Nothing to do with 'looking cool' Ipod are by far the sturdiest well designed product.
Creative does make quality products, but their MP3 players suck. They are fragile as hell... girlfriend broke hers twice before we bought her an ipod. (creative Zen touch - i think)
I haven't personally tested/played with a nano, but their regular ones are all awesome. (i reccomend the basic 20/30 gig - it will cost roughly the same) Just feeling them you can tell the differrence. Ipods are well designed and well fit together (you can feel how dense [not the same as heavy] they are). Creatives like most others have quite a bit of space so that the outer casing can be the basic rectangular shape. This space allows parts to get knocked loose. I have drop my ipod down a dozen cement stairs, on pavement/cement/tile ground and its still working great.
dowsides to ipod
1.I friggin hate itunes, but you load the music on once in a rare while and you dont have to touch it again.
2.You cant change out a new battery yourself - you have to send it back to apple
3.The screen/metal backing scratches very easy - get a iskin (silicone case)
Still Ipod is the FAR SUPERIOR product.
Creative does make quality products, but their MP3 players suck. They are fragile as hell... girlfriend broke hers twice before we bought her an ipod. (creative Zen touch - i think)
I haven't personally tested/played with a nano, but their regular ones are all awesome. (i reccomend the basic 20/30 gig - it will cost roughly the same) Just feeling them you can tell the differrence. Ipods are well designed and well fit together (you can feel how dense [not the same as heavy] they are). Creatives like most others have quite a bit of space so that the outer casing can be the basic rectangular shape. This space allows parts to get knocked loose. I have drop my ipod down a dozen cement stairs, on pavement/cement/tile ground and its still working great.
dowsides to ipod
1.I friggin hate itunes, but you load the music on once in a rare while and you dont have to touch it again.
2.You cant change out a new battery yourself - you have to send it back to apple
3.The screen/metal backing scratches very easy - get a iskin (silicone case)
Still Ipod is the FAR SUPERIOR product.