I was determined to get anything BUT an ipod because everybody told me that they weren't the best and so on. So I tried a few different models and they all had problems. Either with synching properly or crashing or dry batterys.

Since I relented and got the ipod I've had exactly NO problems and the damn thing is a joy.I've even gotten to prefer itunes to wmp. I'm a heavy user with a large overwieldly library and lots of bouncing outdoors useage and I've had this toy a while now.

I don't know about this specific model MB, it wasn't one of those I tried but those are my thoughts anyway.