Research and Why You Should or Shouldnt Buy an Ipod

Another little project as a result of a comment by DCN/Joel.


Thank you for joining this edition of consumer report. I am your reporter Santiago. Today, we will look at the new wave of audio listening devices. First we will look at the most popular of these devices. It is an Ipod manufactured by Apple Computers. These little devices have been made popular with jazzy commercial and slogans like:





Ok. Let’s cut the bullshit. Let us try to make this a more realistic approach. Any listening device can be purchase and have the same effect. As Dr. V has put it, it is a new “cool” thing. If you have one in your ear, then young people think you are cool. These listening devices are really just mp3 players.

Here is a quick list to indicate if you really need one (not to be confused with really want one):

First of all Do you own a computer? This will be a big determining factor in whether you should buy one or not. You need a computer to have these mp3 players or can you use the one at work. Jajajajaja! You have to upload/burn/rip the cd to your computer and then transfer it to your Ipod/ PDA/ Ilo/ mobiBlu cube/Dell DJ/well the list is endless. So…instead of it costing only $100-299 or more depending what you are going to buy, it can go up to $1000 for the computer and the damn mp3 player. So…think about it.

Do you find yourself in long trips without any reasonable audio capabilities (i.e. walkman, cd player, etc..)? Well…do you want to really lug around the big ass walkman or the huge ass cd player that never fits into your coat pocket and then make you feel super awkward and then you start gangster leaning because of the weight. Well…this applies to those taking public transportation. If you are like me, who got a car that only has cassette and no damn CD player, then you have to get those CD players that are adaptable to the cassette deck. Ooops, it is not supposed to be about me. Moving on.

Do you usually buy CD’s or do usually download them from the internet? I have a little bit of mixed feeling about this one. The music I listen to is usually kind of hard to find. You may have to buy the CD at a specialty shop like on 26th St or the Tower Record store that is huge. I listen to rock, but like independent rock. If you like to listen mainstream then you should be cool buy stuff online it is cheaper and attainable.

I know there is more to this topic, but I can not do it justice with just a few words here and there.