>>>>>>>>>>I've used Napster for a couple of years now and love it for mp3 players. It has a play and go subscription which allows unlimited free downloads to your mp3 (up to 3 players) player on a monthly subscription. However, it doesn't work with IPODs. Is ITunes the only way to download to an IPOD? I heard LymeWire may do it... Any suggestions?
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>>>>>>>>>I don't have an IPod, but my understanding is that you need ITunes to transfer music. That doesn't mean that they have to buy your music from the ITune store though. For example, if you rip your CD's into ITunes, you should be able to transfer them. If you download MP3 music, you should be able to import that into ITunes and transfer.
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>>>>>>>>>I used to be on the ITunes bandwagon, but then I started thinking about how when I buy music from them I am locked into ITunes/IPods. Now I purchase my music in MP3 format and use WinAmp. I don't have an MP3 player yet, but I will get a Creative Zen I believe.
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>>>>>>>>Both my children have creative zens and they both needed replacing just before the one year warranty period was up. One of those replacements is now (about 1 year later ) developing faults. (the on off switch has just fallen out)
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>>>>>>>Really? Thanks for the info... I don't want to buy a pile of garbage. I know the IPods seem to be the MP3 player king, but it's hard for me to buy one because I hate their stupid Mac vs. PC commercials. I think Kevin G. recommended a Creative Zen in another thread a while back.
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>>>>>>Its a difficult one. I alos prefer the zen to ipod and I believe ipods are also notorious for stopping working after about a year. I think that solid state memory is the way to go even if you do get less memory. The less moving parts the better.
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>>>>>Yes, I agree with you there, although it is mighty tempting to go out and get the 80GB player just to be able to load all of my stuff on there and not have to worry.
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>>>>>It's there something about the IPod battery also? It's not replaceable or something?
>>>I think the ipod battery is rechargeable but when it won't take a charge any more it can't easily be replaced . The ipod has to be shipped back to MAC who charge a large fee
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>>Can the Creative brands be replaced easily?
>Yes its more like a mobile phone you can just unclip and put a new one in. Not usre how much they cost.

Cool, thanks for the info.