I wanted an ipod but I knew I couldn’t afford it, not even on eBay. I wanted to graduate from my old Cd-mp3 player to something that could hold more music without the use of me switching and swapping frequently. The cd player definitely served me well and it’s still usable. And once I saved my cash a bit, I went on eBay and tried to get one again with no avail. So I did the next best thing and settle for another player because I was hungry enough for one as long as it did the job. My first official Player was a 10 GB Archos Jukebox (yeah, I know ya never heard of it.) It definitely did the job that I wanted and that was to have a player for all my music. I only loaded my most favorite files and still had space left over and for a few months it was a sweet deal, despite the fact the shuffle mode buffered certain songs over and over, and it used rechargeable AA batteries that needed to be recharged within 1-3 days after using and constant turning on and off. The last straw was when I accidentally dropped the player inside my book bag, after that the player was never the same. I now use it for only moveable storage because that the only real thing it’s good for now.
I invested again thanks to a sale and bought a more brand name player the RCA Lyra to be exact. I got a whopping 40 gigs and it already came with 10 gigs already filled with music from various genres. I intend on loading that bad boy up as well. I’m taking time getting used to working it but I should have it down in another month. This player is lighter than my archos so I’m going to do my best to see that my investment is not damaged. After this player goes to pot then I finally breakdown and get the ipod, and hopefully that won’t be till another couple of years.