so i bit the bullet...and ordered an ipod mini for my gf

[Aharami]

for the past couple months, my gf had been dropping hints left and right that she wants an mp3 player...more specifically the ipod. initally, i was adamantly against purchasing the ipod. but after i started doing some research, i guess my outlook changed.

the choice was either between
ipod mini or iriver H10
or
ipod or iriver H320

i figured the ipod mini or iriver H10 would be better suited for her since she is such a petite girl (also, I can save some $$ ). I really liked the looks of the H10 and with the FM tuner, color screen, and near identical size to the ipod mini, the H10 looked like a clear winner. But a couple things that turned me off the H10. the H10 has a smaller battery life than the ipod...and people have been complaining about buggy firmware for the H10. Also rule of thumb is never ever buy a product thats been recently introduced to the market. The ipod mini is in its 2nd generation and hopefully all the bugs have been worked out...but i just dont know about the H10. Also the cheapest i found the H10 was for $230 shipped. I got the ipod for $170 shipped. Plus the customized laser engraving on the back of the ipod is just cool

So what do you guys think? Did i make the right choice? Remember...she is neither an audiophile...nor a nerd. she wants something thats easy to use, is cool looking, and has pretty good sound quality.

Oh...and this is for her bday present.

ah...and pics of said gf
in orlando...on our way to pleasure island
us in the bahamas
in nyc

edit: looks like the ipod shipped....FROM SHANGHAI, CHINA!!!!!!! never had anything coming to me from china! What? Apple doenst have any ipod minis left in the US? how long will it take to reach the east coast from China?

 

[chrisms]

iRiver sucks.. I never got my rebate and the thing stopped working. iriver can burn in hell

 

[DivideBYZero]

IPOD's are teh best MP3 players evar.


/hides

 

[Gravity]

Hmm.....hope she enjoys it.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: chrisms
iRiver sucks.. I never got my rebate and the thing stopped working. iriver can burn in hell

wow...which one do you have?

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
IPOD's are teh best MP3 players evar.


/hides

yea...i know right! i really should put on a flamesuit after admitting on ATOT that i purchased an ipod

 

[SouthPaW1227]

good decision, and good pics

I got mine one for this Valentine's Day w/ something personal on the back. needless to say it was an awesome decision!

 

[lancestorm]

hot gf. you should have gotten her a mini....skirt!

 

[K1052]

I bought one for a relative as a gift.

I feel dirty.

 

[Rallispec]

i bought one as a gift for my g/f this past christmas -- it too shipped from china, came into the U.S. through Alaska according to the tracking... still made it to the east coast in under a week.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: chrisms
iRiver sucks.. I never got my rebate and the thing stopped working. iriver can burn in hell

I've had no iddues with mine, even after it's been left playing for 14 hours straight (plugged into mains of course), it also has 2 headphone jacks (line out and headphone are both volume controlled so can act as headphone jacks - iRiver H140)

I would have gone for whichever was cheaper of the size you wanted (ie: cheaper out of H10/mini if you want ~5GB, or of H3xx vs iPod if you want more space).

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
IPOD's are teh best MP3 players evar.


/hides

until your battery wears out.

/creative zen xtra - bigger, but has 30gb for 169.95 off ebay, new in box. can't beat that.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: lancestorm
hot gf. you should have gotten her a mini....skirt!

heh. she already has plenty of those.
she just bought a pretty "nice" bikini off VS for our cancun trip :shocked:

 

[liquidblue]

I was going to get an IPod +Photo the gf for her birthday - engraved, case and all. Possibly a hook up to her aftermarket car stereo. I would have been proud of that Accord.

Then her hints started changing to "I want a new bag..."

:sigh;

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Rallispec
i bought one as a gift for my g/f this past christmas -- it too shipped from china, came into the U.S. through Alaska according to the tracking... still made it to the east coast in under a week.

NICE! so i should be able to give to her as an early present. she could use it on the flight to cancun

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: chrisms
iRiver sucks.. I never got my rebate and the thing stopped working. iriver can burn in hell

I've had no iddues with mine, even after it's been left playing for 14 hours straight (plugged into mains of course), it also has 2 headphone jacks (line out and headphone are both volume controlled so can act as headphone jacks - iRiver H140)

I would have gone for whichever was cheaper of the size you wanted (ie: cheaper out of H10/mini if you want ~5GB, or of H3xx vs iPod if you want more space).

yea maybe when the price of the iriver H320 comes down a bit...i'll buy one for myself. But the iaudio M5 is looking pretty nice too!

 

If your gf is happy, you made the right choice, no matter what any of the geeks here say.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: SampSon
If your gf is happy, you made the right choice, no matter what any of the geeks here say.

as long as it's small...and plays mp3s, i think she would've been happy either way

 

[SouthPaW1227]

she'll love it. My g/f did....Cancun? Man, I need your job.

 

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: SampSon
If your gf is happy, you made the right choice, no matter what any of the geeks here say.

as long as it's small...and plays mp3s, i think she would've been happy either way

Imagine if your weiner played mp3s, you would have saved a couple hundred dollars!

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: SouthPaW1227
she'll love it. My g/f did....Cancun? Man, I need your job.

trust me. u dont want my job. unless you like maintaining old COBOL programs. yeap. thats what i do. im in the development team...but we never develop anything new

and cancun is a really cheap trip. gf's parents has timeshare there. so me, her, her sis, and her sis' bf are goin there for a week. all we are paying for is airfare and food money

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: SampSon
If your gf is happy, you made the right choice, no matter what any of the geeks here say.

as long as it's small...and plays mp3s, i think she would've been happy either way

Imagine if your weiner played mp3s, you would have saved a couple hundred dollars!

hahahha. well if my weiner fit those categories (esp the first one)...i'd have saved a couple hundred dollars anyways since I wouldnt have a gf in the first place

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: SampSon
If your gf is happy, you made the right choice, no matter what any of the geeks here say.

as long as it's small...and plays mp3s, i think she would've been happy either way

Imagine if your weiner played mp3s, you would have saved a couple hundred dollars!

hahahha. well if my weiner fit those categories (esp the first one)...i'd have saved a couple hundred dollars anyways since I wouldnt have a gf in the first place

XD:laugh:

 

[MaxDSP]

I think the Mini's are made in China, so you shouldn't worry about it. She'll love the Mini, I've had it for about 8 months and absolutely love it.