i aquired an i pod but have not a single wire (charger, ear phones, or usb cable). apple's wires are so expensive and i get store brands for half the price.
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i buy mostly the apple wires. just cause i know they are good quality and they match the theme. the key is making sure the cable is good quality monsters are nice but black i have a few cables from the belkin pure av line and they are the same apple white and same great quality. so the question  isnt apple or not its quality or not. storebrand is generally cheap low quality. if you see a 6 foot cable costs 25 bucks for the monster version or 5 for the storebrand its obvious your loosing something and gernearlly it is quality like gold plated connectors and wire injection. monster apple and belkin all inject gas into their sealed wires that helps the wires stay cooler then the air pockets in normal wires. that or they will vacumme the wire sheild around the wire to eliminate the possiblities of air bubbles thus keeping them cooler.
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there are better mp3's than ipod like my cousen has a wolverine that you can get for like 2oobucks and there are some good deals on EbAy.com
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if you go to ipod.com and click on the discussion link in the support section there are people on all the time to help about questions like that. i know they will know way more specifics than  us. thats where i go to get all my ipod questions answered.
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It looks like you're right, your computer doesn't have USB 2.0. But the good news is, you can still attach your iPod to it, it will just transfer data slower. So it'll be one song every 2-3 seconds, whereas if you had USB 2.0 it would be about 40 times faster. If I were you I'd get a firewire connector for the iPod, that's almost as fast as USB 2.0 (and your computer does have firewire ports).
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Not big things like iPods or XBox.. But free samples and such..\nI like looking in the freebie forums in slickdeals.net\n\nhttp://forums.slickdeals.net/forumdisplay.php?sduid=0&f=4
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This is most assuredly not true. Check the link below for some of Apple's most recent product announcements.  You'll notice the are not focused on the ipod.\n\nThe ipod is a fad.  Apple knows this.  Five years from now, nobody will even remember the ipod, and another company will be selling the "latest thing" in personal audio entertainment... perhaps with live wireless streaming from the internet or something.  But five years from now Apple will still be making computers.
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heres a solution, dont get an ipod nano, ipods only are compatible with apple accessories and apple programs, get a creative zen micro 5gig used, when i got mine a year ago it was $200 and i saw a refurbished one for like $120 a few wqeeks ago, its not as small as a nano, but it works great and has alot of accessoriez that can go with it
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You are screwed.\nHave a nice day and thank you for choosing Apple. We realize you have a choice of companies to f*ck you with your pants on and we thank you for choosing the company with the least software and the highest prices.
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You should get a better subscription service like Yahoo! Unlimited. ITUNES and the IPOD are both conspiracy (lol) people get them based on what they look like and the fact that other people have them. In reality pod's are the worst mp3 players not only in the convenience department but the technology is filled with bugs and errors.
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I would just to g a music store and let them help you find something for a beginner.  They can also tell you what all you will need to make it work correctly.  If you do it yourself you might miss something vital or even something as small as a cable.
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You can get an ipod nano (the smallest) for less than £100 now (use a kelkoo seach to find the cheapest online) and get an arm band strap for about £15 or so. I borrowed a friends nano and arm strap when I did Race for Life this year and it was fantastic. As i use itunes on my computer, I'm personally holding out for an ipod this christmas!\n\nHowever, most people on here are right, it IS just an MP3 player and there ARE cheaper options. I'd suggest you google Which? and see if they have reviews (im sure they will)\n\nNot wanting to push Ipods BUT they have just bought on the new ipod shuffle which is the size of a matchbox and is literally a clip, so you just clip it onto your clothing.... The main thing about a shuffle is you can't go through it and select a particular artist etc, it just shuffles (plays randomly) all the tracks on it. However, if i went with that I'd only put on tracks that help me run anyway!!\n\nDefinitely google and go from there- most stores work on commission for different products so you might find it difficult getting a neutral view!\n\nGod bless the internet!
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good luck at any retail store u need a special cord i forgot what its called but i had to go to a music store and they had to custom order it...what it does is serve as a headphone set exept insted of a headphone u get another male jack to hook up to your amp ( with a converter of course) so basically its like a double male headphone cord
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err, apparently microsoft doens't support that feature due to copyright issues.  Most other companies would be the same.  You could try open source community to do that trick.  homepods could do this perhaps. check out website below.
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They're fine if you don't want to be able to see what songs you have.  There is no digital display to show you what song your listening to or what's next.  You have to "shuffle" through the songs to find the one you want.  They're small, inexpensive, and you won't cry if you lose it.  If it's just for work and he likes all of the songs on it, you'll be fine.  But he wants a cool display to see what's on the iPod, don't get it.
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maybe ur comp is to old. or your ipod is to new. or then again..........maybe both
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my advice:\n\ntry everything at www.apple.com/support/ipod/\nif nothing works then you can ask for help here:\ngo here:\nhttp://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa\nor\nhere:\nhttp://www.ilounge.com/index.php/help/\nfor help.\n\nif that doesn't work, try:\n\nservice it thru apple.\nhttp://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/\nthey will make everything free if it is under warranty, they ship a box to you, you put your ipod in it, then you ship it, they get it and tell you when they get it and when it was fixed [mine was within a couple of hours], they ship it back to you free of charge.\n\nnow if you aren't on your warranty or just don't want to have to deal with all that. go to your local apple store and trade your ipod in. i have done this twice, and i have also shipped mine to apple.
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ummm...what kind of mp3 do u have? an Ipod or a regular mp3? "cause i have an apple ipod and sometimes i hook it in but it doesn't work so i either go to file and on there is a part that says update ipod or i just plug it in and if it doesn't work i just do the step again! but i have itunes so it depends on what u have so u could also try to go the brands official site and type in a question to the product!