May 04, 2003
Scored a 15 gb iPod
OK. I haven't yet admitted that I'm an MP3 fanatic and, as you'll soon see, a bit of a spendthrift. Argh! The day I bought my 5 gb iPod, I already owned a tiny Rio 800 and one of the first MP3-playing portable CD players. The iPod was a huge improvement and I immediately retired my other players. But, even with 5 gigs, I couldn't carry around my whole music collection on my iPod.
So, naturally, the day the 10 gb iPod became available, I bought it. With the doubling of my capacity, I got all enthused adding songs to my iTunes library but when I tried to synch, my music didn't fit. Oh well... That being the case, I was a goner when the 20 gb iPod was on sale for 10% off on Jaguar party night last August. I've been using my 20 gb iPod ever since only needing about 13 gigs to keep me happy.
So when all the excitement about the new Apple announcements came along, I was focused on iTunes 4 and the new store. I was fine. I didn't need a new iPod. But then my infamous Swiss partner in crime casually mentioned the cool, new infomercial at the Apple site. Big mistake. I LOVED the infomercial - it's a gas! AND includes little testimonial bits from Alanis Morissette and Bono! You have to see it, but the weak-willed should be warned - it, not so subtly, displays a sleek, rotating new 15 gb iPod every couple of minutes. With just one viewing, that rotating image sank into my brain cells - a perfect fit - a perfect click!
Soooo... I thought maybe I would just stop by my friendly, neighborhood Apple store (OK, so it's across the Bay in Emeryville - big deal.) and have a look for myself. The rest is history. It's so sleek... so light. [Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal among other big name venues, can fill you in on the details with a good, relatively objective review. Don't miss his article on the Music Store either.] I couldn't deny myself this treat. After all, this blog isn't called tokerud's technology treats for nothing. Someone has to do the research on these things.
My music love-o-meter is way over in the red zone and my song purchase count is now at 20 thanks to the likes of the Goo Goo Dolls, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Eminem, Sting and Jimmy Cliff. Maybe one saves money per trip to the store, but that does you no good if you go to the store ALL the time! Hmm... or is it hum : -).
Posted by tokerud at May 4, 2003 06:09 PM
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