Posted by bj Porcella on 12/17/05 18:27

The big selling point for me is the removable battery. iPod battery is
sealed. That's planned obsolesce. You get a couple years of use out of it
and then its junk. Apple will replace the battery at about 1/2 the original
cost....... but 2 years from now a new iPod will probably be a better
deal. You can use the iRiver forever ( at least in theory)



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bj Porcella

"Cleveland Tech" <clevelandtech@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Unlucky" <pipsqueak@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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>> HAve been looking at the iriver 5gb can anyone tell me fors and againsts
>> and if they are any better or worse than an ipod nano, am looking at
>> getting one for my daughter.
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> A co-worker got an iRiver 5GB Red and she loves it - she's had a couple
> other brands before that and they now sit on the shelf or in her cabinet
> at
> work.
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> I don't have one yet, but after seeing hers, I'm saving for one myself.
> They sound good. I like the ability to listen to FM stations, as well as
> recording FM radio and voice with the microphone.
>
> The iPod Nano doesn't do FM or voice recording - but that may or may not
> be
> an issue for you. I do like the size of them, but between these two
> choices, I would prefer the iRiver.
>
> Hope this helps.
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