Sharing a good experience (kinda long)

I just got my new 5G 30GB iPod yesterday -- three or so days after ordering it on the Apple site with the free (which was supposed to take much longer) shipping option. I was shocked it arrived so quickly -- and even a day before FedEx originally estimated.
I had been playing with iTunes on my PC for the several days between ordering and receiving the iPod, and was all ready to sync it up as soon as it arrived (and it even had a full charge out of the box). It sync'd seamlessly and after my 15GB or so of stuff was loaded up, I began playing with it. Totally awesome.
I've had mp3 players before but always disdained the iPod. Then I went and bought my first large-capacity model (doesn't really matter what brand) last month and absolutely could not get it to work with my computer, despite the fact I had a smaller-capacity model of the same brand that still works perfectly.
So I returned it and decided to go the iPod route.
After the first sync, I had lots of problems disconnecting, and even at one point somehow erased all my music and videos and podcasts. I reloaded everything and changed from automatic sync to manual update, and now it works perfectly. I couldn't be happier, and I really don't think I'll miss the automatic sync option. I'm used to manual updates anyway with my old mp3 player.
Just wanted to share. Hope I didn't bore everybody. Happy now to be part of the iPod club.

I was actually glad to read a post that was fairly positive and optimistic about the 5G. I just picked mine up this weekend and am extremely happy with it. I had spent time almost everyday since it's release reading posts and hearing peoples complaints. To be honest it made me very apprehensive. It seems that there were many issues from the start and that apple did in fact rush to fast to get this one into market. My experiance, however, has been flawless. I have seen a couple of minorly quirky things, but 99% of my use has been really enjoyable. I found the screen to be even better than I had expected and the sound quality is awesome. I have ripped dvd's with no problems and all of my music transfered with out a hitch.
My girlfriend has a 20gig 4g and my 5g is a 60. I have found the differance is significant between the two and I could not praise this player more.
Believe me.....I know that reading most of these posts could scare someone away from this new unit....it almost did me....but....I am so glad I went ahead and bought mine...it has exceded my expectations in every way.
(ok...I do still have one apprehension.....I have left the factory plastic on the face until a decent case becomes available. After seeing the units in the store, I have no doubt it will get scratched up. I hope a decent one becomes available soon)

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