i pod vs other brand MP3

[k8mac16]

i want to buy one or the other.. i dont need heaps of memory space... but my main concern is that i travel a lot and dont have a home computer.. ive heard your ipod will clear if you download from a diff computer than the original one you've used... is this true, are other MP3 players the same?.

can you recommend a player for me, it needs to be reasonably small and able to plug in and download from diff. computers each time without clearing whats already on there...

[fo3nix]

for an iPod, if you try and use the iPod on another computer it'll ask you if you want to associate the iPod with that computer. if you say yes, it'll copy whatever's on that computer across and erase whatever isn't. if you say no, it'll do nothing.

to add individual songs to an iPod from another machine you can use http://www.ephpod.com for windows machines, or other similar programs for macs. of course, you'll need the other computers to have the progam on too (unless you keep it with you on the iPod and install it as you need on different computers...)

that is a bit messy though. the iPod isnt really designed for being used on lots of different computers.

so i'd recommend going for a cheap other brand mp3 player. make sure it has a screen on it, and sounds quite good. and ideally go for as much space as you can afford. 1GB will store in the region of 200 songs..

[fo3nix]

sorry, forgot to add good places to buy them from:

http://www.ebuyer.co.uk
http://www.play.com
http://www.amazon.co.uk

they all have fairly good, cheap players that will do what you want.

[PatTheRat]

have a look at this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007V9DQO/qid=1118328181/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_2/026-0084303-7238858

depending on your budget this seems quite good for the new colour screen ipods.