Zen/Ipod couple Questions

[kid4christ]

I have a couple questions about the Zen and the I pod.

Where is a very good review site for both of these?

I hear that a hard drive has a 3-5 lifespan. Is this ture?

Does that same rule apply for the Ipod/Zen?

I hear that the Ipod has problems. Sometimes my freind and other people I know have trouble with theres, is this true?

Thanks alot guys.

[arix]

I can just tell you that the ony problem that the ipod has is that their stock headphones arent very good somethimes they get a clipping noise and some funny noises but you can fix that with some Altec Lansing headphones similar to the ones that mac puts in their "Ipod"

[flawedreality5]

I've never had any problems with my iPod. I think it's a great piece of hardware that's backed by a awful piece of software (itunes). The battery life isn't all that great. It's about the 3-5 hours like you heard. Although I usually don't let it leave the house so it doesn't matter to me. I use it more as an external hard drive more than anything.

[Dark Nova]

i just bought a zen micro, and let me tell you its the best, battery life isnt big (12hours) thought its an external battery re-chargeable trought USB.

The Ipod, the biggest problem with the ipod today is the battery, The battery will be good for only 1-1.5years and since its an internal battery, youll have to return the product (the ipod) to replace the battery. But its a good peice of hardware

you can go on the Zen and Ipod sites, it will explain everything you need to know

[ZeratulsAvenger]

Originally Posted by flawedreality5 I've never had any problems with my iPod. I think it's a great piece of hardware that's backed by a awful piece of software (itunes).

You don't like iTunes? My friends and I love it, so it's at least worth a look for him.

Are you sure you need a HD based player? Flash based can last many more hours, and the Nano's seem to be selling like hotcakes these days. I have seen two and would just love to have one myself, for nothign else then to bring to my car. Do away with most every CD I have to carry.

My iPod worked well, although it had terrible battery life. It was 1st generation though, so by now I am sure they are packing a bit more power in there. The battery also has had a ton of wear and tear on it, so it isn't expected to hold as much of a charge as a new one. The whole external HD was awesome though.

[Mac Medic]

My ipod gets about 13 hours playback on a charge, it's rated at 15 hours so it's dropped a bit, almost a year old. It has 1 problem locking up when playing mono encoded bookmarkable AAC files over 64mb in size, a simple fix is to re-encode them in stereo AAC instead, but there aren't too many mono bookmarkable AAC file out there I'm sure, the ones I had were radio shows I recorded with Audio Hijack Pro. Other than that this 4th gen unit has been ok.

[kid4christ]

I use Itunes right now and I love it. I think is blows Windows Media out of the water. I like the fact that it has all these importing and burning options. I have a flash based player but I wanted something to back up all my music in and as well lissen too. I liked the Zen because they were a little cheaper, the come with a case, and they have better HD selections then the Ipods do.

[flawedreality5]

I can't stand Windows Media Player either. Too much stuff that is integrated. I just use Winamp Pro to play/rip/burn my music as well as transfer back and forth to the iPod.