What is the "big" difference in getting an Ipod Nano and a discount mp3 player?

Question

A friend of mine just spent around $400.00 + on an Ipod Nano, I asked her what made the "nano" $400 and what feature's it has that other cheaper MP3 players may not? She said, that it was made of metal and not plastic and that since APPLE came out with it first that it was superior to the "other" cheaper models.. It DOES hold 2000 songs but, what else can it do? I'm curious if it's just a brand name or it it really is better>>. Also, I have an MP3 player capability on my Samsung Verizon phone would that work about the same way as the NANO, on a smaller scale.. Could I plug/play my phone through my car stereo... ? It's an older phone...Thanks..

Answer 1

With Ipods, you are really just paying for the name.
Sure, the touch sensative wheel is good, but it isn't worth the price you pay. The ipod has it's fair share of problems too. They tend to break after a couple of years. And Apple charges more than the Ipod is worth to fix it.

I got my mp3 player which holds 10 000 songs for less than half the price, and the quality of sound ect is more or less the same.

Creative, zune and archos are the best way to go, both price wise and quality wise.

Answer 2

iPods are greatly over-rated and over-priced. They also ARE NOT the first of the MP3 players that were on the market as some people seem to think. Creative for example has been making players since 1999 and Apple didn't start making iPods till 2001. That's a full 2 years after Creative as well as others were making there players. As for features the iPod line really doesn't have any other than playing music and video. If you want it to do anything else like voice recording or having a FM radio you will need to buy a peripheral whereas most of the other players on the market have both as a standard feature. If I were you I'd steer clear of the iPod line and look at what Creative or one of the other manufacturers has available. iPods just aren't worth the cost.

If your phone doubles as a MP3 player then yeah it will play music files but I doubt, if it's one of the older ones, that it has the storage capacity of one of the newer stand-alone players. You'll be better served buying a stand-alone player if your finances allow it.