iPod question about mp3 bitrates for ipod

[bousozoku]

Y'know, I reread this 3 times without understanding it, then reread it another 5 times while pausing my music, and then FINALLY understood it!

You want new iBooks and iMacs. I think I'm getting good at this!!

He may want a discount on the old models.

I rip everything at 256 Kbps mp3...I've changed to use VBR encoding lately. It makes my 40 GB iPod seem small though but it sounds nice, but not perfect.

Classical stuff has been ripped in Apple Lossless format and that definitely takes a lot of space but not as much as the original, of course.

 

[Diatribe]

Have had a 1gb Shuffle for about 3 weeks or so.

Got a bit itchy hearing people here rave about theirs and wanted my music on the move... still want the full-sized iPod though, but want an 80gb one.

The moment where my resolve finally weakened...
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=1267535#post1267535

Of course, the new iPod minis came out not long after with a price drop so I preserve my unenviable record in buying Apple products just before updates.

Congrats on that purchase. I do like mine too, though I'll be buying another with a display too. I don't really like mixing genres a whole lot and because of that I can only put on one with the missing display. Kinda annoying, but it is great for sports and as a jump drive.