I was reading an interesting thread on www.drownedinsound.com about mp3 players and ipods in particular. Some survey in the uk says that the average user only fills 5% of their player and the general consensus is that these are only fashion accessories and people want to be seen with the white earphones and even if you do fill your player will you ever listen to everything. Personally, I love my ipod and use it every day. Its got over 20 gigs on it and even though I haven't listened to lots of stuff I can try something new every now and then. On a bus to arklow last night I managed to get through the M.I.A. album and boards of canada 'music has the right to children.' I find if I'm in the mood i'll listen to something I haven't in a while rather than sticking on bloc party or something current like that. It also saves a ton of space and I broke those stupid earphones ages ago. The only problems i've had were using itunes (It never installed and i now use ephpod) and the battery power which is three hours max now but the player is two years old and I will get the battery replaced soon.