COWON i10

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Thanks Renton. I see it has a FM recording facility but if I was just going for an MP 3 or MP4 player, without internet access, I'd get another Walkman or Sansa probably

I've got an ipod touch, I've had it for a few years and to be honest haven't used it to it's full potential.  

I loaded it with music, plugged it in to a dock and that's about it.  Never changed the music on it again in that time until I got the iMac, I've reloaded it with all the music I loaded on to the mac.  You can do so much more than just listen to music on it, apparently it goes on FB and the internet and everything.

I had an ipod once ... and I used it once

I gave it to my daughter

 Rexi, the only reason I have an ipod touch is because a supplier we buy off does a thing near Christmas (because it's a quiet sales time) where they give away stuff like that with every machine we buy off them, we ended up with 5, I kept one, we sold 2 on ebay and did a lottery type thing for the lads who work for us to give away the other 2.

Thanks Cinds. I'm hoping to use it as emergency backup if my lappy ever goes down. I've had bad luck with laptops.

Hahaha - that's the biz

We got two because hubby hit some sales target or another. We got all excited and loaded loads of music on both, then they sat on a shelf for about a year gathering dust. Come to think of it, I don't know whatever happened to his ... it could still be on the shelf

Not much space for music on an 8gb of iPod Touch, IMO, once you've got a few games loaded etc.

Depends what you want out of it.  If you're not bothered about internet connectivity and games then an iPod Nano might be more appropriate.  If you want just music (and lots of it) and video (albeit on a small screen) but at quite a high price, then an iPod classic might be ok.  If you are bothered about internet connectivity then the Nano and iPod Classic are no good.

However, I've read many opinions that don't rate the sound quality of Apple products at all.  Many seem to prefer Sony, but they seem rather expensive for the capacity to me.

I've heard the Apple sound quality isn't as good as Sony or even Sansa either. Though sometimes it depends on headphones...

Whooooooooooooooooooooooosh.

Excuse me a mo while I just change the record on my music centre - I'll be back.

Wind up gramophone?

Rosie, my 1st ipod was an 8gb.  Thought "that'll do me"

I was wrong.

I've now got 4 of the blighters ranging in size, the largest is 32gb - all full to the brim plus an iphone loaded with music too.

My handbag weighs a ton

Oh no poor Cosmo! Have you never heard of the word "delete" 

I can't bear to delete, Rosie.

Always think I'll go looking for a tune and then realise I've taken it off

Still, if I get stranded on a desert island I've got 30+ days worth of music to keep me happy according to itunes

 lol Cosmo you stored 30 straight days of music. I can't even imagine that.

I've decided against the ipod. Saw a teeny little portable DAB radio from Asda for £27 quid, thats the gadget for me  

Took me to the main page only, Rosie, but if that's what will do you for you, then yes get that.  Probably best to gen up a bit more on the ipod stuff before you commit.

Don't want to be lugging like me do you?

Lol  yeh its a slippery slope.

Can't beat the quality

Just what I need!  It'll balance out my achey shoulder(s)