Journal Patik's Journal: Amazing. 3
Until now I had a Creative Nomad Jukebox. I bought it because it was far cheaper than the then-new iPod, and I figured as long as it wasn't bigger than my Discman it'd be fine. Wrong. Turns out I used it far more than I imagined. The weight/size became a real nuisance, the batteries only lasted 2-3 hours (depending on how many start-ups/shutdowns), and it was extremely slooooow (40 second boot time, very slow response while playing). The iPod's huge price tag (I'm a poor college kid) ate at me, but finally I just couldn't take it anymore.
My Nomad was 20GB and filled to within 200MB of the limit, so I figured I should get a 30GB iPod (they're the price of a new 20GB since they're discontinued). I was pleasantly surprised to find that it boots up instantaneously and the UI is just as fast whether playing a song or not. Pretty sweet.
As a Windows user, I'm still getting used to Apple's "we'll do all the work for you" approach, often getting anxious that it's doing a little too much for me without asking me for confirmation. However, it's awfully nice to just plop the player in the dock and let it auto-sync any new songs or playlists I've made and charge it up all in one go. All that and it barely makes a bulge in my pocket. Pretty sweet, indeed.
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Oh I do. I got to use it today for real and it was great. Very nice to be able to control it all just by sticking one hand in my pocket, especially when it's raining out. The games were handy while waiting for class to start. The backlight is excellent when there just isn't enough light around. Get home, drop it on the dock, and relax. Ahhh.
Have you found that the battery needs to be conditioned, or that you should fully discharge it before charging? My laptop's LiIon battery absolut
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