first generation iPoids instead of the touch sensitve wheel of the newer models ? The headphones of the second generation are so much better than those of the first generation...

BrunoBruin · 11:31 AM

I got a 5GB as a Christmas gift the year they were introduced, and have a 30GB on order. The 5 recently accompanied me on a car trip to Texas, 4,000 miles round-trip, happily playing away the entire time through an iRock. It was brilliant, 10 days in the car and I didn't have to bring a single CD.

maxelson · May 21, 2003, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by andi*pandi:
I have a refurb 5 gig. Would use it more often but never remember to. Would LOVE the car iTrip thing.

Is the battery SUPPOSED to die when not in use?

The battery likes to be out of the cold and yes, topped off as much as possible. But then again, that's in the User's manual, so I guess it's not common knowledge.

GoGoReggieXPowars · May 21, 2003, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by talisker:
OK, here's a question for you iPod owners. Before you got one, did you have a CD / minidisc / tape Walkman thingy that you used all the time?

Before I got mine, I mostly worked at home and had the stereo going all the time. For bus trips out to visit my folks and plane tripes, I've had various CD players, but the last one would stop playing at random times, and was hard to get it and out of my Winter jacket pockets.

The iPod goes with me practically everywhere now, thanks to its size. I mainly bought it for my commute to and from my new job, and it proved its worth in the first few days.

A+ would buy again!

andi*pandi · May 21, 2003, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by maxelson:
The battery likes to be out of the cold and yes, topped off as much as possible. But then again, that's in the User's manual, so I guess it's not common knowledge.

Manual? There was a manual?

well, it's just somewhat annoying. my old walkman sits in a drawer for 2 years, yet still cranks when I play it, but my iPod can't sit for two weeks?

Must get in habit of plugging it in perpetually, I guess!

thePurpleGiant · May 21, 2003, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by andi*pandi:
Manual? There was a manual?

well, it's just somewhat annoying. my old walkman sits in a drawer for 2 years, yet still cranks when I play it, but my iPod can't sit for two weeks?

Must get in habit of plugging it in perpetually, I guess!

Did you download the iPod software update a while back? It was supposed to fix this problem, it worked for me. My iPod stays in the car all the time, and hits freezing temperates at night. SInce the update, battery life stays constant.