Why do people spend so much on iPods? Monday 11th August, 2008.
Posted by teahot in Quibble.trackback
I have managed to resist the temptation to buy an iPod by looking at my mobile phone and asking “what’s the difference?”
I use a three year old Sony K750i with earphones, having recently upgraded the memory to 8GB here’s how they compare:
| Feature |
iPod Classic
|
Sony K750i
|
| Storage |
80GB, about 1,000 CDs
|
8GB, about 100 CDs
|
| Radio |
None
|
FM radio
|
| Camera |
No camera
|
2MP camera
|
| Phone |
None
|
It’s a phone!
|
| Weight |
140g
|
99g
|
| Size |
103 x 62 x 10.5 mm
|
100 x 46 x 21 mm
|
| Video |
320 x 240
|
176 x 220
|
| 2nd hand price |
£100-£130
|
£30-£50
|
As I prefer to carry one gadget and have to carry a phone, this seems a pretty
good solution on the assumption that 100 CDs worth of music is enough variety
for my regular bus and train journeys (and I never feel the need to watch video
clips on my moble). As I listen to podcasts and the odd audio book rather
than music anyway, 8GB is plenty of space. I would find the lack of a radio to
catch up with the live news rather an annoying oversight with an iPod.

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