iPod Question
 

I'm about ready to get the new 60 gig iPod. Quick question, though:

Can I organize my music either by folders or albums. I always listen to an album at a time and have to be able to select by album (or folder containing the album), rather than by song.

Thanks.

yeah, you can list them by album, artist, genre...do play lists, etc

you can download the user guides from www.apple.com

You can organize songs as you wish into Playlists that you create. The iPod by default also lets you look at your library sorted by Album, Artist and Genre. You can also put songs in an On The Go playlist. For this reason, screwed up ID3 tags will drive you NUTS on an iPod.

Thanks. I've managed my ID3 tags pretty well, so I don't think it will be a problem. I've been looking on the Apple website for iPod, and it highlights what I've never liked about Apple computers and operating systems, i.e. "you don't have to know anything, we'll do it all." The focus of Apple's website is buying music from iTunes and playing them as individual songs. On-the-go playlists were mentioned, but album wasn't.

So, anyway, thanks again! I've found the new 60 gig model for $385, no tax, no shipping, from a very reliable on-line vendor. Best of all, I've got my wife's permission to buy it. ;)

The black 60GB is currently $350 at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A3WS8O

It's listed, now, for $379 and, at any rate, I've already ordered mine, but thanks. I got mine from B&H Photo Video which is, in my opinion, the most ethical and reliable on-line mail order dealer. I'm always willing to pay a couple of extra bucks for the security of knowing that I'll get exactly what I ordered and have the integrity of B&H to back it up.

Now, I have to buy all those accessories . . . let's see, I need a dock, and a case, and an extended life battery . . . ;)

If you need more battery life, this might do the trick.

30GB v. 60GB?
 

I'm looking to purchase my first mp3 player and I had a few questions. After looking over the iPod's at the MAC store, I'm trying to figure out if I really need the 60gb machine. I don't listen to much music (about 100 songs in my iTunes), and my main purpose for purchasing the mp3 player is for listening to my language CD's (about 1GB). The idea of downloading videos has caught my interest because I'll be out of the country for 2 months, outside of that the only other feature I want is the ability to record lectures. It looks like my school discount will get me the 60gb for $369 or the 30gb for $269 - are there better sources?

Any suggestions? Thanks, Ken.

outpost
 

outpost has them for 355$ and till yesterday there was a 12% off coupon, making them 317$ for a refurb.
and there is an amazon electronics coupon that should bring it to under 350$
I would definitly go with the 60 GB regardless,

the amazon coupon may have expired on 5/31 though, but they come and go quickly.

I would personally, wait a week. I think this stock is being cleared out for new ipods to come in the next 3-6 weeks.

Is there a 6th generation about to be released?

I was in this same, exact position a few months ago. I finally gave up on the MuVo I had bought and decided that the extra money for an iPod was the way to go. I have a few more songs than you, but only one picture and no videos downloaded. Since I did not see much of an increase in my use of picture and video down the road, I went for the 30gb model. If you plan on doing more pictures and video, then you might want the extra 30gb. Only you can make that decision, really.

I bought mine at the Apple Store in Barton Creek Mall. They had a 10% off sale going on at the time and took off another percentage for a student discount, so I ended up paying $229 plus tax, title, and license. This price break encouraged me to buy the extended service warranty, which I think is around $89, so the whole package came to around $365 and I am incredibly happy with it.

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my GUESS is yes,

it has been well over 200 days since the last ipods were released and the normal time between updates is 145 days.

I am waiting to get one and certainly not buying one of the current models today.

If one wants a current model, I would at least wait a week and see what better deals are coming.

If you seriously have the intention of storing movies then the 60gb may be worth while. However if you are going to load one or two at a time and then remove them, the 30 will do fine. Another reason to consider the 60gb is for audio quality. I rip my CDs using Apple Lossless format which results in about 90mb / song. If you have a nice pair of earphones (Shures or Grado for example) then you'll appericate the quality.

That being said, if you are listeing to mostly stuff bought from iTunes and recorded lectures (which you can compress the heck out of)...and listening using ear buds or something, then the 30gb should be fine.

The 60gig offers a couple of advantages. First, it will run longer on the battery (Apple say up to 20+ hours) than the 30 gig. Second, the iPod is a versatile data storage device. You can keep your Outlook contacts and calendar on it, and use it as a USB drive on your computer. Finally, I do keep movies on it, in case I get board in-flight. Each movie takes up about 2/3rds of a gigabyte. Given all of that, I thought it made sense to get the largest capacity iPod possible.

I bought the 60gig from B&H for around $380, no tax and shipping of about $6.