[Melas]

There are other makers, as well. The i-pod has an enormous advertising budget, but it's not necessarily the best choice, unless you're an Apple fanatic.

I'm a PC guy from the word go. I don't even like Apple, let alone the cult of Macintosh. However, after listening to the Ipod, the Dell Jukebox and the Creative Zen, the choice was clear. Neither the Dell or the Creative player approached the Ipod in sound quality.

[Musket]

I'm glad you're not blinded by the MS Koolaid. I'm the same way, I prefer Macs - but by no means do they do everything right - and if somebody does something better I'm not afraid to say so.