Peinecone
04-03-2005 05:27:07
Hey Guys, hopefully i will be done with freephotoipods in a day or two and ordering the 40gig. I am thinking of selling it and buying the iRiver H340. Basically, same specs. I don't use iTunes now and don't want to. Anyone have any thoughts?
http//www.iriveramerica.com/prod/hd/h340.aspx
mapStuart
04-03-2005 08:28:58
Well, its pretty much the standard iRiver vs. iPod comparison. You get more features with the iRiver at the cost of a little more weight and a little larger - but not very much added weight or size. I definitely think the user interface on the iPod is a significantly better design than the H340, but that's potentially a subjective matter. If an FM tuner is important, or the ability to have a voice recorder - then the iRiver pretty much wins easily. It is pretty impressive that they can pack so much into something so small.
Overall it does come down to a preference and needs issue. I think the iPod will retain its value better (I actually sold my 10GB 2G iPod for MORE than I bought it for even though it was a year old...), but that's useless if you aren't getting the functionality you need/want out of it.