03-24-2007, 12:04 AM
You can set Itunes to not Auto Sync, but in the event of a PC failure, when you hook the ipod up to the computer, it will show a message that says Itunes isn't set up with this ipod, do you want to set up itunes to work with this ipod. If you click yes, it reformats the ipod, removing everything, and replacing it with what is in your itunes (Which is nothing, if you had a computer crash). The program CopyPod works great in this situation. It allows you to Copy everything from your Ipod, either to your Hard drive, or into Itunes, saving all your music. It may sound like a lot of extra work, but it isn't that bad.
All this said, I would suggest the Ipod. I was also against the whole Ipod thing in the begining too, but like Hoobajoob said, you can get Ipod Accesories ANYWHERE, with the other MP3 players, the accesories are very limited.
I will say, STAY AWAY FROM ZUNE!!!!! There is a feature in Zune, that any DL'd music, that doen't have a license, will disappear after a few days. This also goes for any music that you share among other Zune users. I though the "Infared port" on the Zune was a great feature till I heard about the 3-4 day limit.
All this said, I would suggest the Ipod. I was also against the whole Ipod thing in the begining too, but like Hoobajoob said, you can get Ipod Accesories ANYWHERE, with the other MP3 players, the accesories are very limited.
I will say, STAY AWAY FROM ZUNE!!!!! There is a feature in Zune, that any DL'd music, that doen't have a license, will disappear after a few days. This also goes for any music that you share among other Zune users. I though the "Infared port" on the Zune was a great feature till I heard about the 3-4 day limit.
I'll keep my God, my freedom, my guns, and my money. You can keep "THE CHANGE."