Comments on: HP adds iPod Minis to lineup

Computer maker will now offer the 4GB and 6GB versions of Apple's digital music players.

[Christopher Hall]

Does anyone actually buy these?

Why not just get the Apple model? What's the point of having an HP iPod and an Apple iPod if they're identical?

The answere:

Expanded market share. If you have Apple loaylists, and PC loyalists, both now have more exposure to this product than before when it was an Apple only product.

[Llib Setag]

HP POD v. APPLEPOD

Apple iPods are PREFORMATED to work with Apple OSX & Mac version of iTunes.

HP iPods are PREFORMATTED for Windows OS & Windows version of iTunes.

IF you connect an Apple iPod to a PC, a dialog box pops up promting you that the HD needs to be reformated to connect to the PC & PCiTunes. All the data is erased during reformatting.

Not a problem when it is new, just say YES & the iPod will now work with Windows.

HP iPod has already done that process for you...

[sanenazok]

Those that want money do

A friend of mine was buying an HP laptop a little back and got a rebate for buying an HP iPod. I think it was in November 04. Plus I like the tatoos.

Also, this way if you're a computer user you'll have the same place to complain as for your computer, and if it doesn't work, your music player maker can't just blame your PC, since they're one and the same.

[bigjim01]

Apple iPod iSucks

I have seen them with several people at work and they let me listen to them, and I could say that music on my iPAQ sounded much better. I think that HP would have been better of selling the Creative players over the Apple players. I think that I would trust a vender like Creative (who's core competency is sound) versus Apple (who's core competency is charging higher prices for the same or less functionality).

Laughable

I, like many audio files enjoy this piece of technology. The Creative line up of players are unituitive, clunky, and don't support as many file formats (and who lsitens to music in WMA anyway?)