i got an ipod but the battery crapped out. it's strictly a home stereo now. the samsung is my portable one.

the T9 holds me down. i usually rotate a few albums so i don't need the space. if i'm not listening to an album anymore i take it off and put it in my music folder on the computer. i hated having songs on my ipod that i never listen to. i never use shuffle so they're just sitting there for no reason.

i mainly wanted a smaller device to carry. it has great features that i actually use. i can delete files DIRECTLY from the device, drag and drop (i hate itunes), play video (small screen but crystal clear), great UI and menus, 30hr battery life, you can change the song speed (chipmunk fast or screw music slow), etc.

i think they shit on apple in a lot of areas. if they made a 10-30gig device i'd cop no question.