How is the shuffle in the ipod?

Hi, I am wondering how the shuffle is on the iPod. I heard the Zune likes to play certain songs and isn't really random. How is the iPod's?

There have been posts here complaining that on shuffle, the iPod has a tendency to play certain artists over and over. My personal experience is this is true. I have over 12,000 songs, and about 450 distinct artists and have found that when on shuffle, I often hear the same artist (sometimes from the same album) two or three times in a fairly short period of time. I have not, however, experienced the same song being played again and again when on shuffle.

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