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[bobcat]

Originally Posted by Null

i dissagree, i have 2 ipods, a video and one of the originals. never had any problems. and outta all the people i know with em, only 1 ever had a problem which was resolved quickly. They without a doubt are good quality.

that said, nothing is ever problem free, many people have had problems with ipods, but just like many have had problems with your sony walkman too.

Thing is, the bigger your userbase is, the more your going to hear about thoes problems over products with smaller user bases.

if i had had your problems i'd probably of gotten a different mp3 player myself. but thats just luck of the draw i guess.

Well put yourself in my situation. You buy one Ipod 20Gb, after 13 months of using it, the battery only lasts for about 5 minutes then dies after being charged.

Then I bought another 6GB one, the iPod would randomly pause 7 days later. Was a real pain to get it replaced. Eventually I got a new 6GB mini again, and about 7 months down the track battery problems. Would be 1/4 left and then it'd just die.

It got stolen (which was the best thing that could have happened to me). I bought the Sony Attrac3 Network Walkman, and have had no problems at all.

I understand what you're saying, luck of the draw etc. But there was no way in hell I'd buy another iPod. And I am telling everybody I know about my experiences so that they are aware. I do think that Itunes is better than Sonic Stage, however I also think that Attrac3 sounds a bit better than Mp3. From my experience, the iPod unit is problematic.