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Old 10-04-2010, 04:14 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by JeremyZ View Post
This is relative, too. If you only consider it an MP3 player, I agree it is large by today's standards. But if you consider that it is also a portable web browser, e-book reader, game console, still camera, and video camera all wrapped up into one device, it is very compact.

Ditto with the iPhone. It is pretty thick & clunky now, but when one considers all that it is in it, it is VERY small, since it has everything in one device.

If you only consider it an MP3 player, it is large.

I don't know about fragile. It is solid-state; no moving parts except four buttons. The screen can be scratched or cracked, but most MP3 players have that possibility, and no easier than a Touch.
I consider it to be a pocket PC; as such, I'd never carry it on a daily basis. I'd only carry it on vacations, trips, and heavy shopping. Since I wouldn't carry it around, its MP3 feature would be worthless to me.

The iPhone 4 is the right size and the touch should've used its form factor. If I get a touch, I'll end up getting a thick case to protect it and bulk it up. I hate how thin it is.

My MP3 player is much easier to carry, because it's much smaller. Also, I don't have to worry about it's durability.

The touch is different things for different people. To each his own.
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