My friends swear by their iPods. I’m not exaggerating when I say that everyone has one. I don’t. I’d like a portable music player, but I’m not quite sure when I’d listen, anyway. My car radio and compact discs suit me fine for now.
However, if someone offered me a way to carry around a library of 1,000 songs, I would be crazy not to take it. But if you’re going to buy a player and access to an online music store, Money Magazine has some suggestions.
If you’re a habitual downloader, you may want to consider a subscription service rather than Apple’s iTunes store, which charges the customer for each download. Wilson Rothman, the author of the Money Magazine article, is a fan of Urge, a music store owned by MTV. You can’t use an iPod with Urge, but the magazine suggests the Creative Zen V
This just in: If you have an iPod and you’re ready to upgrade to a newer device, Tweeter now offers an iPod trade-in program. You’ll receive a store credit, the amount of which will be determined by the store, to apply to the purchase of a new iPod or any other product available at the store. (Thanks, Boston Gal, for the tip!)
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Glad to be of help! :)