I wonder if I'm weird being in the other boat. I bought a Rio Karma in February, and have had no problems with the device. However, I just bought a powerbook- and now I use it as my primary computer. The problem is that synching with the Karma is a bitch. The big problem for me with switching to an iPod is that the iPod doesn't play OGG, which I've been ripping my songs in for the past year now. It's a house of cards, man.