JUST A NOTE THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY A FRIEND IM STILL IPOD CRAZY :) BUT I SURPOSE ONE MUST HAVE AN OPEN MIND.
I've never been the kind of person to buy something just to follow along with the crowd. I like to do my own thing and create my own style without ever worrying or caring about what others might think. That's why when I wanted to buy a device to play my digital music files, I never even considered getting an iPod. Instead, I wanted to get a completely different product, such as an iriver MP3 player.
I had heard a little bit about iriver MP3 players before, but not to the extent that I'd heard about iPods. So I couldn't just go right out and grab the first iriver MP3 player I came across. I wanted to check out other brands too in order to make sure I was getting the best device for my money. I asked around, but most of my friends had iPods, so they weren't much help. I then went into a local electronics store to look at the iriver MP3 players they had in stock and to ask one of the employees about the products. If you've ever tried getting any informed answers from a store clerk, then you can probably guess how my fact-finding mission went.
So I decided to go straight to the company's homepage and find out about iriver MP3 players that way. The website had detailed information about every iriver MP3 player on the market, and I was able to compare the features and functions with other digital music devices. I found pricing information on the most popular iriver MP3 players as well. Then, I browsed through some user forums to see what iriver MP3 player owners had to say about the products because they would of course be the best judges of all. I found that most of the comments pertaining to the Audio Jukebox line and the new Clix models were very favorable, so I decided to go ahead and buy an iriver MP3 player.
In the end, I was able to purchase one of the latest iriver MP3 players, complete with flash memory, a 20GB capacity, full color screen, and even some free games from a discount website for a very low price. I was also able to get free shipping on my new iriver MP3 player, which was another bonus.
Now that I have an iriver MP3 player, I never go anywhere without it. It works flawlessly and really gets a lot of attention from other people simply by virtue of not being an iPod. As someone that likes to stand out from the crowd, I couldn't ask for anything more!