[bobcat]

Ok this is my take on the iPod currently:-

I used to like the iPod, until I used the Sony N/W Walkman. Sonic stage takes a lot of getting used to, but overall it works great. I still think Itunes is better though.

40 hour playback + removable battery is what tempted me over the current iPod. And the up and down arrows are a lot more accurate than the wheel thingo. That wheel is too sensitive, or not sensitive enough. I find it highly frustrating. Times where I'm trying to choose a song, and it goes to the song above it, or below it. The Sony N/W Walkman feels very sturdy and sleek in my hand, but the iPod mini feels plastic like (only in comparison).

I thought iPod was the best..........until my 20gb battery crapped itself, and my 6gb randomly paused, and battery began to crap itself. Now Sony has proven itself to me. Sony have been around longer than apple in the portable music business, so it makes sense that finally they make such a great portable handheld mp3 player to compete with iPod.