Posted by nlaplaca on 06/22/07 02:14

Karen wrote:
> On Jun 11, 7:51 pm, Dale Arends <dalearendss...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Ok, I don't mean to start any flame wars...
>>
>> My wife and I are thinking about getting mp3 players to use while in
>> exercise class (bikes and treadmills are sooooo boring!) We don't need
>> anything fancy but if we're going to get them we may as well get something
>> good. So far I'm thinking about the iPod Nano but really don't know.
>>
>> What would be a good player and why do you recommend it? We don't need
>> real-time web or satellite access...just a basic player for music and,
>> maybe, podcasts.
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>> - Dale
>
> I have the iPod mini and am pretty happy with it. I would suggest
> getting something that doesn't need to be charged too often. I find
> that I charge my iPod more than I listen to it!
>


My suggestion is the ipod shuffle. When these first came out I didn't
think they were a good idea due to the lack of a visible interface. I
couldn't have been more wrong. I do a lot of cycling, running and
snowboarding and I love my shuffle for those activities.

It is small, holds 15 hours of music and keeps a charge forever it
seems. The software side of the house is amazing as well. Another
dilemma I had was that I assumed I would constantly have to edit
playlists to keep them fresh. I have one big playlist with all high
energy songs geared towards working out. Within itunes you can choose a
function called autofill. Autofill simply fills your ipod at random from
whatever playlist you choose. So when I get tired of the songs I just
click autofill and that gives me a fresh playlist in about 5 minutes.

At $75.00 I personally don't see how you can beat it for the purposes
you want. You can clip it to anything as well. Hope this helps.

Nick

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