Hello, I've been reading up on the new G4 iPods and with the new prices I'm considering the iPod over the iRiver. I'm going to be living in a dorm soon and since space will be severly restricted (3 people live in a space meant for 2) I'm going to have to drop my entire CD collection. I'm considering the iPod, iRiver, and the other available alternatives. 20GB should be good enough for me. Here's the factors I'm considering:
Sound Quality (I listen to a lot of indie/british stuff: Radiohead, Ted Leo, Morrissey, Cure, Clash)
The FM tuner is essentially useless to me, I visited the campus recently and did not find any radio stations I like
The sound recorder is alluring if it is above the quality of the 20 dollar tape recorders.
Also I noticed the 20GB iPod does not come with the dock, can one still play music through speakers without it? I'd like to use it as an alarm too.
The remote and carrying case don't really matter that much to me since I probably won't be walking with it as that I'm clumsy enough as it is without stuff in my ears.
Also, the anandtech review suggested the in ear headphones, are they that drastic of an improvement? On student discount I can get the 20GB for 270 and 35 for the headphones.
Thanks for any help.
I did post this in the other forum but I think it was the wrong one so I'm reposting it here if you don't mind.
Sound Quality (I listen to a lot of indie/british stuff: Radiohead, Ted Leo, Morrissey, Cure, Clash)
The FM tuner is essentially useless to me, I visited the campus recently and did not find any radio stations I like
The sound recorder is alluring if it is above the quality of the 20 dollar tape recorders.
Also I noticed the 20GB iPod does not come with the dock, can one still play music through speakers without it? I'd like to use it as an alarm too.
The remote and carrying case don't really matter that much to me since I probably won't be walking with it as that I'm clumsy enough as it is without stuff in my ears.
Also, the anandtech review suggested the in ear headphones, are they that drastic of an improvement? On student discount I can get the 20GB for 270 and 35 for the headphones.
Thanks for any help.
I did post this in the other forum but I think it was the wrong one so I'm reposting it here if you don't mind.