Music player

I recently lost my IPod, which was very dear to me and had served me steadfastly through the transition from college to banking. Its ultimate fate was wholly undeserving; fell out of my coat pocket in a cab after managing to remain by my side through years and years of more dangerous adventures.

Anyway, I was going to buy another IPod without even thinking. However, out of curiousity, does anyone have a different music player to recommend and what would the pros and cons be? Also, I have a feeling that I'll be caving in and buying an IPhone in the near future - so do I even need a music player at that point?

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I use my iPhone almost exclusively - having an iPod in my phone that syncs with iTunes is probably my favorite feature in the entire phone. When I need to exercise, I have a little $50 iPod nano that I load up with a running playlist so I don't need to run with my phone. If you're an Apple fan, just hold out for your new iPhone and use that.

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My iPod has started playing out of only on ear, so I may also be in the market soon. From what I can tell, outside of a phone that can serve dual purposes (Droid, iPhone, etc.) the iPod is still the way to go. There are always advantages to having such a popular product (finding accesories, software, etc.). I remember when I got mine, my brother got something else that was "Sooo much better" that no one had ever heard of, then or now. I stuck with the iPod, which turned out to be a great decision. I think he just wanted it because it wasn't mainstream- he's always been a bit of a hipster...

 

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