i have an Ipod, and I have to say that it is the 2nd best purchase i have ever made, (1st being myiMac
) and it synchronizes flawlessly with iTunes, which is ,IMO, the best player out there. Yes, the ACC file format is a little bit larger, but I think it's of higher quality than WMA, for sure. Also, Apple sends out updates for the iPods, and has the absolute greatest customer support i have ever experienced. After i owned mine for about a year, i experienced a rare glitch where the LCD screen just freezes, you can't even turn the thing off, or do a software restore on it. So i called apple, and I was up and running about 10 mins later, with all of my songs still on the HD! iPod supports Firewire and USB, and is crazy quick when managing songs with iTunes. spend the extra $70 (20gb goes for $270 after a student discount, and everyone knows someone in college, if not i'll get on for you
) Also, who can beat all of the cool accessories for iPod?