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Durable Ipods and MP3 players.

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50Kal
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So I finally got tired of buy cheap little mp3 players every season and was wondering what people recommend. I know everyone but me has a Ipod but I dont feel like throwing down $200 for something like that.
What guys recommend for the price range of $50-$150? I just need it to play good quality music, decent battery life, and durable (I'd like it to last of few seasons of heavy use). 4gb to 8gb. Preferably compatible with a PC. Or are the Ipods really worth paying for $200+? Or should I just keep buying the $20-$40 ones?
Nov 6 2012 1:56PM
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SlurrP
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I bought an iPod shuffle 3 years ago because they are easy to use and hold like 1500 songs (not to mention that it cost $49). I can't use a screen, but the battery life on it is legit and it is durable as hell.

thinking of upgrading to a nano this season, because not having a screen or being able to choose what song i'm actually listening to is getting old.

apple products are just so freaking easy to use. so i don't think i will be straying away from that.
Nov 6 2012 2:04PM
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Jiberfish
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Get the ipod naon 6th generation!. I have one and its awesome. And its small so its perfect for skiing
Nov 6 2012 5:51PM
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doGelyst
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I say ipod nano wins. I personally hate apple, but I do like its easy use with itunes (I only use itunes to load my ipod, diff program for playing music). Very durable, still has a screen so I can change playlists/artists easily, and battery life is excellent. It's also (obviously) solid state, so dont have to worry about skips or it breaking from being dropped. Very slim/light and practically unnoticed on my pocket. I have a 5th gen 16GB nano btw. 16GB is more than enough for a day or even a week of listening.
Nov 6 2012 6:36PM
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jfrauen
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ive been rocking the shuffle and it works amazingly you wont go wrong with it
Nov 6 2012 10:21PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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i have a 3rd gen nano and it's pretty much bomb proof. if you can find a used one on ebay i think that would be your best bet.
Nov 6 2012 10:27PM
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Forest.
Posts: 329 - Karma: 500
ipod classics are legit as fuck. super duper durable if dropped it in the snow, dropped it on concrete, dropped it down stairs, etc. and its fine. you can get a used 30gb one for like 80 from amazon and probably less on ebay.
Nov 6 2012 10:47PM
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profa_212
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This. These things are tanks. My friend got a 160gb one for $100 at a pawn shop, so it may be worth it to check there.
Nov 6 2012 11:15PM
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mikeyT123
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dont get an ipod classic, dropped mine and it broke cause its the only ipod with moving parts so a small fall can ruin it( said the apple guy). Nano's are your best bet, mines been though the wash dropped in snow, concrete etc and is still going strong. .
Nov 6 2012 11:22PM
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mcdrizzle
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I like my sony walkman. small, long battery, durable, just open folder and drag files (pc). check it out
Nov 6 2012 11:48PM
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snakerton
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Get and older iPod nano. they're super cheap if you get them used. you can get them for less than 50 bucks. they usually hold more than 1000 songs and the battery lasts like 36 hours
Nov 7 2012 12:55AM
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bt@509
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iPod for sure. My 80 gb is a brick so I don't usually ski with it. It feels like someone is giving me CPR in the bumps. But I've ridden with nano's and love those. Nice and small and I've dented, bashed, dropped, and pitched it multiple times. Not to mention chasing it down the hill on an ice day or fishing it out of the snow after my friend threw the lil guy off the lift.
Nov 7 2012 2:37AM
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OGoriginal-gaper
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go on ebay and get any ipod nano with out a touch screen
Nov 7 2012 4:59AM
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Kretzschmar
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any of the older nanos or even an ipod classic. those things are rock solid
Nov 7 2012 5:36PM
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Jaggy_Snake
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I've gotta say the iPod Shuffle.

I don't really like using iTunes a huge amount. But, the smallness of it and the simpleness in which I can operate the controls inside my pants' pocket or jacket pocket are unbeatable.

Plus it comes in all sorts of colors.
Nov 7 2012 6:00PM
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Randy_Quench
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this. I got one and its seriously a brick with a headphone jack. only downside is the battery lasts an hour tops.
Nov 7 2012 6:54PM
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