iPods... can someone clear this up for me?

[Ika]

Originally posted by: lightpants
The only reason that I have an Ipod is because of Rockbox. You just drag and drop your music files on it, and away you go. Battery life might be a little shorter, but it is worth it. They haven't optimized it for battery life yet, but they will.

how bad is the battery life? I'm very, very close to buying an iPod, the only reason being I can get an 80GB for $350, then rockbox it so everything I hate about the iPod goes away. I'm mostly interested in battery life for audio.

 

[intogamer]

The new 5.5Gen has 3.5hrs for video