Comments on: Gateway upgrades Jukebox

New version of MP3 Photo Jukebox can store up to 1,500 songs or 2,000 digital photos.
Photo: Gateway MP3 player packs more music

Wow!!!!

IT's so clunky, ugly, and only has 6 GB and USB 2.0 connectivity for 249.00?!?!?!?! That's a great deal compared to the 60 Gig iPod Photo that comes with USB 2.0/Firewire!!!!!! (that was sarcasm by the way)

Seriously, Dell needs to give up. I know one person who owns one, and everyone else I know that has an MP3 player has some type of iPod. Face it Apple's cornered the market with a sleak, elequant, desirable device. No one can beat them now.

[frankz00]

Not wow, WHY??

This is the same Gateway whose previous "iPod killer" didn't even have an option to play albums in track order. Their solution was for the user to create playlists with the tracks in album order! After that harrowing experiecne, I will never trust any third rate music player manufacturer again. Every music player I buy MUST have an Apple symbol on it or I have ZERO interest!

iPod versus Jukebox

I think that many people who are buying iPods
as their first Apple product and comparing
them to clunky designs like the Gateway
Jukebox are now starting to see why Apple
enjoys such strong support from its computer
users. Apple products are thoughtfully
designed and are a pleasure to use. For
example, they really haven't had to change the
basic design or control layout of the iPod
much from the first-generation iPods: Apple
nailed it and gave us a good, elegant design
right from the start. Contrast that with efforts by
Gateway and others who still can't come up
with a good, decent design even though they
have the benefit of following in the footsteps of
the iPod !

[mortis9]

ahhh but they don't

apple holds the patent on the touch wheel... without that, they can't follow in the footsteps. i love my ipod, but i must say: software is a concern. I have no doubt that when i replace my 20gig ipod i'll be getting another ipod, but microsoft's janus technology that allows for cheap expiring subscription services sounds really really cool. apple needs to wise up.