ipod vs. upgrade.
hm.
today i dug out my rio s10 mp3 player... a gift from nala a couple birthdays ago. i always liked it, but at 64MB, it's kind of wimpy in the storage dept. i can get most of an album on it at 128k encoding. at least, i think that's what i did. what i have right now is 9 tracks from the Hackers soundtrack.
and you know how i've been talking about getting a new iPod.
well, lets just say, for considerably less than the cost of a new iPod, i can upgrade my little s10 to hold 1GB of songs, and not have to learn new technology. and it's supported in iTunes.
While i'm not sure of battery life, it takes ONE regular AA battery. It's small enough to fit in my pocket. It's small enough to fit in my truck glovebox. I already have the padded case. I have the connection cables. I have the earbuds.
Nala thought he had done me wrong those years ago, by buying such a useless device, but now, it looks like he was just ahead of his time. This "lame" gift from 3 birthdays ago turned out to be a good deal!
And he wonders why I love him? :)